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Christian MP dragged back to court as Finland seeks to punish ‘criminal’ opinions about the Bible

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   The consequences of one tweet posted seven years ago continue to reverberate for Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen, who is at the centre of an ongoing legal case for “hate speech”. In 2019 Räsänen, who is also a former […]

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Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robert Westman changed name to ‘Robin;’ killed 2 kids, wounded 17

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    Police sources have identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting at Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as 23-year-old “Robin” Westman, formerly known as Robert Westman before a legal name change in 2020. Officials told KARE […]

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Bishops show support for Palestinian Christian woman accused by Israel

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   A number of Anglican bishops have written a letter of support for Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian woman who was held in detention by Israel for eight months despite not being charged or convicted of any crime. Nasir, […]

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Matthew Perry Credited God’s Power for Saving Him from Addiction: Pain Was ‘Washed Away’

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  One year prior to his death, Emmy-nominated actor Matthew Perry credited a newfound relationship with God for rescuing him from drug and alcohol addiction, writing in his recent memoir that his sadness had been “washed away like a river […]

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Calls for prayer as Christian persecution increases

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today   Churches in the UK and Ireland are being asked to pray as persecution continues to grow worldwide. The call has been made by Release International ahead of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). Churches […]

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Mike Bickle, leader of IHOP movement, accused of sexual abuse

BY  : Bob Smietana Religion News Service Former IHOP leaders say several women have credibly accused Bickle of clergy sexual abuse. Leaders of the Kansas City-based prayer group say they are aware of the allegations. (RNS) — Mike Bickle, the longtime leader of the Kansas […]

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For King & Country – Christian Music Offers a ‘Peek into what Heaven Must Be Like’

BY : Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com On the red carpet ahead of the 2023 Dove Awards, Grammy Award-winning duo “For King & Country” shared that Christian music plays a key role in spiritual formation because it provides a “peek into what Heaven must be like.” […]

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Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue melted down

BY  : Jack Jenkins, Adelle M. Banks  Religion News Service ‘It’s taking that culture of death and repurposing it for the sake of life, telling this very long story of resistance to that white supremacist culture,’ said the Rev. Isaac Collins, a Methodist minister who attended […]

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UN expresses concern over lynching of Christian student in Nigeria

BY   : Raymond Powell   Christian Today The United Nations has written to the Nigerian government about its concern over the killing of a Christian student last year. Deborah Emmanuel was publicly lynched by a mob of Islamist extremists at her school in Sokoto State on […]

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‘Literally Speechless,’ Skillet’s John Cooper Addresses Musicians Dressed in Drag at the Dove Awards

BY :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  Skillet frontman and bassist John Cooper said he is “literally speechless” after several Christian musicians attended the 54th Dove Awards while dressed up in drag. Per The Roy’s Report, Former Caedmon’s Call singer-songwriter Derek Webb attended the awards […]

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More than a billion people struggle with loneliness globally: Gallup

BY  :   Christian Today  Leonardo Blair   More than a billion people — or close to a quarter of the world’s population — are struggling with loneliness, a new survey from Gallup and Meta shows. Younger adults are more likely to suffer from the condition, which […]

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Poll: More religious Americans support the use of political violence

BY  :  Fiona André Religion News Service   One-third of white evangelical Protestants support the idea, significantly more than any other religious group. Storm clouds gather above the U.S. Capitol. Support for political violence and concern over the state of American democracy are both on the […]

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