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World Vision can pull job offer to a woman in same-sex marriage, 9th Circuit rules

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   The Evangelical humanitarian organization World Vision was within its rights to withdraw a customer service job offer from a woman in a lesbian marriage expecting a baby, a federal appeals court has ruled. In a ruling last […]

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Punjab Christian leaders unite in unprecedented declaration of faith and national commitment

BY   :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian  Today   In a remarkable display of Christian unity, over 200 pastors and community leaders representing 26 denominations from across Punjab gathered in Ludhiana on August 7, to issue a bold declaration of their faith-based commitment to peace, justice, and […]

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Pakistan: Report exposes spike in violence against Christian children

BY  :  Christian Daily International   A new report by Pakistan’s National Commission on the Rights of the Child (NCRC) highlights the severe challenges faced by children belonging to religious minority groups, including Christians, and calls for immediate action by the government to curb the […]

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Southern Baptists lose another megachurch: Elevation Church quits the SBC

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BY  :  Bob Smietana  Religion News Today Led by charismatic pastor Steven Furtick, an author and television preacher, Elevation church has been part of the SBC for two decades. The church gave no reason for leaving the SBC. (RNS) — A North Carolina megachurch, known […]

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Suspects Are Arrested, Charged with Vandalizing Maryland Churches

BY  :    Christopher Eyte  Contributing Writer  Police have charged three suspects with vandalizing houses of worship in Southeast Maryland. Jarren Alexander, 22, was charged with extensively damaging Fowler United Methodist Church (UMC), a historic black church in Annapolis, on June 9, 2023. The damage […]

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Supreme Court’s Rwanda ruling welcomed

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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