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Children of detained Pastor Ezra Jin, Jimmy Lai hoping for fathers’ release after Trump-Xi meeting

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    The children of two men imprisoned by Chinese authorities, house church leader Pastor Ezra Jin and Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, say they’re counting on President Donald Trump to raise both cases when he meets Chinese […]

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Pastor Greg Locke’s 20-year-old son dies from drug overdose

BY  :  Leonardo Blair Christian Today   Greg Locke, pastor of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, announced Friday that his 20-year-old son, Evan Roberts Locke, has died. The pastor’s announcement was made on his social media just a few hours after he was told his […]

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Historic Mozambique church destroyed in extremist attack as church leaders appeal for peace

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Church leaders in northern Mozambique have renewed calls for peace and religious unity after militants destroyed a historic church during a violent raid in Cabo Delgado Province. The attack targeted St Louis de Montfort parish in the village […]

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Christian couple separated from daughters after ‘religious extremism’ accusations lose appeal

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BY  :   Staff  Writer   Christian  Today   A Swedish couple that have been separated from their two eldest daughters for nearly four years due to alleged “religious extremism” have had an appeal rejected by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Daniel and Bianca Samson’s […]

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Al Mohler, other Christians excoriate David French for pro-Talarico

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    New York Times columnist David French faced a torrent of Christian criticism for a Sunday op-ed praising Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico as “one of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a […]

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‘Almost 400 million Christians worldwide face persecution or violence,’ Holy See warns

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Christians remain the most persecuted religious group globally, the Holy See’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva has warned, urging governments to strengthen protections for freedom of religion. Speaking at an event titled “Standing with Persecuted Christians: Defending […]

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Two more Christians confirmed killed in Iran protests

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Two Christian converts have been confirmed dead as a result of Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year. Protests in Iran began in December with the Bazaris, shopkeepers who are generally loyal to the regime, essentially going […]

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Anti-Christian violence and legal pressure rising in Europe, UN experts told

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Experts and diplomats warned at the United Nations Human Rights Council that anti-Christian violence and legal pressure affecting religious freedom are increasing in Europe and require stronger protection of freedom of religion worldwide. The warning emerged during […]

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Why the world needs more women like Dullari

BY  :  Peter Waddup  Christian  Today   Sometimes change begins quietly, with one woman finding her voice. Yet that single voice can create a ripple that grows into a tidal wave. A wave powerful enough to reshape families, communities and even entire societies. Across the […]

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‘Wrestle not against flesh’: Missionary pilot recounts Gospel encounter with armed hijacker

BY  : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Missionary pilot Jim Streit has opened up about sharing the Gospel with a man who put a loaded gun to his face while trying to hijack his plane in December during a flight carrying Samaritan’s Purse medical […]

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Iraqi Christian complex hit by Iraqi Christian complex hit by suspected

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A Christian community in Iraq has been hit by a drone attack, although “miraculously” there were no reported deaths or even injuries. As Iran, the US and Israel continue to hurl missiles at each other, many from other […]

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UN rights panel hears concerns about discrimination against Christians in Europe

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A recent resolution by the European Parliament noted that anti-Christian persecution is often most severe in the land of its birth, the Middle East. Now however, a UN event has heard about the situation in Europe itself, where […]

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Trump admin. urged to place Syria, Libya on list of worst religious freedom violators

BY   :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A bipartisan federal government watchdog entity has recommended that the U.S. State Department designate more than a dozen countries as “countries of particular concern,” including Syria and Libya, as a key post overseeing the government’s monitoring of […]

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