[CP Today] Minister arrested in China, Greece requiring negative CV-19 tests to attend church, Finding balance with technology

Monday, November 29, 2021 TODAY'S HEADLINES is sponsored by Chinese authorities detain minister, fellow believer with ties to Christian conference World Christians threatened, forced to dig up corpse from grave Villagers armed with axes and wooden clubs forced a Christian family in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh to dig up the body of their relative, a 25-year-old man, two days after they buried him on their own private land, according to a report. The mob said "they would not let a Christian remain buried in the village," a local Methodist Church pastor was quoted as saying. The corpse lay exhumed on the land for hours before police arrived and ordered the Christians to dig up the same grave, which had been filled with mud, and re-bury the body. A Message from AURA Protect yourself from hackers in minutes One million customers trust Aura to help protect them from financial fraud. This identity guard alerts you to any unusual credit card activity, and the customer service team is always happy to help. Get up to 50% off today.

Politics Amidst Omicron concerns, Biden imposes travel ban from 8 African countries President Joe Biden has announced the United States is restricting travel from eight southern African countries beginning Monday due to concerns about a new variant of COVID-19, first discovered in South Africa and dubbed Omicron, which is potentially more contagious and has more mutations than the other strains detected thus far. The eight countries include Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Malawi and South Africa, the Biden administration said. U.S. NY pastor accused of unlawfully selling historic church property where Malcolm X was eulogized A New York pastor has been accused of selling his church property, a historic Harlem house of worship where Malcolm X was eulogized after his assassination, to an inexperienced developer while wrongfully gaining $900,000 as part of the deal, according to a recently filed complaint. The complaint alleges that, in addition to the developer receiving title to the property "in exchange for $2 million in cash, construction of a new $2.5 million facility for the Church, and future income of approximately $1.2 million," Bishop Kevin Griffin also "established a personal financial relationship with the Developer, which yielded him nearly $900,000 in benefits." World Greece requiring negative COVID-19 tests, proof of vaccination to attend church services The government of Greece has recently enacted measures aimed at requiring churchgoers to present proof that they do not have the coronavirus in order to attend worship services following an uptick in COVID-19 infections in the European country. Despite supporting the government's intentions, leaders within the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece expressed concern that churches won't have the capacity to enforce the new rules and can't guarantee that churchgoers will comply. World 11-year-old finds rare 'Holy Jerusalem' coin An 11-year-old girl in Israel found a rare silver coin from the first century, with the inscription "Holy Jerusalem," while volunteering for an archaeological project, Israel Antiquities Authority has announced. "This is a rare find," Robert Krool, who leads the IAA's Coin Department, was quoted as saying. "[O]ut of many thousands of coins discovered to date in archaeological excavations, only about 30 are coins made of silver from the period of the Great Revolt."

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Voice Op-ed: Christianity in a tech crazy world Mike Lutz writes about today's technology-driven society and whether technology's convenience is killing people spiritually. Lutz advises people should pray about their use of technology, be mindful of the time they devote to it, and use technology, including social media, as an expression of their Christianity.

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