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Christians take to streets to protest lack of justice 2 years after Jaranwala attacks

BY  :  Christian Daily International/Morning Star News   Two years after Islamist attacks on Christians in the Jaranwala area in Punjab Province, Pakistan, hopes for justice are dimming amid the ongoing sabotage of prosecution efforts, advocates say. None of the perpetrators have been convicted after […]

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Eritrean Embassy rejects petition calling for release of imprisoned Christian leaders

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called “the North Korea of Africa” for more than 20 years […]

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NJ Supreme Court Upholds Catholic School’s Firing of Teacher over Premarital Sex

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BY  :   Milton Quintanilla   ChristianHeadlines.com The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that religious schools can require their employees to abide by religious rules as a condition of their employment. According to CBN News, the court ruled in favor of St. Theresa elementary school after a […]

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Churches must lead development in Black communities — if they want it to get done

BY  : Quintin E. Primo Religion News Service Black churches are primed to lead a new kind of movement, one centered on economic development and closing the staggering racial wealth gap. A rendering of the Woodlawn Central project on Chicago’s South Side. (RNS) — Some […]

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Call for changes after fall in number of Religious Studies students

BY  : Staff writer Christian Today   Educational leaders are calling for more specialist teacher recruitment after a fall in the number of students taking A level Religious Studies (RS). The Religious Education Council of England and Wales (REC) and National Association of Teachers of Religious […]

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Faith leaders call for repentance and spiritual reformation to address climate change

BY  :  Bob Smietana Religion News Service At the Parliament of the World’s Religions, faith leaders held a ceremony to repent for failing to care for the Earth. Bhai Mohinder Singh, center, and other religious leaders chant on stage during a climate repentance ceremony at the […]

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Australian Court Finds Brian Houston Not Guilty in Sex Abuse Cover-Up Case

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  An Australian court has acquitted Hillsong church co-founder and former global senior pastor Brian Houston in a longstanding sex abuse cover-up case surrounding his father, the late Frank Houston. On Thursday, Sydney Court Magistrate Gareth Christofi found Houston […]

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The Hiding Place: A powerful story of unwavering faith

BY  :  Anita Laryea  Christian Today   The Hiding Place is a new cinema adaptation telling the true story of how Corrie ten Boom and her family risked their lives to smuggle persecuted Jewish refugees to freedom during World War II. Corrie was born in Haarlem, in […]

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Christian Music Industry ‘Is Broken’ and Needs Revival, John Cooper and Alisa Childers Say

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor   Award-winning Christian artists John Cooper and Alisa Childers say the contemporary Christian music industry needs “revival” and is too often focused on the “bottom line” due to the need to appease secular companies that run the business. “The contemporary […]

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Tribal Christians in Manipur plan mass burial for victims of violence

BY  : Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today (CP) A tribal group representing the Christian Kuki-Zo community in the northeast Indian state of Manipur is preparing to hold a mass burial for victims killed in the ongoing ethnic violence, a decision that has ignited fresh tensions and […]

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ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch will face church trial

BY  :  Kathryn Post Religion News Service A 10-person board of inquiry found there was probable cause to present Ruch for trial for violating denominational bylaws. Bishop Stewart Ruch III, left, and the Anglican Church in North America logo. (RNS) — Bishop Stewart Ruch, a […]

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