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Christians in India to rally against Hindu violence and discrimination

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Christians in India are preparing for a day of protest against rising levels of persecution and violence. The National Christian Front (NCF), the All India Backward and Minority Communities Employees Federation (BAMCEF) and Bharat Mukti Morcha, have sent […]

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1,500 year old Christian monastery faces closure after Egyptian court ruling

BY   :   Robert Parr  Christian  Today   The oldest continuously functioning monastery in the world may be closed and turned into a museum, following an Egyptian court ruling. St Catherine’s monastery was built in the mid-sixth century and has a special connection to both the […]

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Streaming online has been a boon for churches, a godsend for isolated

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By  : Bob Smietana, Elizabeth E. Evans There’s been a lot of bad news about churches in recent years. Online church has been one bright spot. (RNS) — For a small church, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Downingtown, Pennsylvania, has a surprising reach. Most church […]

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Faith in the metaverse: A VR quest for community, fellowship

By : Luis Andres Henao Many Americans — some traditionally religious, some religiously unaffiliated — are increasingly communing spiritually through virtual reality, one of the many evolving spaces in the metaverse that have grown in popularity during the coronavirus pandemic. Pastor D.J. Soto, the lead […]

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‘To God Be the Glory,’ Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson Sends Bengals to Super Bowl

By : Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson on Sunday booted four field goals, set an NFL record, and – more significantly – catapulted the Bengals to their first Super Bowl since the 1988 season with another walk-off kick. McPherson also continued to represent his Christian […]

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Oregon Court Affirms Ruling against Christian Bakery That Rejected Lesbian Wedding Cake But Removes $135K Fine

Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com While an Oregon appeals court recently overturned a $135,000 fine for a Christian couple refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, a three-judge panel maintained that the couple violated state law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation. Aaron and […]

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Facing trial, Brian Houston steps aside as global senior pastor of Hillsong

By : Roxanne Stone Houston is charged with concealing alleged child abuse by his father. Senior Pastors Brian and Bobbie Houston in prayer at Hillsong Church. Photo courtesy Hillsong Church (RNS) — Brian Houston, co-founder of the Hillsong megachurch and media empire, announced  that he […]

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Catholic actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson to tell story of boxer turned priest

By   Claire Giangravé ‘The church has been through so much,’ Wahlberg told the Rev. Stuart Long’s former bishop. ‘I would like to do something beautiful for the church.’ “Father Stu” is an upcoming true-life drama starring Mark Wahlberg as the Rev. Stuart Long. VATICAN CITY […]

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Shane & Shane Releases New Album, Worship in the Word, for Families

By : Milton Quintanilla | Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com Worship duo Shane & Shane has a new album coming out as part of their latest effort to share the Good News with children and their families. In a recent interview with the Baptist Press, Shane Barnard and Shane […]

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

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 like […]

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

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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