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Nigerian Christians held hostage, starved at Fulani terror camps, advocates warn

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — A radical Fulani tribe that advocates say is “hell-bent on turning Nigeria into a caliphate” is abducting and holding Christians in chains while the Nigerian government and media turn a blind eye, according to journalists […]

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Indian state sanctions life in prison for converting people to Christianity

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   Religious freedom for Christians continues to decline in India, with the latest news being that the northern state of Uttarakhand has amended the punishment for breaching its anti-conversion law to include up to life imprisonment. Anti-conversion laws in […]

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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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