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2 women killed, multiple injured at Ky. Baptist church after suspect shoots state trooper

BY   :    CP Staff   Two women were killed at a Baptist church in Lexington, Kentucky, when a suspect fled to the house of worship after shooting a state trooper on Sunday, authorities said. The shooting spree ended when the suspect was killed at […]

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Faith leaders urge Scottish Parliament not to legalise assisted suicide

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BY  :  Staff writer Christian Today Scottish faith leaders are today making a joint plea to MSPs to reject the legalisation of assisted suicide in Scotland. The Moderator of the Church of Scotland General Assembly, the Rt Rev Iain Greenshields, the Vice President of the Catholic […]

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For 25th year, State Department reports on threats, triumphs in religious freedom

BY : Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service The report, which assesses conditions in 199 countries, also looks at policies and laws, including those about blasphemy and apostasy, that ‘criminalize religious expression.’ A Ukrainian service member takes a photograph of a damaged church after shelling […]

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Christian Aid food warehouse struck by Russian missiles

BY :  Rebecca Marlow  Christian Today A Christian Aid food warehouse was one of the buildings hit when Russian missiles struck the hometown of Ukraine’s Eurovision entrant on Saturday. The warehouse contained food packages worth over £12,000 that were going to be distributed on Ukraine’s Mother’s […]

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Fewer evangelicals support public school childhood vaccine requirements, survey shows

BY  :  Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service   Significant majorities across religious groups say the benefits of childhood vaccines outweigh the risks from getting them. FILE – In this Jan. 29, 2015, file photo, pediatrician Charles Goodman vaccinates 1-year-old Cameron Fierro with the measles-mumps-rubella […]

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TX Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Chaplains to Work in Public Schools

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  The Texas legislature has passed a bill allowing schools to hire chaplains in addition to school counselors. Last week, the Texas House of Representatives passed an amended version of the bill after it was passed by the state […]

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‘There are many worlds in me’: Asian American Christians reject conformity

BY  :   Kathryn Post  Religion News Service Hosanna Wong, J.S. Park and Nikole Lim have forged expansive faiths that acknowledge the rich dimensions of their identities. Hosanna Wong, center, shares the gospel in Singapore . (RNS) — In her poem “I Have a New Name,” […]

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Most Americans Raised by Christian Moms Are Still Christians Today: Poll

BY  :   Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com  The large majority of children who grow up with a Christian mom remain Christian as adults, according to new research from the American Bible Society that also shows faith has more “staying” power among kids than atheism. The research, part […]

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Nearly 500,000 Members Left the SBC in 2022

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com A new report by Lifeway Research suggests that the Southern Baptist Convention lost nearly half a million members in 2022. The report, released on Tuesday, revealed that the SBC had 13.2 million members last year, a 457,371 drop from […]

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