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Christians in Africa face worsening violence, report finds

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A new report from International Christian Concern (ICC) has revealed a disturbing rise in violence against Christians across parts of Africa, with Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Kenya experiencing a surge in attacks, abductions, […]

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China sentences Linfen Covenant Home Church leaders, members to prison

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Three leaders of the Linfen Covenant Home Church in China’s Shanxi Province have been sentenced to prison on fraud charges in a closed-door proceeding.Pastor Li Jie and Elder Han Xiaodong received three years and eight months each, […]

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Churches should open in summer to prevent knife crime

BY   :    Staff Writer  Christian Today   A coalition of churches and Christian groups have banded together in an effort to protect young people from violence, in particular knife crime, during the summer months. The Synergy Network has called upon churches all over Britain […]

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Kirk Cameron Heads to TN to Host Patriotic Story Hour at Public Library

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BY   :  Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Actor and producer Kirk Cameron is heading to a public library in Hendersonville, Tennessee, where he’ll read from his latest children’s book and talk about his love for the U.S. Thousands are expected to attend the event, which is part […]

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How big Christian nationalism has come courting in North Idaho

BY   : Jack Jenkins  Religion News Service ‘If we put God back in Idaho, then God will always protect Idaho‚ amen?’ A barn stands alone in the heart of the American Redoubt region near the Idaho-Washington border in early . COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (RNS) — […]

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Kate Forbes defends right to hold Christian views on marriage and sexuality

BY   :  Staff writer  Christian today Kate Forbes has been forced to defend her Christian views about homosexuality and same-sex marriage after launching her campaign to become next leader of the SNP. The Scottish Finance Secretary belongs to the Free Church of Scotland, known for […]

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Southern Baptists oust Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church for naming a female pastor

BY   : Adelle M. Banks Religion News Service Stacie Wood, wife of Andy Wood, who replaced Warren as lead pastor last summer, has the title of ‘teaching pastor.’ Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California.  Saddleback Church, the megachurch long led by Rick Warren, has been […]

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Court Denies Bail for Missionary Pilot, Volunteers Jailed in Mozambique

BY  : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com A court in Mozambique, Africa, has denied bail for a pilot for the U.S.-based ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) and two volunteers who were arrested over four months ago on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity. Ryan Koher, 31, and […]

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6 Egyptian Christians released by criminal gang after being kidnapped for ransom in Libya

BY : Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today (CP) Six Egyptian Christians kidnapped by a criminal gang in western Libya for ransom earlier this month have been released, Egypt’s foreign ministry said Friday. The men from Egypt’s southern city of Sohag had traveled to Tripoli for work […]

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Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell dies in shooting

BY   : Alejandra Molina Religion News service Bishop David O’Connell, 69, is known to have ministered to those affected by gang violence and poverty, and he was regarded as a “peacemaker,” between rival gangs. FILE – Bishop David O’Connell, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, […]

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

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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