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Salvation Army works with police to help young people avoid knives and drugs

BY   :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Staff at The Salvation Army are working with police to raise awareness among secondary school students about the risks of knife crime and addiction. It recently held a football tournament in association with Essex Police, The Children’s Society […]

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Nicaraguan political activist detained with pastor dies in detention: ‘Grave injustice’

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A political activist arrested during a coordinated police raid in Nicaragua has died in state custody amid a larger government crackdown on dissent and religious groups. His family was informed by forensic authorities of his death, but […]

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1,500-year-old Christian cathedral and baptistery discovered in France

BY  :   Leah MarieAnn Klett Christian Today   Archaeologists in southeastern France have uncovered the remains of an early Christian cathedral and a remarkably preserved baptistery dating back more than 1,500 years, which they are calling one of the most significant finds in decades. The […]

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Raising young people in faith takes more than parents, study finds

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BY  : David Goodwin   christian Today A new study from the University of Georgia (UGA) has underlined the important role that engaged congregations and strong faith communities play in helping with the spiritual development of children. However, it has also shown that the sense of […]

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Episcopal Bishop Prince Singh resigns amid accusations of domestic abuse

BY  : Kathryn Post Religion News Service The Rt. Rev. Prince Grenville Singh, bishop provisional of the Episcopal dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan. The announcement comes one day after he was placed on leave for allegations that he had physically and emotionally abused his […]

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Coco Gauff Kneels in Prayer, Thanks God after U.S. Open Title: ‘I’m So Blessed in this Life’

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com  Teenage tennis sensation Coco Gauff won the first major tournament of her young career Saturday, and then bowed down in prayer as thousands in the arena and millions on television watched. Gauff, though, said she wasn’t praying for wins and […]

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‘The Great Dechurching’ explores America’s religious exodus

BY  : Bob Smietana Religion News Service (RNS) — Jim Davis and Michael Graham knew something was up in their hometown of Orlando, Florida. But they couldn’t put their finger on it. At the time, both were pastors at Orlando Grace Church, an evangelical congregation, and […]

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In the desert above the Dead Sea, evidence of Jewish rebels’ capture of Roman weaponry

BY  : Michele Chabin  Christian Today Fifty years ago, Israeli archaeologists discovered an ancient Hebrew inscription on a stalactite in a remote cave in the desert east of Jerusalem, where the land begins to slope down toward the Dead Sea. In June, hoping to find additional […]

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Republicans Reevaluate ‘Pro-Life’ Label after Closed-Door Strategy Meeting

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A series of significant election losses have Republicans re-thinking the use of the “pro-life” label and searching for more specific language, according to a new report. GOP senators told NBC News that data was presented during a closed-door meeting last […]

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‘The Great Dechurching’ explores America’s religious exodus

BY  : Bob Smietana  Christian Today Jim Davis and Michael Graham knew something was up in their hometown of Orlando, Florida. But they couldn’t put their finger on it. At the time, both were pastors at Orlando Grace Church, an evangelical congregation, and saw a study […]

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At African climate summit, faith leaders join demands for climate justice

BY  : Fredrick Nzwili Religion News Service NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — At the close of an inaugural summit on climate change hosted this week by the African Union and the government of Kenya, activists who had demanded more than carbon credits and other glossy solutions to deal […]

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Israeli Archaeologists Unearth Mysterious 2,800-Year-Old Biblical-Era Structure Near Temple

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  Archaeologists in Jerusalem have uncovered a 2,800-year-old channel installation that dates to the time of the biblical kings, but that – so far – is a mystery as to its purpose. The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery in recent […]

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Christian doctor who shared faith with patient cleared of serious misconduct

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today A Christian doctor who shared his faith with a vulnerable patient has been cleared of serious misconduct by a medical tribunal. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service concluded, however, that Dr Richard Scott “overstepped the boundaries” when he prayed with […]

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