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Pakistani Christian wins yearslong legal battle to reclaim his religious identity

BY  :  nugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Sufyan Masih, a 24-year-old Christian brick kiln worker in Pakistan, has won a legal battle to have his religious identity correctly recognized. His employer had fraudulently registered him as a Muslim on his National Identity Card a […]

Religion
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Retired scientist on trial for offering help in abortion clinic buffer zone

BY  :  Robert Parr  Christian Today   A retired medical scientist is standing trial this week for offering assistance to women within an abortion clinic buffer zone. Livia Tossici-Bolt, 63, was approached by local officials in Bournemouth as she held up a sign saying “Here […]

Religion
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Steve Riggle’s Grace Church pays $2 million to settle lawsuit for teen abused in sleep

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Months after agreeing to pay former member and intern Tyler Bates $2 million to settle a lawsuit in which he alleges he was sexually abused as a teenager by a staff member while he slept, Grace Church, one of […]

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‘We’re Heartbroken’: Florida Multi-Campus Church Ends Affiliation with Hillsong amid Scandals

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BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  The lead pastors of the multi-campus Grace City Church in Lakeland, Florida, have announced their disaffiliation with Hillsong Church following the resignation of Hillsong founder Brian Houston over alleged misconduct with women. Andrew Gard, who co-pastors Grace City Church with his […]

Religion
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How burying the dead keeps the living human

BY  : Dimitris Xygalatas Ukrainian families unable to bury loved ones underscore a deep human need. A man identified only as Viktor shows his neighbor’s grave in Bucha, Ukraine. It was too dangerous to go to the cemetery (The Conversation) — Olena Koval found out […]

Religion
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God is a mother, too, writes children’s book author Teresa Kim Pecinovsky

BY : Emily McFarlan Miller The author spoke to Religion News Service about why it’s important for people of all ages to see God as a mother and how the story of Hagar and Ishmael resonates for her. “Mother God” and author Teresa Kim Pecinovsky […]

Religion
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Senate Dems to Vote on ‘Radical’ Bill that Would Keep Abortion Legal Even if Roe Is Overturned

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate say the body will vote next week on a controversial bill that would guarantee abortion remains legal in the United States even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. Senate Majority Leader […]

US Politics
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Florida churches among first to begin exit from UMC to new, conservative denomination

BY   : Emily McFarlan Miller The departure of any church or clergy from the denomination is not instantaneous, but must first go through its annual conferences.Florida UMC Foundation in Lakeland, Florida. Screenshot from Google Maps  A statement posted on Facebook Tuesday (May 3) by the Wesleyan […]

Religion
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Christian Authors Jen Hatmaker and Mary Katherine Backstrom Say They Back Roe v. Wade

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Two prominent female authors of Christian books have voiced their support for Roe v. Wade in light of the leaked Supreme Court opinion that suggests a majority of justices are in favor of overturning the landmark decision. Jen Hatmaker and […]

Religion
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National Day of Prayer observances to feature in-person worship, online petitions

BY :   Adelle M. Banks Proclaimed by Congress in 1952, the prayer day has been observed since 1988 on the first Thursday in May, with a more diverse array of participants in recent years National Day of Prayer observances, which shifted in size and […]

Religion
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Democrats Call for Expansion of The Supreme Court following Leaked Draft Opinion on Roe

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  Democratic lawmakers are renewing their call to expand the number of justices in the U.S. Supreme Court after a leaked majority draft opinion showed that Roe V Wade would be overturned. On Tuesday, the nation’s high court released a […]

Legal
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New Titans QB Malik Willis: ‘I’m Going to Spread the Glory of God’

BY  :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  A former Liberty University standout quarterback who is being called the future signal-caller for the Tennessee Titans says he wants to point people to God during his NFL career. Malik Willis, who led Liberty to two straight bowl wins before […]

Religion
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If Roe goes, Black church leaders expect renewed energy for elections

BY  :   Adelle M. Banks One leader is ‘expecting great mobilization of the African American community and in communities where people recognize the importance of giving a person a choice.’A crowd gathers outside the Supreme Court on May 2, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion […]

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