Pastor freed last year from prison in Turkey ‘astounded’ at mounting hostility to Christians in U.S.

Pastor freed last year from prison in Turkey ‘astounded’ at mounting hostility to Christians in U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, July 19, 2019 The corporate media, assorted celebrities and academia are engaged in “an effort to marginalize and silence and shame Christians” in the United States, “astor Andrew Brunson said. Brunson, who was released from a prison in Turkey in October 2018 following pressure on the Turkish government from the Trump administration, […]

‘Protect him from those who would undermine…’: NC pastor prays for Trump, America in Oval Office

‘Protect him from those who would undermine…’: NC pastor prays for Trump, America in Oval Office

by WorldTribune Staff, October 14, 2018 U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Andrew Brunson to the White House on Oct. 13 to following the pastor’s release from nearly two years of confinement in Turkey. Brunson, originally from Black Mountain, North Carolina, prayed for Trump and the nation in the Oval Office, asking God to provide the […]

Pastor Andrew Brunson freed by Turkey

Pastor Andrew Brunson freed by Turkey

by WorldTribune Staff, October 12, 2018 A Turkish judge on Oct. 12 ordered American pastor Andrew Brunson be released and sentenced to time served. Brunson was arrested in October 2016 and was detained for 18 months before being charged by the Turkish government with being connected to outlawed Kurdish groups and opposition cleric Fethullah Gulen, […]

Turkey’s government scrambles amid showdown crisis with U.S.

Turkey’s government scrambles amid showdown crisis with U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, August 13, 2018 The Turkish government has vowed to “retaliate” against the U.S. for imposing new tariffs as Turkey struggles with an economic crisis that has seen its currency drop in value by 40 percent since the start of the year. U.S. President Donald Trump last week imposed higher tariffs on Turkish imports, including […]

Turkey’s Erdogan wants to swap N.C. minister for ‘our pastor’, exiled rival in Pennsylvania

Turkey’s Erdogan wants to swap N.C. minister for ‘our pastor’, exiled rival in Pennsylvania

by WorldTribune Staff, June 20, 2018 The U.S. Senate and North Carolina’s General Assembly are calling for Turkey to release an American pastor based in Turkey who was arrested in the purges which occurred in the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup attempt. Pastor Andrew Brunson, a native of Black Mountain, North Carolina, was charged […]