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Over 7K Christians killed in Nigeria so far in 2025: watchdog

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    Islamic extremists and radicalized herder militias have killed over 7,000 Christians within the first 220 days of 2025, a new report from a civil society organization estimates, as human rights advocates continue to criticize the Nigerian government’s […]

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Indonesia: religious leaders demand stronger protections amid rising attacks on Christians

BY   :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Religious leaders across Indonesia are calling for decisive government action to curb growing intolerance, following a string of violent incidents and the targeting of Christian places of worship. The call was made in a statement issued by the […]

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Over 1K Iraqi Christians receive first communion despite scars from ISIS, ongoing pressures

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    Despite the lingering scars left by the Islamic State’s capture of swaths of Iraq and Syria over a decade ago and the current pressure from Iranian-backed militias, over 1,000 Iraqi Christians, most of them young children, have […]

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What are Harvest Festivals and why do we have them?

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BY  : Neil Rees  Christian Today Through September and October, British churches of most denominations have a Harvest Festival, but the modern Harvest Festival is mainly a Victorian development based on biblical themes. Harvests Festivals in the Bible Feasts connected to harvest are mentioned in […]

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White Christians think too many people see racism when it’s not there, new survey finds

BY  :  Religion News Service A new survey from Pew Research revealed once again how deeply divided religious Americans are when it comes to matters of race. People demonstrate on the National Mall in June 2020 in Washington. (RNS) — Three years after a national […]

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Forced Conversion/Marriage of Minority Girls Targeted in Pakistan

BY  :  Morning Star News Pakistan Correspondent | Morning Star News  LAHORE, Pakistan, August 31, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday (Aug. 29) ordered the government to respond to a petition to stop courts from allowing forced conversion and […]

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India: police questionnaires make Christians hesitate to attend church

BY  : Christian Today India Christians are concerned that a 16-point questionnaire given by the police to at least 40 churches in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, may be used as a weapon by radical Hindus to harm them. Church leaders claim that because only Christians received the […]

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Black Muslims will play a big role in the next election. Join us.

BY  : Salima  Suswell.  Religion News Service Black Muslims helped elect Joe Biden president and are gearing up for 2024. Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting in Marietta, Ga., (RNS) — In the 2020 presidential election, President Joe Biden won the swing […]

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1 in 6 American Churchgoers Say They’ve Had, Paid For or Encouraged an Abortion

BY  : Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor One out of every six regular churchgoers in America say they have had, paid for or encouraged an abortion, according to a new study from the Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview and pollster George Barna. Among […]

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1 in 6 American Churchgoers Say They’ve Had, Paid For or Encouraged an Abortion

BY   :   Amanda Casanova  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  One out of every six regular churchgoers in America say they have had, paid for or encouraged an abortion, according to a new study from the Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview and pollster George Barna. […]

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The story of Emmett Till is the story of America

BY  : Robert P. Jones Religion News Service If we trace the historical stream further back, we can see, in Emmett Till’s story, America’s oldest struggles. Indeed, the land itself testifies to the cultural world in which Till’s murder was conceivable. Mamie Till-Mobley weeps at her […]

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Franklin Graham to preach in Birmingham after successful legal action

BY  : Rebecca Marlow  Christian Today Franklin Graham has announced a new stop on his UK God Loves You Tour after successful legal action against venues that cancelled his original bookings. The American evangelist will be in Birmingham on 15 June 2024 where he will […]

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