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Faith leaders say taxing rich will bring down energy bills, help environment

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   More than 20 faith leaders have written an open letter to the government, urging an increase in taxation for the wealthy in order to deal with climate change. The letter calls for a direct tax on assets over […]

Religion
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Most Americans support chaplains in schools, oppose school prayer: Poll

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A newly released report shows that the American public has mixed feelings about integrating religion into multiple aspects of life, with most Americans supporting chaplains in public schools while opposing teacher-led school prayer. The Associated Press released […]

Religion

Christianity’s values ‘are British values’, says Prime Minister

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BY  :  Staff writer   Christian Today Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has used his Easter message to praise Christianity and the “considerable contribution” of Christians to national life. Mr Sunak, Britain’s first Hindu prime minister, said that Christianity’s values of “tolerance, compassion and charity” were “embedded” […]

Religion
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Local Officials Seal Church Building Shut in Indonesia

BY  :   Morning Star News Indonesia Correspondent  Morning Star News  SURABAYA, Indonesia, Morning Star News  Local officials sealed shut a church building in West Java Province, Indonesia on Saturday (April 1), two weeks after Muslims intruded into a worship service and demanded its closure, church leaders […]

Religion
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What the Tennessee GOP did is legislative terrorism

BY  : Jemar TisbyReligion News Service Expelling two young Black men from the state House was intended to instill fear, but it backfired. Former Rep. Justin Pearson, D-Memphis, waves to his supporters in the gallery as he delivers his final remarks on the floor of […]

Religion
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Half online, half in person: The state of Black churches now and possibly on Easter

BY  :  Adelle M Banks  Christian Today As the leader of an umbrella group of Black denominations, the Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson sees the state of the Black church from a bird’s-eye view. And as the senior pastor of a predominantly Black church in Mount Vernon, […]

Religion
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Christian Composer: ‘Being Faithful to God’s Calling’ Will ‘Cost You’ in Hollywood

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A Christian composer who has written music for Adventures in Odyssey and Angel Studios has revealed that he lost out on mainstream jobs due to his biblical beliefs but noted that it was worth it to stay true to his […]

Religion
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Amid Israel protests, ‘Passover table is the new Thanksgiving table’

BY  :  Henrietta McFarlane, Laura Esposito Religion News Service As Israelis continue to protest in unprecedented numbers against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed overhaul of the judicial system, political tensions arise within Jewish families during Passover. Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to […]

Religion
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Worldwide Church called to stand with persecuted Nigerian Christians

BY   :  Anita Laryea  Christian Today Benjamin Kwashi, the Archbishop of Jos in northern Nigeria, has expressed a need for the church “everywhere” to “identify persecution” and “do what it can to help the persecuted”. “The secular world hates to picture the present suffering of Christians […]

Religion
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Judge Dismisses Abuse Lawsuit Against Former SBC Leader, Seminary

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  A federal judge in Texas dismissed a lawsuit involving a student who accused a former Southern Baptist Convention leader and an SBC-affiliated seminary of mishandling a case of sexual abuse. On March 25, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan […]

Legal
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This North Carolina church used to be multiracial. Then came Jan. 6.

BY  :  Yonat Shimron Religion News Service Chapel Hill Bible Church seemed perfectly positioned to attract a diverse membership. And for many years it did — boasting that 20% of people attending were nonwhite. Musicians perform during a Palm Sunday service at Chapel Hill Bible Church […]

Religion
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Milennials, Gen Z less likely to embrace religion, patriotism than older Americans: poll

BY :  Ryan Foley  Christian Today (CP) The share of Americans who see the value of patriotism and religious faith has declined sharply in the past four years as younger Americans detach themselves from traditional American values long honored by older generations, according to a […]

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