Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians around the world.

In today's edition:

• Navy Chaplain Ends Hunger Strike for Jesus' Name

• Morality not Necessarily God-Given, Say Academics

• 'Jabez' Author Quits Africa

• John Piper Diagnosed with Prostate Cancer

Navy Chaplain Ends Hunger Strike for Jesus' Name

According to a story in The Christian Post, a Navy chaplain protesting for the right to pray publicly in Jesus’ name while wearing his uniform ended his 18-day hunger strike on Saturday after he said the Navy gave him permission to do so. A Navy official said guidelines for prayer vary according to the setting and are not mandatory. Claiming a victory for religious freedom in the Navy, Chaplain James C. Klingenschmitt also participated in a public worship service on Saturday in front of the White House as a pastor and worshippers joined to sing hymns, hear a sermon and receive communion from the evangelical Episcopal priest. "Today the Navy has reluctantly obeyed the law – to grant me the religious liberty I always should’ve had," the chaplain said in a statement released through his website. However he said the battle for rights would continue. “I won't stop fighting until every chaplain has the same rights I have today," he stated.

Morality not Necessarily God-Given, Say Academics