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Joe Rogan opens up about going to Christian church: ‘It’s really nice’

BY  :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor    Podcaster Joe Rogan recently confirmed he’s been going to a “Christian church,” describing it as a “very nice” place where people are trying to become “better.” Rogan, who has been exploring Christianity in recent months, made the […]

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Jews for Jesus director sees hope in disruption caused by Israel-Iran war

BY   :    Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   In the last five days since the Israel-Iran conflict began, hurrying into bomb shelters and hearing the sounds of alarms and explosions has become a way of life for Eli Birnbaum in Tel Aviv, Israel. Birnbaum, born […]

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Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Luther Boelter is former pastor, Tim Walz appointee

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Vance Luther Boelter, the suspect in the weekend shooting of Democratic Minnesota lawmakers, is a former pastor and an appointee to the Governor’s Workforce Development Board. He was named to the board by both current Gov. Tim […]

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Hindus only: how religious nationalism has spread through India’s villages

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BY : Priyadarshini Sen  Christian Today A decade ago the residents of Kesalingayapalli, a village in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, succeeded in building a temple to the Hindu god Ram, modeling their home as a place “rooted in Indian culture and tradition.” […]

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Dem. Legislator Slammed for Labeling Traditional Marriage Beliefs ‘Dangerous’

BY : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A Democratic legislator sparked a major backlash this week when she labeled traditional beliefs about marriage “dangerous and un-American” and criticized the idea that children need a mother and father. State Rep. Erin Healy, a Democratic legislator in the South […]

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Appeal for release of Egyptian Christians abducted in Libya

BY. : Staff writer  Christian Today Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) is calling for the release of six Egyptian Christians abducted in Libya last week. All six of the men are from the village of Alharja South in Suhag, Egypt, and were in Libya to work. […]

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Southern Baptists passed abuse reforms last year. Now they have to make them stick.

BY : Bob Smietana Religion News service A volunteer task force charged with implementing SBC reforms to address abuse said recently that its work will likely require more time. Messengers vote at the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting in Anaheim, California. (RNS) — For decades, […]

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John Cooper Urges Christians: Don’t ‘Throw Water’ on God’s Work at Asbury

BY : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Skillet frontman John Cooper is encouraging the Christian community to pray for the Asbury University revival instead of criticizing it, saying that revival never looks “exactly like what we think it’s going to look like.” The revival on the Wilmore, […]

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Priest and pro-life volunteer cleared over silent prayers

BY : Staff writer  Christian Today A Catholic priest and pro-life volunteer have been cleared in court today after being charged by police for praying silently inside an abortion clinic buffer zone. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce and Fr Sean Gough were charged with “intimidating service-users” of the […]

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Why students at a Kentucky Christian school are praying and singing round the clock

BY :  Bob Smietana Religion News Service Students have packed the chapel and overflow spaces at Asbury University for nearly a week, holding round-the-clock prayer and worship. People attend a revival in Hughes Memorial Auditorium on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. RNS — […]

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Half of Churchgoers Say Their Church Needs to Be More Ethnically Diverse: Lifeway Poll

BY :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Half of Protestant churchgoers say their church needs to be more ethnically diverse, according to new Lifeway Research data that also shows pastors are investing more time on the issue than they were six years ago. The poll of 1,000 Protestant […]

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The challenge of being single in the Church

BY  : Christian Today  Christian Today speaks to Lauren Windle, author of Notes on Love, about the challenges of dating and singleness in the Church. CT: Your most recent book was called Notes on Love: Being Single and Dating in a Marriage Obsessed Church. What prompted you […]

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Docuseries on Black church highlights history, links to biblical orthodoxy

BY  :  Adelle M. Banks Christian Today ‘We wanted to show the substantive differences between the denominations but also show that the primary arguments were not about orthodoxy,’ said producer Justin Giboney. (RNS) — A new docuseries featuring Black clergy and scholars aims to explore […]

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