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Wife of missing Malaysian pastor awarded millions by court over his enforced disappearance

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered the government to pay RM10,000 (around £1830) per day to missing pastor Raymond Koh and his wife Susanna Liew, starting from 13 February 2017 – the day he disappeared – until […]

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Nigerian expert urges prayer for persecuted Christians amid ‘toxic cocktail’ of conflict

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   A Nigerian Christian woman who works for a U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit urged Americans to remember the plight of Christians in Nigeria, where tens of thousands have been slaughtered for their faith and millions displaced in the […]

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Women are ‘easy targets’ for persecution in Christian-minority countries

BY  :  Melissa Barnhart, Managing Editor    SEOUL, South Korea — Women and girls are easy targets for religious persecution, and their plight is often compounded when shunned by their own church communities after escaping their captors, say experts on gender-based persecution. The vulnerabilities faced […]

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Pope Francis Accused of Heresy after Claiming Humanity Is ‘Fundamentally Good’

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BY  :  Milton QuintanillaCrosswalk Headlines Contributor Pope Francis drew backlash on social media for saying that the human heart is “fundamentally good” during a recent interview with “60 Minutes.” During the interview, Norah O’Donnell asked him what gives him hope when looking at the world. In response, […]

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Free Church of Scotland expresses sorrow over historical slavery links

BY    :  Staff writer    Christian Today   The Free Church of Scotland has expressed “sorrow” over the “historical sins” of members of the denomination in relation to slavery. In a statement, it expressed particular “regret” over the receipt of funds linked to slavery […]

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The Chosen’s Jonathan Roumie on Staying Humble: Without Jesus, ‘I Am Nothing’

BY  :  Michael Foust  Crosswalk Headlines Contributor   The actor who portrays Jesus in the hit series The Chosen says he has remained humble by following Christ’s example and recognizing that “everything that I have is because of Him.” Jonathan Roumie is one of the most recognizable […]

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Employment tribunal hears case of theology lecturer dismissed over homosexuality comments

BY  .  Staff writer  Christian Today   A theology lecturer who lost his job over comments he made about homosexuality on social media is having his case heard by an employment tribunal today. Dr Aaron Edwards is claiming harassment, discrimination and unfair dismissal, and seeking damages […]

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Stryper’s Michael Sweet Warns against Judgmentalism in the Church: ‘Don’t Turn People away from God’

BY     :    Michael Foust  Crosswalk Headlines Contributor The frontman for the legendary rock band Stryper says Christians almost alienated him and his bandmates from the church some three decades ago and that the church still hasn’t overcome its judgmental tendencies. Lead singer Michael […]

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The strange afterlife of the John the Baptist Movement

BY    : Martyn Whittock   Christian Today   The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses.” (NRSV) That “cloud” has continued to grow in size since then. In this monthly column we will […]

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Sadness after missionary couple and ministry director killed in Haiti

BY   : Fiona André   Christian Today   Three people, a Haitian man and an American couple who all worked for a Christian mission organization, were killed by gang members near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday night. The group had reportedly been kidnapped earlier in the evening […]

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Deaf Missions to Release First Ever ASL Film on Jesus’ Life

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Crosswalk Headlines Contributor Deaf Missions, a ministry dedicated to serving people who are deaf, is releasing the first-ever feature film presented completely in American Sign Language (ASL). The film, set to release June 20, is directed by Joseph D. Josselyn and […]

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Losing faith in our police

BY  : Julian Mann  Christian Today   When I rang Northamptonshire Police about the allegation that one of their officers had threatened to disrupt a committee meeting of democratically elected local councillors, a recorded message told callers that they may be asked about their “protected […]

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