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Political turmoil in Bangladesh spells trouble for Christians

BY   :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The removal of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister a year ago has unleashed a wave of anti-Christian violence in the country, and strengthened the hand of those who wish to turn the country into an Islamic state, […]

Religion
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Nigeria: High court strikes down sham kidnapping conviction of Christian man who helped persecuted converts

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A Nigerian high court has overturned the conviction of a Christian man who was sentenced to prison after assisting two women converts to Christianity escape threats of violence. The ruling followed an appeal that challenged a rushed […]

Religion
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Christian Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, to stand down

BY   :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Christian MSP and Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, has announced that she will not be seeking re-election next year. Forbes said that she did not want to “miss any more of the precious early years of […]

Religion

City of Goldsboro Spring Litter Cleanup

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Here’s how you can participate: ■ Get a team together. This is a great opportunity for your club, group or organization to get involved. ■ Decide on your cleanup location. Options include: Berkeley Boulevard, Ash Street, Oak Forest Road, Slocumb Street, and Royall Avenue ■ Complete the form […]

Community
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New study suggests thinking about God can make people more generous to outsiders

BY  : Bob Smietana Religion News Service The study was a collaboration among researchers looking into how religion affects human behavior. Some thought religion might make people generous to just those who share their faith. Others thought the generosity could extend to people from other […]

Religion
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British public don’t want a secular coronation, poll finds

BY  : Staff writer  Christian Today A new poll commissioned by Bible Society has found little appetite for a secular or multi-faith coronation among members of the British public. In the poll of 3,000 people across England and Wales, just 15% agreed that state royal […]

Religion
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Most adults in US, 16 other nations say belief in God, morality not always linked

BY : Adelle M. Banks  Religion News Service Pew Research Center released the findings — that also hold true among most of those affiliated with a religion — from its Global Attitudes Survey. RNS— Is a belief in God a prerequisite for being a moral […]

Religion
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That’s a Miracle’: Oklahoma Baptist University Ravaged by Tornado but Records No Injuries

BY   :   Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  A Christian university in Oklahoma sustained significant damage to its campus during a major tornado Wednesday, but escaped without any injuries or fatalities in what school officials are calling providential. Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee was one of the hardest-hit […]

Religion
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David Platt Discusses Racial Issues, Inspiration Behind His New Book

BY  :     Maina Mwaura   ChristianHeadlines.com  David Platt is not just a three-time New York Times Bestseller, he is also the former president of the International Mission Board, who currently pastors the influential McClain Bible Church outside of Washington DC. In Platt’s new book Don’t […]

SAVED News
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Archbishop of Canterbury receives specially commissioned Coronation Bible

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today The Archbishop of Canterbury has received a stunning special edition of the King James Bible to be used in the coronation of King Charles III next month. The Coronation Bible was specially commissioned by the Archbishop for the occasion […]

Religion
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‘Is this kosher?’ Jewish billboards in LA call for humane eating practices.

BY  : Alejandra Molina Religion News Service The billboards went up this week as part of a campaign launched by the Jewish Initiative for Animals against factory farming. One of the billboards in a campaign about kosher practices by the Jewish Initiative for Animals in […]

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Truth and lies in the age of AI

BY  : John Wyatt   Christian Today The tech world is abuzz with the extraordinary power of ‘generative AI’, mind-bogglingly complex algorithms that create original text, audio, images, and video, based on patterns learned from vast amounts of training data. We’re rapidly moving into a world […]

Technology
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Conservative Christians aren’t the only ones asking for accommodation in mailman case

BY  :  Yonat Shimron Religion News Service Religious minorities — Jews, Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Seventh-day Adventists — have filed briefs asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that gutted a civil rights statute’s protections for religious accommodation. Gerald Groff, a former postal worker whose case […]

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