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Poverty ‘deepening’ across the UK, Christian charity warns

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah Christian Post   “Deepening” poverty across the UK is making it more difficult for people to break free from debt, Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has warned. Its new report, Stronger together: 30 years of weaving hope back into lives, reveals the […]

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‘A shift in history’: Christians reflect at historic Rededicate 250 gathering

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter   WASHINGTON — Thousands gathered on the National Mall Sunday for a historic day of national prayer and worship ahead of the upcoming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, with attendees expressing hope for a spiritual renewal […]

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Without a culture shift, Christian street preachers will continue to be arrested

BY :  Julian Mann  Christian  Today   Dr Martin Davie’s article ‘Understanding the reasons for the conviction of Päivi Räsänen’ sheds invaluable light on why Christian street preachers will continue to be arrested in the UK. In his widely-read article on Christian Today, the Anglican theologian described […]

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Met commends officer who defended Christian street preacher’s free speech against Muslim criticism

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BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian   Today   One of the Met’s most senior officers has commended the calm actions of a police constable who was recently called to respond to complaints from Muslims about a Christian street preacher in London. Footage of the exchange between […]

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Baptist church, TPUSA back off plans to host ‘Make Heaven Crowded’ tour event

BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter   A scheduled Turning Point USA Faith (TPUSA) tour stop at a Baptist church in Florida featuring the widow of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk has apparently been canceled. The Make Heaven Crowded Tour, a nationwide Gospel-focused revival series […]

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Thousands of Christians return to churches in north-east Nigeria despite years of terror

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah   Christian Today   Catholic churches in north-east Nigeria are witnessing a surge in worshippers, with bishops reporting that the faithful are returning “in their thousands, not hundreds” despite more than a decade of brutal violence. Bishop Oliver Doeme and Bishop John Bakeni of […]

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Christians praise police officer for defending street preacher’s rights

BY  :  Christian Today   A female police officer who apparently defended the rights of a Christian street preacher against complaints from a crowd of Muslim men in London has been praised for her actions. A clip of the exchange in the predominantly Muslim area of Whitechapel, […]

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Iranian Christian who came to US as an adopted orphan fears deportation would be a death sentence

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   An Iranian-born Christian woman who entered the United States as a young child says deportation proceedings against her could amount to a death sentence if she is forced to return to Iran. The case involves a decades-old […]

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Ugandan convert to Christianity killed by father in suspected religious attack

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   A man in eastern Uganda has been killed after reportedly converting from Islam to Christianity, according to local sources. The incident took place on 28 January in Iganga District, along the Kaliro–Iganga road, about five kilometres from Iganga town. The […]

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Investigation launched into fire at west London church

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Investigators are working to uncover the cause of a huge fire that tore through a derelict Methodist church in west London on Sunday night. Around 70 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze at King’s Hall Methodist […]

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‘Attack on Christians’: Human rights group responds to Turkey’s defense of missionary expulsions

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Rights group ADF International has condemned Turkey’s rejection of a European Parliament resolution on the expulsion of foreign Christians, with critics calling the policy an “attack on Christians” and urging authorities to respect due process and religious […]

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Christians face ‘scapegoating,’ rising arrests in Iran amid political upheaval: ‘Horrifying’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    A joint annual report released this week highlighting rights violations in Iran warned that 254 Christians were arrested in the Muslim country last year because of their faith, and that Iranian Christians increasingly face “scapegoating” as they […]

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Thousands of Christians return to churches in north-east Nigeria despite years of terror

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   Catholic churches in north-east Nigeria are witnessing a surge in worshippers, with bishops reporting that the faithful are returning “in their thousands, not hundreds” despite more than a decade of brutal violence. Bishop Oliver Doeme and Bishop John […]

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