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China Frees ‘Underground’ Christian Pastor After Trump’s Intervention
Pastor Ezra Jin arrived safely in Los Angeles on July 4, 2026, after being released directly from detention in China. The post China Frees ‘Underground’ Christian Pastor After Trump’s Intervention first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
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RedState
· Jul 6, 2026
THE ESSEX FILES: How Trump’s Quiet, Direct Leverage Secured Freedom for Persecuted Chinese Pastor
THE ESSEX FILES: How Trump’s Quiet, Direct Leverage Secured Freedom for Persecuted Chinese Pastor
The Daily Wire
· Jul 6, 2026
‘A Miracle’: China Releases Christian Pastor After Pressure From Trump
A Christian pastor imprisoned for months reunited with his family after the Chinese Communist Party released him following pressure from President Donald Trump. Pastor Mingri “Ezra” Jin, the leader of one of the largest underground church networks in China, landed in the United States on the Fourth of July and was greeted by his family. ...
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· Jul 12, 2026
Democratic pastors eye US midterms to blunt Trump’s grip on Christian nationalism
A band of white Democratic pastors has a striking message ahead of November’s US midterm election: Republicans have hijacked Jesus for political gain, and we are not going to stand for it. For decades, it has been a truism that Republicans have cornered the Christian market – at least when it comes to white voters. But these ministers are so fed up with US President Donald Trump, and particularly his policies against immigrants, that they are running as Democrats in November to rein him in. “The...
Off The Press
· Jul 5, 2026
At Trump’s request, China frees pastor jailed in religious crackdown
Underground church leader Jin Mingri has been released from prison in China and has travelled to the US, less than two months after his incarceration was raised directly by Donald Trump. The pastor and founder of the Zion Church had been imprisoned following overnight raids across China in October, described by Christian groups as one []...Click to read more
The New Civil Rights Movement
· Jun 26, 2026
Trump Says Progressive Dems Will ‘Attack Christianity’: ‘They’re Animals!’
President Donald Trump teased his upcoming Faith and Freedom Coalition speech on Friday with a long screed fear-mongering that progressive Democrats will “attack all Religions, but in particular, Christianity.” Trump posted the warning to his social media platform, Truth Social shortly before he was scheduled to speak to the conservative advocacy organization at its annual [] The post Trump Says Progressive Dems Will ‘Attack Christianity’: ‘They’re Animals!’ appeared first on The New Civil Rights Movement.
Christian Headlines
· Jul 6, 2026
Chinese Pastor Released Following Trump’s Request for Release
A prominent Chinese house church pastor has been freed from prison and reunited with his family in the US, an Independence Day miracle attributed to high-level diplomatic efforts between Presidents Trump and Xi. This remarkable release follows the largest single-church crackdown in decades.
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