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Christians to launch new declaration calling on leaders to respect freedom of conscience

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Christians from different denominations and traditions will make a united stand for the faith in London on Saturday. The cornerstone of the event will be the signing of the 2025 Westminster Declaration, a document calling on leaders in […]

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Brooklyn Tabernacle Pastor Jim Cymbala rebukes Christians celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Jim Cymbala, the senior pastor of the multi-racial Brooklyn Tabernacle, condemned the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as an act of hate on Sunday and rebuked Christians who have been celebrating his death as anti-Christian. […]

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Russian court imprisons pastor for statement on Ukraine war

BY   :  Jack Bethel  Christian Today   A Russian court has jailed a church pastor for four years after he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine in a sermon. Judge Yevgeny Parshin at Balashikha City Court on 3 September sentenced the Rev. Nikolay Romanyuk, […]

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‘The Great Dechurching’ explores America’s religious exodus

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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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Giving is up at churches and people are back, but clergy are still thinking about quitting

BY : Bob Smietana Religion News Service (RNS) — Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have fewer people in the pews, more money in the collection plate and less conflict than they had in 2020. Despite their struggles, many congregations are […]

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UN voices alarm over Manipur violence

BY  : David Klein  Christian Today UN experts have expressed alarm about ongoing violence in the Indian state of Manipur that has left over a hundred Christians dead. They raised concerns about the “inadequate humanitarian response” and deteriorating situation for religious and ethnic minorities in India after […]

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Sarah Young, publicity-shy superstar author of ‘Jesus Calling,’ dies at 77

BY  : Bob Smietana Religion News Service First published in 2004, the devotional has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. RNS — Sarah Young, a former missionary whose devotional prayers became a Christian publishing juggernaut, has died at age 77. The author of “Jesus Calling,” […]

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Study suggests looming succession crisis as aging pastors prepare to retire

BY  : Leonardo Blair   Christian Today (CP) As American pastors continue to skew older, with an average age of 52, a majority now say it is becoming increasingly difficult to find mature young Christians willing to do their jobs as they prepare to retire, […]

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Oliver Anthony Shares Gospel, Reads the Bible to Joe Rogan: ‘Serve the Master That Is Above All’

BY  : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Country music sensation Oliver Anthony opened up about his conversion to Christianity during an interview this week on The Joe Rogan Experience, telling him that all people are sinners who “idolize something” and that he wanted to serve […]

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What are Harvest Festivals and why do we have them?

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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