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Northern Ireland’s proposed conversion therapy ban likely to target ordinary parents and Christians

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Freedom of Information requests by The Christian Institute (CI) have revealed that complaints against medical practitioners or organisations for practising so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in Northern Ireland are so rare that the real impact of a proposed ban would […]

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Over a dozen Christian leaders urge Trump to protect Afghan Christians from deportation

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter   More than a dozen Christian leaders have written a letter to President Donald Trump and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem calling for protections for Afghan Christian refugees amid concerns about their deportation. The letter, published Friday, […]

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Justin Welby reveals Pope Francis called him after resignation

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   Former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has in a moving tribute to Pope Francis revealed that the late pope called him after his resignation last November. While not disclosing the details of the call, Welby noted that it […]

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Jordan Feliz Reveals That C.S. Lewis Inspired Contemplative Song ‘Another World’

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BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  Jordan Feliz says the most influential Christian theologian of the 20th century inspired Another World, a reflective song on his latest album that discusses the desire for eternity. “It stems from a quote from a guy named C.S. Lewis,” Feliz said Saturday during […]

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Evangelicals issue call to pray for end to war in Ukraine

BY  : Mark King Christian Today The World Evangelical Alliance and European Evangelical Alliance have issued a joint call for prayer to see an end to the war in Ukraine. Evangelicals are being asked to set aside 24 August – Independence Day in Ukraine – […]

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‘God is life,’ Rabbi Yonatan Neril on ecological conversion and the war in Ukraine

BY  : Marika Proctor Religion News Service Rabbi Yonatan Neril is the founder and executive director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development — a Jerusalem-based nonprofit engaged in revealing the connection between religion and ecology worldwide. (RNS) — Not long after Russia’s invasion of […]

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Court: California Church Does Not Have to Pay over $200,000 in Fines for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com On Monday, a California appeals court ruled that a San Jose church does not have to pay the more than $200,000 in fines it accrued for violating COVID-19 restriction. The ruling, which was issued by a three-judge panel in […]

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Afghan Christians struggle to access humanitarian aid

BY   :  Mark King  Christian Today Afghan Christians are facing barriers to humanitarian assistance because of persecution under the Taliban and in neighbouring countries where they have fled, a Christian charity has warned. International Christian Concern (ICC), which monitors persecution hotspots, is calling on the international […]

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31 UMC churches in NC demand immediate exit from denomination, threaten lawsuit

BY :  Yonat Shimron, Emily McFarlan Miller  Religion News Service Legal action or the threat of legal action represents a new strategy on behalf of churches wanting an immediate exit from the United Methodist Church. Districts of the Western North Carolina Annual Conference of the United […]

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Lila Rose Slams TikTok for Banning Pro-Life Ads While Allowing Planned Parenthood Ads

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Pro-life leader Lila Rose is slamming TikTok for banning advertisements from her pro-life organization Live Action while continuing to permit ads from groups that support legalized abortion, including Planned Parenthood. Additionally, Rose’s personal TikTok account – which she uses to […]

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Archbishop voices ‘great sadness’ after dozens die in Egypt church fire

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today The Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London has spoken of his “great sadness” after a fire in a church in Egypt left dozens dead, including many children. At least 41 people were killed in the fire that swept through the […]

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Pastor John Gray Returns to the Pulpit following Hospitalization

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com After suffering from a life-threatening pulmonary embolism last month, megachurch Pastor John Gray returned to the pulpit at Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, on Sunday. “It’s been close to two months since I’ve stood here. … And I’m […]

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Frederick Buechner, popular Christian ‘writer’s writer’ and ‘minister’s minister,’ dies at 96

BY  : Emily McFarlan Miller  Religion News Service Buechner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (Aug. 15) at age 96, according to his family. (RNS) — Frederick Buechner was asked on numerous occasions how he would sum up everything he had preached and written […]

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