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Jerusalem bishop calls for ‘courageous’ leadership to bring peace

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, has told of the desperate situation facing Christians and Muslims in the West Bank as a result of the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighbours. Bishop Shomali is […]

Religion
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SC church gets historic marker for Civil War ministry among ex-slaves

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor   Christian Post   A historic South Carolina church that has existed since the Civil War was recently bestowed the honor of a historical marker recognizing its roots of ministering to freed slaves. First Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Bluffton, a […]

Religion
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‘Quiet revival’ in the UK as Gen Z goes to church

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Church attendance in Britain is rising thanks to Gen Z, new research commissioned by the Bible Society has suggested. The research, conducted by YouGov, found that last year around 12% of adults attended church at least once a […]

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Americans Back Israelis over Palestinians 2-to-1, but Democrats Are Divided: Gallup

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BY : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  Americans support the Israelis over the Palestinians by a 2-to-1 margin, although the gap has narrowed in recent years due, in part, to changing opinions among Democrats. That’s according to a new Gallup survey that shows 55 percent of Americans say […]

SAVED News US Politics
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Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Accused of Behaving Inappropriately Toward 2 Women

BY : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com A leaked letter issued to Hillsong members on Friday states that founder Brian Houston breached its code of conduct after two women alleged Houston of inappropriate behavior. The Hillsong Global Board sent the letter to Hillsong members following a […]

Religion
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Americans’ support for LGBTQ rights higher than ever, even as white evangelicals lag

By  : Emily McFarlan Miller While Republicans and white evangelical Protestants are among the least likely to support three key policies regarding LGBTQ rights, their support still has increased overall in the past seven years.Two females wear rainbow flags during the annual Pride parade in […]

Legal
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NBA Star Bismack Biyombo to Donate His Entire Salary This Year to Construct Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

BY : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com NBA star Bismack Biyombo of the Phoenix Suns recently announced that he is using his salary of $1.3 million this year to build a hospital in his native country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Biyombo, who is a […]

Sports
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Andy Stanley Scolds Ga. Legislators Who Stoke Division: ‘You Are Terrible Leaders’

BY : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor Georgia pastor Andy Stanley chastised state legislators and modern politics in general during a Tuesday speech to the House of Representatives in which he urged them to follow the example of Jesus and to stop stoking division. The speech is gaining nationwide […]

Religion
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Study: Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination differently

By : Alejandra Molina Rachel Schneider, one of the report’s authors, said workers often experienced religious discrimination in the form of microaggressions — such as stereotyping and other Christians, Jews and Muslims encounter workplace discrimination, but they experience it differently, according to a new report […]

Religion
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Thousands of churches close every year. What will happen to their buildings?

By : Bob Smietana As congregations shrink and close, church leaders must decide whether to give their buildings a second life. (RNS) — When he was named a district superintendent for the Church of the Nazarene, the Rev. Albert Hung found himself facing the same problem […]

Religion
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Colorado Passes Controversial Bill Declaring the Fetus ‘Does Not Have Independent’ Rights

BY : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A controversial Colorado bill that would legalize abortion for all nine months of pregnancy and that declares the fetus has no rights passed the state House of Representatives Tuesday. The bill, known by supporters as the Reproductive Health Quality Act […]

Legal
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Anglican Church of Canada leaders apologize to survivors, respond to ACCToo

By : Kathryn Post The statement followed ‘several hours’ of ‘intensive and extensive discussion’ about the survivor group’s open letter. (RNS) — Anglican Church of Canada leaders responded on Sunday (March 13) to an open letter issued by ACCToo, an advocacy group for victims of sexual abuse […]

Religion
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The Peril of Transactional Religion

BY : Jim Denison | Denison Forum on Truth and Culture If Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has a face, it is the wounded pregnant woman who was taken on a stretcher from a maternity hospital bombed by Russia last week. Now the Associated Press is reporting that the mother […]

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