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13-year-old Christian girl fights in court to escape custody of Muslim abductor: ‘Serious injustice’

BY :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    A 13-year-old Pakistani Christian girl is fighting in court to reunite with her family after a judge returned her to the custody of the 30-year-old Muslim man who abducted her last year. Maria Shahbaz was kidnapped from […]

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Church must resist ‘us vs them’ politics, warns Bishop of Leicester

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   A session at the Church of England’s General Synod on Saturday heard concerns about divisions in society and the role the Church can play in reconciliation. Opening the discussions, the Bishop of Leicester, Martyn Snow, said the task […]

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New Iraq report urges stronger action to protect Christians and other religious minorities

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BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   A parliamentary report has called for renewed UK and Iraqi action to protect religious minorities in Iraq, warning that Christians, Yazidis and other vulnerable religious communities continue to face insecurity, displacement and economic pressure despite the territorial defeat […]

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Christians in Syria cautiously scale back Easter celebrations after violent attacks

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Syrian church leaders have announced that Easter celebrations this year will be confined to prayers inside churches after dozens of armed men stormed a predominantly Christian town in Hama province on the eve of Holy Week, firing […]

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Why a Christian book was sent to British parliamentarians this Easter

BY   :   Christian  Today   Dr Sharon James is social policy analyst for The Christian Institute and author of How Christianity Transformed the World, an engaging book about the positive impact of Christianity on society and the development of many of the institutions we take for […]

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King Charles attends Royal Maundy service in Wales

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Hundreds of people gathered at St Asaph Cathedral on Thursday for the annual Royal Maundy service, held in Wales for only the second time in the service’s 800-year history. King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended the ceremony, […]

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Nigerian court sides with UMC against Global Methodists in registration battle

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    A Nigerian court has sided with The United Methodist Church against Global Methodists in a legal battle over the registration and resources of the mainline denomination. High Court Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued an order earlier this week directing the […]

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Easter events cancelled in Syria after violence against Christians

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christians in Syria have been forced to cancel Easter events this year following an outbreak of sectarian violence over the weekend. The trouble began in the town of Suqaylabiyah, allegedly when two Muslim men from a nearby town began harassing […]

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James Talarico calls Jesus ‘barefoot rabbi,’ demands federal land leases for abortion in resurfaced video

BY   :    Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter    Texas state Rep. James Talarico, who recently won the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, once advocated for federal land leases to abortion providers and referred to Jesus as a “barefoot rabbi,” a phrase that appears […]

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Gunmen in Nigeria kill 28 people in predominantly Christian area

BY  :  Christian Daily International – Morning star News   Gunmen on Sunday reportedly killed 28 people in a densely populated, predominantly Christian area of Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria, sources said. Residents of the Angwan Rukuba area of Jos said the attack occurred at about […]

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