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Christian voters in Washington state divided by common religion: ‘I don’t think the US is God’s kingdom on Earth’

Christians in the south of the state seek to vote their values – but a common faith does not mean a common politics A few days before the Fourth of July, Ron Peterson, the 38-year-old pastor of Longview United Pentecostal church, stood beneath a large white tent in a parking lot in Longview, Washington. Surrounded by church members selling fireworks for a fundraiser, Peterson remembered watching…

Christian voters in Washington state divided by common religion: ‘I don’t think the US is God’s kingdom on Earth’

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Lebanon's Christians face mounting hostility as sectarian divisions deepen

“The sentiment is ‘If you are not 100% with 'us,' then you must be 100% with 'them,'’ Help The Persecuted CEO Joshua Youssef explained.

  • Sectarian tensions escalate in Lebanon amid recent violent incidents
  • Catholic priest's grave desecrated and Maronite cemetery vandalized
  • Allegations of 20,000 Christian militia to disarm Hezbollah fuel hostility

As drones multiply, the battle to control low-altitude airspace intensifies

The proliferation of inexpensive unmanned aircraft is creating new security challenges for governments, militaries and security agencies around the world

  • Drone proliferation intensifies low-altitude airspace management struggle
  • Brig.-Gen. Yaron Rosen draws parallels to cyber threat emergence
  • Airwayz's OVERWATCH platform integrates data for drone threat mitigation

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