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Iran intensifies crackdown on Christians with dozens arrested across the country

BY   :  Christian Today staff writer   Christians in Iran are facing a renewed wave of persecution, with at least 43 believers arrested in recent weeks across 21 cities. The arrests began shortly after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect on 25 June and […]

Religion
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Pastor wields sword on stage, reacts to Stephen Colbert cancellation: ‘God can do anything’

BY   :  CP Staff    A Tennessee pastor brandished a large sword during his Sunday sermon and suggested that the recent cancellation of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” was the result of divine intervention. In a message titled, “Urgent Word to the Church,” Pastor Kent Christmas […]

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Board of new ministry started by former RZIM exec defends him after report

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BY  :  Anugrah Kumar   Christian Today Abdu Murray speaks at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Nashville, Tennessee, in February 2020 . (CP) The board of a ministry co-founded by a former senior vice president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has defended its president […]

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Darrell Brooks Jr. to Serve Six Consecutive Life Sentences for Waukesha Christmas Parade Attack

BY  : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com Darrell Brooks Jr., the man responsible for killing six after driving his SUV into the Waukesha Christmas parade last year, has been sentenced to life in prison According to NBC News, Waukesha County Circuit Judge Jennifer Dorow sentenced Books […]

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How opposition to Prop 8 led Latter-day Saints to back Senate’s same-sex marriage bill

BY  :  Bob Smietana Religion News Service Same-sex marriage, long a divisive issue, could be the thing that brings Americans together, said Troy Williams, executive director of Equality Utah.  Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks with members of the press before voting on a bill that […]

Religion
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Persecution of Christians worldwide is getting worse, report warns

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today The funeral mass of seminarian Michael Nnadi, who was kidnapped and murdered in 2020, at Kaduna seminary Christians who live in parts of the world that enjoy peace and religious freedom must speak up for the suffering Church in […]

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Trump Says He’s Running in 2024: ‘Make America Great and Glorious Again’

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he is running for the 2024 Republican nomination, saying he believes the “world has not yet seen the true glory of what this nation can be.” Trump is the first GOP entrant into […]

US Politics
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Tennessee preacher and MAGA celebrity Greg Locke claims YouTube has banned him

BY  :  Bob Smietana  Religion News Service Locke, who rose from little-known Nashville preacher to Christian nationalist celebrity preacher on the strength of viral videos, has lost access to one of his biggest channels. Pastor Greg Locke, of Global Vision Bible Church in Tennessee, during […]

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Ukrainians are asking why God allowed the war, says Bible Society leader

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today The head of the Ukrainian Bible Society says that people in his country are searching for answers after months of devastating war with Russia. Oleksandr Babiychuk lives in the ravaged city of Kherson, a key port city that is […]

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3 Killed, 2 Wounded in University of Virginia Shooting

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com The University of Virginia (UVA) canceled classes on Monday after a student opened fire on campus Sunday night, killing three and wounding two. The suspect, identified as UVA student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., remained at large until early Monday […]

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Former Archbishop of Canterbury joins first climate repentance ceremony

BY  : Staff writer  Christian Today The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, was among religious leaders from around the world who took part in a climate repentance ceremony on Sunday. The multi-faith ceremony saw faith leaders seek forgiveness for climate sins, and […]

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