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‘Victory for religious liberty’: Washington won’t force Catholic priests to report confessions

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    Washington state has agreed not to force Catholic priests to report confessions of abuse, putting an end to a legal battle over a controversial new state law. According to an agreement reached in the United States District Court for […]

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Kidnapped pastor in western Nigeria slain after ransom payment

BY  :  Morning Star News Christian Today   Suspected Fulani criminals in western Nigeria kidnapped and killed a Christian pastor despite receiving 5 million naira ($3,125 USD) in ransom, sources said. The Rev. James Audu Issa of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) in the […]

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Israeli-American haunted by ‘echoes of suffering’ after nearly 500 days in Hamas captivity

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — Two years after Hamas terrorists kidnapped Israeli-American Keith Siegel from his home, he spoke publicly about the 484 days he was held hostage in a dark underground tunnel, where he was regularly beaten and starved. […]

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

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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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White Christians think too many people see racism when it’s not there, new survey finds

BY  :  Religion News Service A new survey from Pew Research revealed once again how deeply divided religious Americans are when it comes to matters of race. People demonstrate on the National Mall in June 2020 in Washington. (RNS) — Three years after a national […]

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Forced Conversion/Marriage of Minority Girls Targeted in Pakistan

BY  :  Morning Star News Pakistan Correspondent | Morning Star News  LAHORE, Pakistan, August 31, 2023 (Morning Star News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday (Aug. 29) ordered the government to respond to a petition to stop courts from allowing forced conversion and […]

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India: police questionnaires make Christians hesitate to attend church

BY  : Christian Today India Christians are concerned that a 16-point questionnaire given by the police to at least 40 churches in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, may be used as a weapon by radical Hindus to harm them. Church leaders claim that because only Christians received the […]

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Black Muslims will play a big role in the next election. Join us.

BY  : Salima  Suswell.  Religion News Service Black Muslims helped elect Joe Biden president and are gearing up for 2024. Hundreds of people wait in line for early voting in Marietta, Ga., (RNS) — In the 2020 presidential election, President Joe Biden won the swing […]

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1 in 6 American Churchgoers Say They’ve Had, Paid For or Encouraged an Abortion

BY  : Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor One out of every six regular churchgoers in America say they have had, paid for or encouraged an abortion, according to a new study from the Family Research Council’s Center for Biblical Worldview and pollster George Barna. Among […]

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