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Labour council withdraws injunction seeking to ban Christian street preachers

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A Labour-run council in the United Kingdom has withdrawn its attempt to impose an injunction banning Christian street preachers in two Hampshire towns. Rushmoor Borough Council reversed its legal action after sustained opposition from local faith leaders […]

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China clamps down on foreign missionaries

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   In a move drawing concern from religious freedom advocates worldwide, China has enacted new regulations further limiting religious expression, particularly barring foreign Christian missionaries from participating in Christian activities like preaching and training. It also recently appointed two new […]

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Frank Damazio, author, former megachurch pastor, dies at 75

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Mannahouse Church, formerly City Bible Church in Portland, Oregon, has announced the death of its former longtime pastor and author, Frank Damazio. He was 75. “With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of our beloved former pastor, […]

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‘Revisions’ to be made to Lambeth Call on Human Dignity

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BY   : Staff writer  Christian Today Changes are being made to a draft ‘Call’ at the Lambeth Conference that seeks to reaffirm a traditional interpretation of marriage and sexuality. The announcement came from conference organisers after a backlash from liberal Anglicans. Over 650 bishops from […]

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Paul Raushenbush: ‘Christian nationalism is a threat to the American way of life’

BY  :  Yonat Shimron   Religion News Service The new leader of the Interfaith Alliance wants to fight for an America that is welcoming and inclusive of all faiths and no faith. (RNS) — The Interfaith Alliance is one of a constellation of nonprofit organizations on the political […]

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Franklin Graham Requests Prayer for Biden’s Recovery ‘The Bible Instructs Us’ to Pray for Leaders

BY :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging Christians to pray for the healing of President Biden in light of his diagnosis with Covid-19, saying the Bible instructs believers to pray for their leaders. The White House announced Thursday that Biden had tested positive […]

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Over 3,000 respond to the Gospel at Festival Manchester

BY  :  Staff writer    Christian Today Tens of thousands of people attended Festival Manchester last weekend, the biggest Christian mission in the North West in a generation, with organisers reporting that 3,472 responded to the Gospel. The three-day event in the city’s Wythenshawe Park was […]

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Doxxing on campus: How BDS tensions at Harvard became personal

BY   :  Haley Barker  Religion News Service Doxxing — the practice of revealing personal information online to promote harassment — has become an increasingly common tactic on college campuses, setting off debates about free speech. The Harvard College Palestine Solidarity Committee’s Apartheid Wall art installation […]

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South African Satanist Movement Co-Founder Resigns following Encounter with the Love of Christ

BY :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com The co-founder of a Satanist movement in South Africa has severed ties with the group after experiencing the unconditional love of Jesus Christ. Riaan Swiegelaar, who served as reverend at the South African Satanic Church (SASC), stepped down from […]

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Creflo Dollar renounces past teaching on tithing

BY :  Leonardo Blair  Christian Today (CP) Challenging popular Evangelical belief, controversial televangelist Creflo Dollar, one of America’s most flamboyant proponents of the prosperity gospel, has renounced tithing and all his previous teachings on the subject as “not correct.” He also urged his followers to […]

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Inflation boosts demand at food banks as pandemic anti-hunger measures fall away

BY   :  Haley Barker, Riley Farrell, Marika Proctor   Religion News Service While President Biden recently signed the Keep Kids Fed Act, extending free meal programs for schoolchildren, many stopgaps funded during the pandemic have ended or are only available in some states.  A Utah Food Bank volunteer, […]

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‘In God We Trust!’: Mr. T Calls for Prayers for Unity in America

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com As America celebrated its 246th birthday on Monday, legendary actor and former professional wrestler Mr. T issued a heartfelt message on social media calling for prayer for unity across the nation. According to CBN News, Mr. T, whose real […]

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Incoming WCC head Jerry Pillay: ‘Our task is to proclaim God’s name’

BY   :    Jack Jenkins Religion News Service The Rev. Jerry Pillay told Religion News Service that controversy after his election to lead the World Council of Churches was ‘expected.’ The Rev. Jerry Pillay, the incoming general secretary of the World Council of Churches, on June […]

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