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Iran intensifies crackdown on Christians with dozens arrested across the country

BY   :  Christian Today staff writer   Christians in Iran are facing a renewed wave of persecution, with at least 43 believers arrested in recent weeks across 21 cities. The arrests began shortly after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect on 25 June and […]

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Pastor wields sword on stage, reacts to Stephen Colbert cancellation: ‘God can do anything’

BY   :  CP Staff    A Tennessee pastor brandished a large sword during his Sunday sermon and suggested that the recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was the result of divine intervention. In a message titled, “Urgent Word to the Church,” Pastor Kent Christmas […]

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Christian family brutally attacked in Chhattisgarh village

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia   Christian Today   A Christian tribal woman and her three daughters suffered a vicious assault by members of their extended family in Khohadapara village on July 15, leaving the mother fighting for life in intensive care. Chinta Dugga and his three […]

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Black churches play a key role in connecting communities to broadband internet

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BY  : Adelle M. Banks, Yonat Shimron  Religion News Service   ‘There are churches near, and people near, places where there are no internet carriers at all,’ said the Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner. The Rev. Barbara Williams-Skinner, center, teaches local clergy about the Affordable Connectivity Program during […]

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‘God created me with dyslexia – it’s a blessing, not a curse’

BY  : Anita Laryea   Christian Today Christian author and book coach Matt Bird calls dyslexia his ‘super power’, something he feels hasn’t hindered him but rather given him a range of abilities that help him to excel in his many social and business ventures. In […]

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Survey: US religious groups do not view climate change as a crisis

BY  : Yonat Shimron Religion  News  Service Among white evangelicals, the view that the Earth is in crisis actually dropped — from 13% in 2014 to 8% today. Burned-out cars line the sea walk after the wildfire on Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (RNS) […]

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How churches are part of the solution to knife crime

BY  :  Christian Today    After the heartbreaking death of 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam, London City Mission’s Efrem Buckle speaks to Christian Today about the important role of churches in their communities and how an initiative called Operation Forgiveness is helping young people to choose a different […]

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Kirk Franklin Finally Found His Father after Years of Searching and They Only Live Minutes Apart

BY  :   GodUpdates www.godupdates.com Singer Kirk Franklin, after more than five decades, has learned who his biological father is, a man who only lives a short drive from him. Parents are a necessary and vital part of a child’s life. God intends for parents to […]

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Faith-based health organizations defend at-risk AIDS initiative from Republicans

BY  : Yonat Shimron Religion News Service Many faith-based organizations opposed to abortion are fighting for PEPFAR, an AIDS program that some Republicans now claim provides abortion services. Children play at the Nyumbani Children’s Home in Nairobi, Kenya, Aug. 15, 2023. The orphanage, which is […]

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An Arizona school board member was told to stop quoting the Bible. Now she’s suing.

BY  :  Kathryn Post Religion News Service Heather Rooks, a Christian who attends a large nondenominational church, says her First Amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion have been violated. (RNS) — An Arizona school board member who was instructed to stop quoting […]

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Terrorists Kill 16 Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria

BY : ABUJA, Nigeria Morning Star News) Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists this week killed 15 Christians in Kaduna state, Nigeria, following the slaying of another one last week, sources said. The assailants on Wednesday (Sept. 27) attacked predominantly Christian Angwan Magaji village, Kauru County, killing […]

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