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‘Deliberate campaign of terror’: Syrian Christians facing ‘accelerated cultural erasure,’ advocate warns

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   WASHINGTON — Radical jihadis and other extremist groups have carried out brutal mass killings and other human rights violations against Syria’s religious minorities, prompting calls from religious freedom advocates for the United States to take action. Dr. […]

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European Court rejects religious freedom case over Covid worship bans

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint brought by former EU special envoy Jan Figel challenging Slovakia’s bans on communal worship during the pandemic. The Strasbourg-based court ruled the case inadmissible, saying it was not […]

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Pastors, Evangelical leaders react to the killing of Charlie Kirk: ‘A Christian martyr’

BY  :  CP Staff   Christian pastors and Evangelical leaders are joining the chorus of Americans nationwide who are mourning the loss of Christian social activist Charlie Kirk. While expressing shared grief over the significant loss for his millions of followers, and, more importantly, his […]

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Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell dies in shooting

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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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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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