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Eritrean Embassy rejects petition calling for release of imprisoned Christian leaders

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called “the North Korea of Africa” for more than 20 years […]

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James Dobson, conservative Christian activist and Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

BY  :   Michael Gryboski  Christian Today   James Dobson, the influential conservative Christian therapist, author and radio personality who founded Focus on the Family, has died at the age of 89. The Dr James Dobson Family Institute announced Thursday morning that Dobson had passed away following a […]

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Anti-Christian incidents in Israel condemned

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BY  :  Morning Star News  Christian Today The uptick in anti-Christian acts in Israel that began last December continued last week when police arrested five suspects accused of harassing Christians in Jerusalem’s Old City. Four adults and one minor were arrested Wednesday (Oct. 4), charged with […]

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American Jews listen to harrowing stories of death and disarray from Israel

BY  : Yonat Shimron  Religion News Service   A daring rescue of a family that had barricaded in their home during a Hamas-led attack is one of many stories now being shared in the American Jewish community. Israelis inspect the rubble of a building a […]

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Elderly Couple Left Homeless for Converting to Christianity

BY  : Morning Star News  India Correspondent  An elderly couple in eastern Uganda has fled their village after Muslim relatives upset with their conversion to Christianity threatened to destroy them and their home, sources said. In Wakalende village, Kyebando Ward in Mayuge town, 70-year-old Sula […]

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Appeals for peace after Hamas attack on Israel

BY  : Staff writer   Christian Today Church leaders have been calling for an immediate cessation of violence after Hamas launched an astonishing attack on Israel. The Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem said they “stand in solidarity” with the people of the Holy […]

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

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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