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Pastor charged after man dies during paddling pool baptism

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Cheryl Bartley, 48, the pastor of Life Changing Ministries has been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a man during a baptism. Robert Smith, 61, died in Birmingham during the baptism ceremony, which was taking […]

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Fulani terrorists kill 20 Christians in Nigeria’s Plateau State

BY  :   Christian Daily International –  Morning Star News   Gunmen described as “Fulani terrorists” raided a village in central Nigeria on Thursday night and killed at least 20 Christians, area residents said. The assailants attacked Mbwelle village, near Bokkos town in Plateau state at […]

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2,500-year-old mass grave sheds light on burial practices in Judah during Persian period

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   A team of Israeli and German archaeologists has found the skeletal remains of up to 89 individuals, most of them infants and young children, inside a repurposed ancient cistern at Tel Azekah, a site about 19 miles […]

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Christian missionary father and daughter killed in plane crash while delivering aid to Jamaica

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BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   A Christian missionary father and his daughter have died after their plane crashed shortly after take off in Florida on Monday. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena Wurm, 22, were taking humanitarian aid to hurricane-hit Jamaica when […]

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Top BBC journalist to speak at London church service

BY  :  Peter Crumpler  Christian Today   A leading BBC journalist will share insights gained while covering the war in Ukraine during a poignant remembrance service in London on the evening of 11 November. James Waterhouse, the BBC News Ukraine correspondent, will give the keynote […]

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Supreme Court rejects Kim Davis’ request to reconsider landmark gay marriage ruling

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a petition filed by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to reconsider the 2015 ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. In an orders list released Monday morning, the high court denied without comment a […]

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Anglicans meet in India to tackle modern slavery

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Anglicans met this week in the Diocese of Durgapur in north India for a conference aimed at tackling human trafficking and slavery. The conference was run by the diocese in conjunction with missionary organisation United Society Partners in […]

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Christian house church leaders arrested, detained by authorities on ‘fraud’ charges

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Three leaders of an unregistered Christian house church in Xi’an city in central China have been arrested by communist authorities and detained on fraud charges, reigniting concerns over religious freedom in China. Pastor Lian Xuliang, Pastor Lian […]

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Pastor says police officer warned him Bible verse could be seen as hate speech

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   A church leader was apparently warned by a police officer that a Bible verse displayed on the back of his campervan could be considered “hate speech” in certain contexts. Mick Fleming, 59, said he was approached by a […]

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Anti-Israel mob hit with FACE Act complaint after disrupting Christian, Jewish interfaith services

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    A mob disrupted a planned gathering with Jewish visitors at a pro-Israel church in California, shouting vulgarities at attendees through bullhorns and blocking their path as they attempted to leave, a new lawsuit claims. The Mission Church […]

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Evangelical leader challenges Tucker Carlson to debate on Zionism: ‘He must be held accountable’

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter    An Evangelical leader who says he devoted his life to protecting Jews after his father nearly strangled him to death for defending his Jewish mother is calling on media personality Tucker Carlson to debate him on the […]

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Pastor among 10 Christians killed by herdsmen in central Nigeria

BY  :  Christian Daily International Morning News   Fulani herdsmen on Monday killed at least 10 Christians, including a Pentecostal pastor, in Benue state, Nigeria, residents said. The Rev. Simon Nbach of Flaming Fire Ministry and the other Christians were massacred in the attack on […]

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