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Christians in Syria fearful after church suicide bombing

BY  :   Robert Parr  Christian Today   Christians are fearing for their future in Syria after a suicide bomber killed 25 worshippers at an evening service on Sunday. The attack happened at St Elias Greek Orthodox Church in Damascus. Reports suggest the killer opened fire […]

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Suspect admits he crucified New River pastor, planned to kill others who lead flocks astray

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Adam Christopher Sheafe, the main suspect in the murder of New River Bible Chapel Pastor William Schonemann in Arizona, claims he crucified the pastor and placed a crown of thorns on his head. He also planned to kill […]

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Christian-Jewish aid group rushes $2.5m in emergency relief to Israel

BY  : Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Following the exchange of missile strikes between Israel and Iran, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has launched a large-scale emergency relief operation, delivering $2.5 million in aid to displaced and injured Israelis. The attacks, part […]

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Supreme Court’s Rwanda ruling welcomed

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BY  : Rebecca Marlow   Christian Today The Church of Scotland has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court deeming plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda unlawful.  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said the government will appeal the judgment handed down on Thursday. The government […]

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Group of Formerly Homeless People Receive Standing Ovation Following America’s Got Talent Audition

BY  :   Amanda Casanova  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor The America’s Got Talent audience recently gave a standing ovation to an ensemble of singers who said they had been previously homeless in L.A. Four judges also voted “yes” for the group to continue on in the talent competition. The […]

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John Piper says women shouldn’t lead parachurch organisations

BY  :  Michael Gryboski   Christian Today (CP) Notable theologian, author and Bible teacher John Piper argued this week that women should not hold spiritually authoritative positions in parachurch organisations, believing that this runs afoul of “God-ordained differences” between men and women. In an episode of the “Ask […]

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Gamer and programmer Carlo Acutis could be the right saint for Gen Z, new book argues

BY  : Claire Giangravé  Religion News Service A kid who loved computers and died at 15 of leukemia can be an inspiration on how to live in the digital age, new book says. An image of 15-year-old Carlo Acutis, an Italian boy who died in […]

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Church Attendance Has Fallen Since Pandemic, Gallup Says: Americans Got ‘Out of the Habit

BY   :   Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  For the second time in recent months, a national poll indicates that church attendance has experienced a slight dip since the start of the pandemic. The latest survey from Gallup shows that an average of 30 percent of Americans from […]

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Barclays Bank settles with Christian counselling charity after closing its account

BY : Staff writer  Christian Today Barclays Bank has agreed to pay £20,000 in compensation and legal costs after closing the bank account of a Christian ministry that offers counselling to people struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria. The Core Issues Trust (CIT) […]

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Southern Baptists say no to women pastors. But what does the Bible say a pastor is?

BY  : Bob Smietana Religion News Service The expulsion of Saddleback Church and other congregations for having women pastors led to national headlines. It’s also prompted questions about thousands of other churches where women serve in roles such as children’s pastor or music minister. Can […]

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YouVersion Launches New Bible App Entirely Accessible Offline

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  The popular mobile Bible app YouVersion launched a new app that does not require users to have access to the internet to connect with the Word of God. You Version, in partnership with Biblica, a global Bible ministry, […]

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Parents will be at the heart of new government’s school trans guidance, says Gillian Keegan

BY  : Staff writer  Christian Today The Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, has promised to “inject some common sense back into schools and society more generally” after reports that some schools are allowing children to identify as cats, horses and dinosaurs. There have been widespread reports […]

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