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Pro-life activist jailed for praying silently outside Michigan abortion clinic appeals to Supreme Court

BY   :  CP Staff   A pro-life activist who has been convicted and sentenced to 90 days in jail for silently praying in a public area near a Michigan abortion facility is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his case. Matthew Connolly, […]

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Fears anti-Christian violence by extremist Israeli settlers will go unpunished

BY  :    Staff Writer Christian Today   Church leaders in the Holy Land have accused the authorities of distorting the truth and of failing to address human rights violations in their response to another attack believed to be by extremist Israeli settlers on Taybeh, […]

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‘Flashbacks to Tehran’: Iranian pastor urges Trump to protect persecuted Christians, not deport them

BY   :  CP Staff   Evangelical Pastor Ara Torosian knows what it’s like to become a “target” of Iran’s Islamist regime. Having been on house arrest for two years, Torosian, who now shepherds the Farsi-speaking congregation at Cornerstone Church in Los Angeles, California, fled his […]

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Holy Land leaders call for dialogue and peace amid tensions

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BY   :  Anthony Baxter   Christian Today Catholic leaders in the Holy Land have spoken of their concern about the “gradual deterioration of the general social and political situation” in the region. The Assembly of the Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land (ACOHL) hopes that the new […]

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The Church’s Newest Challenge Is Explaining Why Christianity Is ‘Good for Society,’ Justin Brierley Says

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor The host of the popular faith-based Unbelievable? podcast says today’s church must be able to explain why “Christianity is good” for society if the Christian faith is to flourish in the 21st century. Justin Brierley, the host of Unbelievable? and the theology and […]

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Religious liberty concerns raised as Texas governor seeks to investigate groups helping migrants

  BY : Alejandra Molina  Religion News Service ‘The reality is that the majority of the work that is done on the border, the humanitarian work, the reception of refugees and migrants, is done by faith-based organizations,’ said Dylan Corbett, executive director of Hope Border […]

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Biden Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill into Law, Christian Groups Say It Threatens Religious Liberty

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a bill into law that he says will ensure that same-sex marriage remains legal but that critics say goes much further than that by also threatening religious liberty. The bill, the Respect for Marriage […]

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Growth of religious ‘nones’ appears to be slowing: Gallup report

BY  :  Michael Gryboski  Christian Today (CP) Americans who identify as religious unaffiliated appear to be slowing in their population growth, according to a recent analysis from the prominent polling organization Gallup. Gallup Senior Scientist Frank Newport wrote an analysis published Friday that examined the much talked […]

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Jordan unveils $100 million master plan for the second millennium of Jesus’ baptism

BY  :   Daoud Kuttab Religion News Service ‘We decided on a biblical village theme that attempts to re-create a 2,000-year-old experience,’ said an official in charge of developing the site. An artistic rendering of the proposed Pilgrimage Village of the Baptism Development Zone of the “Bethany […]

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Candace Cameron Bure: ‘Prayer Has Transformed My Life … God Is with Me Every Second’

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Actress and filmmaker Candace Cameron Bure says in a new interview that prayer has “transformed” her life, making her more grateful and joyful each day. “Prayer is my immediate connection to God,” Bure told Billy Hallowell of CBN News and […]

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