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They destroyed 108 Armenian churches. Now they’re erasing more.

BY  :  Paul Murray, Op-ed Contributor Christian  Post   Power may seize territory. It cannot seize truth. Azerbaijan now controls Nagorno-Karabakh, known to Armenians as Artsakh. The ethnic Armenian government that existed there for decades is gone. More than 120,000 Armenians were forcibly removed from […]

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Hundreds of churches prepare to welcome Franklin Graham’s ‘God Loves You Tour’ to Manchester

BY  : Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Close to 600 churches across the North West are getting ready for a major evangelistic event in Manchester next month, where Franklin Graham is expected to address thousands at the Co-op Live arena. The ‘God Loves You Tour’ […]

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Catholic baptisms fall sharply across Ireland as births decline and secularisation grows

BY  :  Staff  Writer   Christian   Today   The number of Catholic baptisms taking place across the whole island of Ireland has fallen by almost 30% over the past decade, with declining birth rates and the growth of religious non-affiliation identified as the main reasons. A […]

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Detained Chinese pastor says prosecutor used his children in attempt to force confession

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BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Liu Zhenbin, a pastor detained in China amid a crackdown on his unregistered congregation, says a prosecutor invoked his young children in an attempt to press him into a confession. He made the claim in a letter […]

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Anglicans and Catholics unite in battle over Welsh faith school

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A campaign to protect the church status of an Anglican school in Wales has received support from the Roman Catholic Church in Wales. Trouble began on 14 May, when Pembrokeshire County Council voted to remove Voluntary Controlled (VC) […]

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Bishops appeal to Saudi Crown Prince over Ethiopian Christians facing execution

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Three Church of England bishops have appealed directly to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to stop the execution of Ethiopian nationals. “The right to hold, practise and express one’s religious faith, including within a prison setting, is […]

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Christian groups challenge Amnesty’s ‘anti-rights’ claims in letter to Charity Commission

BY  :  Staff  Writer   Christian  Today   A coalition of 11 Christian charities has asked the Charity Commission to reaffirm the right of faith-based organisations to participate in public debate after Amnesty International UK labelled scores of Christian and socially conservative groups “anti-rights”. The controversy began when […]

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Rights group: Nigeria should do more to bring kidnapped Christians home

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has called upon the Nigerian government to do more to secure the release of dozens of Christians abducted by Fulani militia. On Easter Sunday the militants attacked First ECWA (Evangelical Church Winning All) Church […]

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Christian leaders skeptical as Iraqi PM calls on Christians to return home after genocide

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Christian religious leaders in Iraq responded with skepticism after Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaidi urged Christians living overseas to move back home, saying his government has not tackled the problems that pushed them out in the […]

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Vietnam accused of demonising religious minorities following arrests

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has accused the Vietnamese government of attempting to “politicise and demonise” regular religious worship, particularly among ethnic minority groups. The accusation comes following announcements made by Major General Le Quang Nhan, Director of Gia […]

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Trump quotes Talarico, calls him ‘a Christian who hates Christianity’

BY  :   Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter    Among a litany of politicians and celebrities, President Donald Trump took time at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner to roast Texas Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico, saying he “hates Christianity.” Trump made […]

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Church elder and worship leader among dead in fresh wave of attacks in eastern DRC

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A church elder and a worship leader were among six people killed in an attack on a rural Christian community in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is one of three assaults in the region, all occurring […]

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