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Pakistani school textbooks incite hatred against Israel and Jews: report

BY  :  All Israel News   Textbooks in Pakistani schools promote antisemitism and demonization of Israel, according to a new report published by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se). IMPACT-se is a British and Israeli-based NGO focused on monitoring […]

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Christian pastor beaten after communion service disrupted by extremists

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A Christian pastor in Maharashtra, India, was assaulted in early July after a mob of Hindu nationalist extremists stormed a church in Solapur, accusing him of “distributing blood” during a communion service. The incident, which took place on […]

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‘A war for Christianity’: Lutheran pastor resigns after planning to endorse AOC in sermon

BY   :  CP Staff   A liberal Lutheran pastor and activist in Wisconsin resigned after his bishop told him endorsing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for president in a Sunday sermon would violate denominational guidelines. Former Pastor Jonathan Barker resigned from Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha […]

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

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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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Vatican, other faith leaders join in push for end of death penalty in Louisiana

BY  :  Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service   ‘We think that the clearing of Louisiana’s death row would be a monumental step towards the abolition of the death penalty,’ Vatican agency head said. FILE – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks in Baton Rouge, La., […]

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Poll Exposes a Divide between Liberal Pastors and Conservative Pews 

BY  : Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor   Pastors within America’s mainline churches are considerably more liberal and more likely to vote Democrat than the people in the pews, according to a new survey that revealed ministers have drifted even further to the left than the last […]

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‘Pray for the media,’ urges leading CofE bishop

BY  : Peter Crumpler   Christian Today A senior Church of England bishop has called for Christians to pray for the media and its impact globally, nationally and locally. The Rt Revd Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle, makes the appeal in a video launched this week to support […]

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Spokane City Council denounces mayor for appearance with Christian nationalists

BY  :  Cassy Benefield Religion News Service SPOKANE, Wash. (FāVS News) — Local religious leaders were troubled by Sean Feucht’s Christian nationalist ties. But it was the mayor’s appearance on stage praying with former lawmaker Matt Shea that took up more space in the city council’s […]

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