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Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robert Westman changed name to ‘Robin;’ killed 2 kids, wounded 17

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    Police sources have identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting at Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as 23-year-old “Robin” Westman, formerly known as Robert Westman before a legal name change in 2020. Officials told KARE […]

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Bishops show support for Palestinian Christian woman accused by Israel

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   A number of Anglican bishops have written a letter of support for Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian woman who was held in detention by Israel for eight months despite not being charged or convicted of any crime. Nasir, […]

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Children seized from Christian orphanage in 2019 released

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today   Eight of the 16 children taken from a Christian orphanage in Nigeria in 2019 were released this month after one of them suffered a mental breakdown. The others remain in government custody, with a court-mandated deadline for their […]

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The Rev. Amos Brown, vice chair of California’s reparations task force, calls for action

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BY  :  Adelle M. Banks   Religion News Service ‘We’ve got to act and stop just talking, not just saying we are sad,’ Brown said. The Rev. Amos C. Brown speaks at a reparations rally outside of City Hall in San Francisco, March 14, 2023. […]

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How the ‘Jesus Revolution’ impacted the UK – and me

BY  :  Peter Crumpler  Christian Today People applauded as the credits rolled at the end of the Jesus Revolution movie when it was shown at my local multiplex, north of London. It was then I realized that my Christian life – thousands of miles away here in the […]

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Judge awards Black church $1 million after BLM banner burned by Proud Boys during protest

BY  : Associated Press Religion News Service The extremist group and its leaders were also barred from coming near the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. FILE – Supporters of President Donald Trump wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, […]

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Southern Baptists lose another megachurch: Elevation Church quits the SBC

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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