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Church warden murder conviction quashed as Court of Appeal orders retrial

BY  :   Duncan Williams Christian  Today   The Court of Appeal has overturned the murder conviction of Benjamin Field, the former church warden jailed in 2019 for the death of university lecturer Peter Farquhar, in a significant ruling that reopens one of the UK’s most […]

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Street preacher arrested in Watford

BY  :  Staff   Writer  Christian  Today   Footage has circulated online of a Christian pastor being arrested while street preaching at the weekend. The footage shows Steve Maile, the senior pastor of Oasis City Church in Watford, being arrested by three officers while preaching the […]

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IDF says ‘appropriate measures’ will be taken against soldier who desecrated Jesus statue

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said “appropriate measures” will be taken against any of its troops involved in the desecration of a statue of Jesus in southern Lebanon. An image posted online earlier this week showed an […]

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

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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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Wife of missing Malaysian pastor awarded millions by court over his enforced disappearance

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The Kuala Lumpur High Court has ordered the government to pay RM10,000 (around ÂŁ1830) per day to missing pastor Raymond Koh and his wife Susanna Liew, starting from 13 February 2017 – the day he disappeared – until […]

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Nigerian expert urges prayer for persecuted Christians amid ‘toxic cocktail’ of conflict

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   A Nigerian Christian woman who works for a U.S.-based Christian humanitarian nonprofit urged Americans to remember the plight of Christians in Nigeria, where tens of thousands have been slaughtered for their faith and millions displaced in the […]

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Women are ‘easy targets’ for persecution in Christian-minority countries

BY  :  Melissa Barnhart, Managing Editor    SEOUL, South Korea — Women and girls are easy targets for religious persecution, and their plight is often compounded when shunned by their own church communities after escaping their captors, say experts on gender-based persecution. The vulnerabilities faced […]

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Trump’s decision to add Nigeria to watchlist welcomed as anti-Christian killings continue

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   US President Donald Trump has said that he plans on redesignating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” due to its high levels of violence. Despite being around 50 per cent Christian, Nigeria is currently ranked by Open […]

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Christians in Myanmar face worsening persecution as churches destroyed and clergy targeted

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) has renewed its call for urgent international action as Myanmar’s military intensifies its campaign against Christian and other minor religious communities. CSW and the Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) Network report that since […]

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