• Pro-life prayers are harassment, says MP: Labour MP for Leeds North East Fabian Hamilton has spoken in searing criticism of peaceful pro-life vigils outside of abortion centres, saying that kneeling in prayer is a form of harassment. Read more here.
  
• Lush throws its weight behind pro-trans campaign: The cosmetics retailer has embarked upon a two-week campaign in its US stores to push transgenderism on the public. Read more here.
  
• Marriages at lowest level since records began: The number of heterosexual couples in the UK choosing to commit in marriage is now at its lowest level since records began in the 1830s and 1840s. Read more here.

Church Issues

• Rwanda shuts 700 churches: The Rwandan government has moved to close down hundreds of Pentecostal churches in a move that some say is a threat to free speech. Read more here.

World Scene

• 7.5 earthquake hits Papua New Guinea: At least 31 are dead after a strong earthquake hit the island’s centre on Monday. Entire villages are thought to be buried under landslides. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. Read more here.
  
• Jews being ethnically cleansed in France? This article from the Gatestone Institute paints an appalling picture of the situation for Jews just across the Channel. Meanwhile, news of repeated attacks in Antwerp suggest that the situation may be similar in Belgium. Meanwhile, the World Jewish Congress has reported that online use of anti-Semitic language is up 30% in the last two years, and conversations denying the Holocaust are up 50%. There is now an anti-Semitic social media post every 2 minutes. Read more here.
  
• Turkish artist colourises Holocaust photos: Yusuf Tolga Unker is carefully colourising black-and-white photos from the Holocaust, to help people realise that the past really happened - as if it were today. Find out more here.

Israel & Middle East

• Prince William to visit Israel ‘in the summer’: The Prince will be the first senior royal to officially visit the Jewish nation, which became independent 70 years ago in May. The British press have had a field day with biased headlines – see more here.
  
• ‘Hourglass Festival’ to count down to Israel’s destruction: This April Iran will host its first ‘Hourglass Festival’, collaborating with artists, film-makers and anti-Israel NGOs to call for Israel’s destruction. Read more here and here.

Upcoming Events

• Moedim meeting (London): Friday 16 March, All Souls Clubhouse, 6:30-9:30pm. To introduce Christians to the Hebraic mindset. With Steve Maltz and Richard Teideman. Free entry. For more details, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Foundations 9 (Cumbria): 19-23 March, Grange-Over-Sands. Theme: 'Into the lion's den: reaching a world gone mad'. Steve Maltz's annual week-long Hebraic conference. £260 per person. Click here for more information and to book.

Recommended Sources

At Prophecy Today UK we are aware that the world is moving very quickly and it is difficult to keep up with all the latest developments – especially when the material circulated by our mainstream media is increasingly far from reality and definitely not devoted to a biblical perspective!

Though we are not a news service, we want to help keep you informed by passing on updates and reports as we are led. This will be a selective, not an exhaustive, round-up, which we hope will be helpful for your prayers. Click here to browse our News archive.

We also recommend the following news services for regular updates from a Christian perspective:

• Christian Concern (UK)
• Christian Institute (UK)
• JNN News (Barry and Batya Segal, Israel)
• Worthy News (Israel)
• Family Watch International
• Barnabas Fund
• Kehila News (Israel)