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Home News After repentance, Pastor Matthew Queen sentenced for lying to federal investigators

BY   :    Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter  Christian Post    Despite facing a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison for lying to federal investigators looking into a case of alleged sexual abuse, former pastor Matthew Queen received six months of house arrest […]

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Fears for Christians in Syria after massacre

BY   :  Robert  Parr   Christian Today   “Alawites to the grave and Christians to Beirut,” was a chant often heard in the early days of the rebellion against Bashar al-Assad, an Alawite, and his government. Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, such sentiments turned to bloodshed […]

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Syria update: Christians among over 1,000 massacred amid worst atrocities since Assad’s ousting

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Christians and other religious minorities in Syria are sounding the alarm as more than 1,000 people have been killed since last Thursday in what rights groups describe as some of the worst atrocities since the ouster of […]

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Only 7 Percent of Evangelicals Want Shorter Sermons, New Poll Shows

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Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor The conventional wisdom says churchgoers prefer shorter sermons, but new research suggests otherwise. The poll by Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts found that 85 percent of churchgoing evangelicals say their pastor’s sermon length is “fine as is,” 8 percent prefer a longer […]

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How the Capitol attacks helped spread Christian nationalism in the extreme right

This article is the fifth in a series on Christian nationalism supported by the Pulitzer Center. (RNS) — When supporters of former President Donald Trump rallied near the White House on Jan. 6 of last year, a boisterous pocket of young men waving “America First” flags […]

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Passing on the Faith: What a Parent Does Plays an Essential Role in Their Child’s Spiritual Health

By : John Stonestreet & Shane Morris | Breakpoint.org “Human beings look separate because you see them walking about separately,” wrote C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity. But, “if you could see humanity spread out in time, as God sees it, it would look like one single growing thing-rather […]

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Abortion Industry Is Guilty of Eugenics, Pence Says: ‘Margaret Sanger’s Legacy’ Continues

Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor On Saturday, former Vice President Mike Pence tied the abortion industry to the eugenics movement, asserting that Planned Parenthood “shamelessly builds” on the goals of founder Margaret Sanger by targeting minority communities. Abortion today, Pence said, is “being used as a tool […]

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At March for Life, a mix of triumph and apprehension

By : Jack Jenkins Organizers condemned the presence of people affiliated with America First, whose leader is widely decried as a white nationalist. Anti-abortion activists march to the U.S. Supreme Court during the annual March for Life in Washington, Friday, WASHINGTON (RNS) — Thousands of […]

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Religious Freedom Groups Urge Christians to Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics

BY : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  With the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics set to take place early next month, religious freedom advocacy organizations are urging Christians to boycott the event over China’s persecution of Christians and other religious minorities On Wednesday, the religious persecution watchdog group Open […]

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Online forum draws hundreds of faith leaders to counter religious opposition to abortion

By : Alejandra Molina ‘So many of the abortion restrictions we’re seeing come from a particular religious lens that doesn’t represent the majority of the country,’ said a Presbyterian pastor.Clergy members hold hands during the blessing of a Whole Woman’s Health clinic in Austin, Texas. […]

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Texas rabbi urges Americans to view each other in God’s image

By  : Yonat Shimron Rabbi Charlie Cytron-Walker, who survived a hostage-taking at his synagogue last Saturday, gave the closing remarks at an online White House briefing Friday, with an impassioned plea for civility. (RNS) — The Texas rabbi who survived a hostage-taking at his synagogue […]

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29 People, Including 11 Children, Killed in Stampede at a Church Event in Liberia

Kayla Koslosky | ChristianHeadlines.com  At least 29 people were killed, and several others were injured when an attempted robbery sparked a stampede at an all-night church event in Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, on Wednesday. Eleven of the victims killed were children.   “The doctors said 29 persons died, and […]

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Thousands Gather in D. C. for 49thAnnual March For Life

By  Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com On Friday, as pro-life advocates express optimism that the Supreme Court will soon overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands gathered in Washington D.C. for the 49th annual March of Life. Before the nation’s high court is Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, […]

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