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‘Billy Graham of Asia’ Stephen Tong rebukes hypocritical pastors indulging in sin, refusing to leave the pulpit

BY  :  Melissa Barnhart, Managing Editor    SEOUL, South Korea — Pastor Stephen Tong preached a fiery sermon at the World Evangelical Alliance’s General Assembly, rebuking hypocritical pastors who indulge in sin yet step up to the pulpit on Sundays to preach God’s holy word. […]

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‘The future of Christianity is already here’: Gospel spreading at an ‘explosive’ rate in Africa

BY  :   Xia  – Maria Mackay  Christian Today   Evangelicalism is growing around the world but nowhere more so than in Africa where the increase has been “explosive”, says researcher Jason Mandryk. By contrast, growth in Western nations remains “modest”, he told the World Evangelical […]

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Samaritan’s Purse airlifts 100K pounds of aid to Gaza in inaugural flight for new aircraft

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Evangelical relief organization Samaritan’s Purse on Saturday airlifted over 100,000 pounds of relief supplies to Gaza in its new 767 cargo plane. The aid included food, blankets, and solar lights for civilians affected by two years of […]

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Christian Sainsbury’s worker claims she was fired after refusing to work Sunday mornings

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BY  : Staff writer  Christian Today A former Sainsbury’s worker is claiming “unfair dismissal” after allegedly losing her job for refusing to work on Sunday mornings. Jacqueline Rendell claims she was let go by the supermarket chain after she refused demands to work every Sunday […]

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Congolese faith leaders step up efforts to promote dialogue among warring groups

BY  : Tonny Onyulo  Religion News Service Church leaders are conducting weekly workshops to train traditional and church leadership in how to promote peace in their communities. Residents flee fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese forces near Kibumba, some 12 miles north of Goma, Congo, […]

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Christian Buildings Targeted in Military Conflict in Sudan

BY  :  JUBA, South Sudan, Morning Star News   At least two Christian buildings were bombed last week amid fighting between rival military factions in Sudan, sources said. On Wednesday (Nov. 1), a Sudan Presbyterian Evangelical Church (SPEC) building in Omdurman, across the Nile from Khartoum, […]

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Nepal Supreme Court upholds pastor’s conviction for proselytisation

BY  :  Hannah Mitchell   Christian Today The Supreme Court in Nepal has upheld the High Court judgment of a one-year jail term and fine for a pastor, even after there were no witnesses to establish the allegation of proselytization, according to the pastor. Keshab Raj […]

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250 years later, ‘Amazing Grace’ has filled churches, concerts, even commercials

BY :  Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Says author James Walvin: ‘its words speak to a human condition of suffering, and people coming out of suffering, and its music has a kind of haunting refrain that soothes.’ St. Peter and St. Paul Church, in […]

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Texas Rangers Players Praise God for Their World Series Win

BY  :  Amanda Casanova  ChristianHeadlines.com  Many Texas Rangers players and officials with the team are praising God after the team earned their first World Series championship this week, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0 in Game 5. “Anyone that interviews me or gives me an opportunity to […]

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Truth & Liberty Coalition expands culture war to 30 Colorado school boards

BY  : Steve Rabey Religion News Service Health and wealth preacher Andrew Wommack teaches that Christians should ‘reform nations’ and rule over the godless. His Truth & Liberty Coalition has started by pushing its candidates in some 30 school districts across Colorado. DENVER (RNS) — […]

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Nigeria, North Korea, India among worst countries for persecution

BY : Jennifer Lee  Christian Today International Christian Concern (ICC) has released its annual report highlighting the 10 nations where Christians suffer the worst persecution for their faith. They are Nigeria, North Korea, India, Iran, China, Pakistan, Eritrea, Algeria, Indonesia and Azerbaijan. In Nigeria, ICC […]

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Terrorists Kill Christian, Kidnap 25 Others in Northern Nigeria

BY  :  ABUJA, Nigeria,  Morning Star News  India Correspondent  Suspected Fulani herdsmen attacked a village in northern Nigeria on early Tuesday (Oct. 31), killing one Christian, wounding two, and kidnapping 25 others, sources said.  In southern Kaduna state’s village of Ungwan Baka, Kachia County, the assailants attacked […]

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