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‘Cannot stay silent’: Christian leaders react to antisemitic terror attack in Boulder

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    Christian leaders are expressing solidarity with the Jewish people after a terror attack targeting Jews perpetrated by an illegal immigrant in Boulder, Colorado, left several people injured, marking the second attack directed at Jews on United States […]

Religion
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North Korean defectors tell of growing Christianity, despite savage persecution

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   North Korea is regularly ranked as the number one country for persecution of Christians and its notoriously secretive nature makes it very difficult to have a good idea of what exactly goes in the country. Separating fact from […]

Religion
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Catholic bishops sue over law forcing priests to violate the seal of confession

BY   :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    Roman Catholic bishops from the state of Washington have filed a lawsuit challenging a new law that forces them to violate the confessional seal, calling it “a blatant intrusion” on their First Amendment rights. The bishops of […]

Religion

Report: Over 32,000 Babies’ Lives Saved after Roe V. Wade Was Overturned

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BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com The lives more than 32,000 babies have been spared since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade last June, according to a new report from the Society of Family Planning, an international pro-abortion nonprofit. The report noted that since the […]

World News
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Can ecumenism survive some Orthodox churches’ resistance to ordained women?

BY  :  Anna Piela Religion News Service The issue of female ordination is threatening to define the future of ecumenism and Orthodoxy at large. The dome of an Orthodox church in Romania, decorated with traditional icons. (RNS) — In January, at an ecumenical prayer service in […]

Religion
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Christian Astronaut to Pilot NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon Since 1972

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  A professing Christian will pilot NASA’s first crewed trip around the moon in over 50 years next November. NASA astronaut Victor Glover, a member of the Churches of Christ in the Houston area, will join fellow astronauts Christina Hammock […]

Religion
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‘Unique’ Christian wall paintings discovered in Sudan

BY  : Jennifer Lee  Christian Today Archaeologists have uncovered a series of “unique” Christian wall paintings at a dig in Sudan. The excavation explored a complex of small rooms at Old Dongola, the one-time capital of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria and situated in present-day […]

Religion
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Church: Israel limiting rights of ‘Holy Fire’ worshippers

BY  :  Laurie Kellman, Audrey Horowitz Religion News Service The chief superintendent of the Jerusalem District Police told reporters that the police’s top priority is safety on a day when Muslims, Christians and Jews are celebrating their own holidays in the square-kilometer (square-half mile) Old City. […]

Religion
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We know Americans have become less religious – surprising new data shows us where

BY  : Ryan Burge  Christian Today One of the most fascinating aspects of American religion is the peculiarity of its distribution across the United States. We know that large swaths of New England are dominated by mainline Protestants and white Catholics, while parts of South […]

Religion
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There’s a reason every hit worship song sounds the same

BY  : Bob Smietana   Religion News Service A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you. (RNS) — On Easter Sunday, the worship […]

Religion
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GPD Selects Bryant Canady as Major of Investigations Bureau

Goldsboro, N.C. — The Goldsboro Police Department has selected Bryant Canady as the new major of the Investigative Services Bureau. Canady will start his new position April 19, with a starting salary of $83,627.64. Canady has been with the Goldsboro Police Department for 20 years. He […]

Community
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An Easter special that breaks through the cancellation of Christianity in the public media

BY  :  Gavin Ashenden  Christian Today Some commentators have begun to notice that the media is more enchanted with Eid than it is with Easter. Humza Yousaf was able to hold a celebratory Islamic prayer meeting moments after he had been elected leader of the […]

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