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It’s time America held Azerbaijan accountable for its torture of Christians

BY  : David Curry, Op-ed contributor   A young man was recently beaten and thrown down a flight of steps for bringing his Bible to school. The story of Vusal, a Christian high school student in Azerbaijan, is a harrowing reminder of the dangers faced […]

Religion
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Egypt’s Christians face ‘constant pressure to hide their faith’

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   A lawyer for ADF International has told of her recent visit to Egypt where she learned more about the ongoing persecution of the largest Christian population in the Middle East. Egypt has a population of around 111 million […]

Religion
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American missionary pastor abducted at gunpoint during church meeting in South Africa

BY  :   Christian Post Staff,    An American church-planting missionary was abducted at gunpoint while leading a prayer meeting at his church in South Africa on Thursday, police say. Pastor Josh Sullivan was kidnapped from Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, near the coastal city of […]

Religion

Poll: White evangelical support for Israel higher than any other Christian group

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By:  Yonat Shimron The survey of 10,441 US adults found that two-thirds of Americans express at least a somewhat favorable view of the Israeli people. Americans under 30 are more supportive of Palestinians. A view of the Dome of the Rock and Jerusalem’s Old City, […]

Religion
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Christians asked to stand with persecuted believers this Sunday

BY:  Staff writer  Release International is asking UK Christians to set aside five minutes of their church service this Sunday to stand in solidarity with persecuted believers worldwide. All Out For God will see churches hold part of their services in the open-air as a […]

Religion
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When the Church Acts Like the World

BY:  John Stonestreet and Timothy D Padgett | BreakPoint, BreakPoint This past Sunday, a devastating report was released about America’s largest Protestant denomination. According to the Guidepost Solutions’ Report of the Independent Investigation on the Southern Baptist Convention, not only has sexual abuse been a scourge within the denomination, […]

Religion
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Uvalde school shooting: Faith leaders offer comfort, call for reform of gun laws

BY:  Religion News Service With the news of 19 children and two others killed in a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, religious leaders from across the spectrum express their sorrow, with many saying now is the time for a new approach to gun control. The […]

Religion
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Unless the Church of Scotland returns to the Gospel, it will die

BY  :  David Robertson   The Church of Scotland is struggling with a fall in membership and income. After a long and protracted process which began with the Scott Rennie case in 2009, the Church of Scotland approved the solemnisation of same-sex marriages in the Church by a […]

Religion
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19 Students, 2 Adults Killed in Deadliest School Shooting in 10 Years: ‘Turn This Pain into Action,’ Biden Says

BY   :  Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor An 18-year-old high school student wearing body armor entered a Texas elementary school Tuesday and shot and killed 19 students and two adults in a horrific tragedy that is now the deadliest school shooting since the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre […]

Education
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RZIM can be sued by donors over Ravi Zacharias’ sexual misconduct, judge rules

BY  :   Michael Gryboski  A federal judge will allow a class-action lawsuit against Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to proceed, a case based on allegations that the apologetics organization used donated funds to pay off victims of the late Ravi Zacharias. Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr. […]

Religion
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Southern Baptist leaders mistreated abuse survivors for decades, report says

BY   :  Bob Smietana A blockbuster report found that SBC lawyers worked for years to protect the institution and demonized abuse survivors and accused a prominent pastor of abusing a colleague’s wife. The headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, is seen on […]

Religion
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New Spanish Roman Catholic Bible Changes ‘Fishers of Men’ to ‘Fishers of Persons’

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com The publishing house Desclée de Brouwer recently announced that it is replacing the phrase “fishers of men” with “fishers of persons ” in a new Spanish version of the Roman Catholic Bible, The Jerusalem Bible. The phrase “fishers of […]

Religion
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Church of Scotland votes in favour of allowing ministers to perform same-sex weddings

BY   :  Staff writer  The Church of Scotland General Assembly has approved legislation that will allow ministers to conduct gay weddings in their churches for the first time. Section 2 of The Recognition of Marriage Services Act (Act I 1977) currently states, “Marriage in the […]

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