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Christians among main victims of Islamist violence in eastern DRC

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing escalating violence from an Islamic State-linked militant group accused of massacres, abductions and systematic terror attacks across villages and churches, according to a major new Amnesty International report. […]

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Christians petition for protection of pastors in Colombia following murders

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today A new campaign has been launched aimed at restoring special protection to religious leaders in Colombia, following a series of killings and kidnappings by armed groups. The campaign zeroes in on Decrees 1066 and the National Protection System (NPS). […]

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Can the Middle East learn how to respect religious freedom from Kurdistan?

BY  : Staff  Writer Christian Today   The European Parliament has heard how Kurdistan can act as a model of religious tolerance for the wider Middle East. Kurdistan is the region of the Middle East traditionally inhabited by the Kurdish people. It is not an […]

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Pope Leo calls for release of Christians kidnapped across Nigeria and Cameroon

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BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has issued an appeal for the liberation of students, clergy, and worshippers abducted in a series of violent attacks across Nigeria and Cameroon. Speaking to pilgrims gathered in St Peter’s Square after Sunday Mass, the […]

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Christian street preacher acquitted of ‘Islamophobia’ charge

BY  : Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   A Christian preacher in the United Kingdom, accused of making anti-Muslim remarks during a sermon in a town center, has been found not guilty. A jury at Swindon Crown Court in southwest England returned the verdict after […]

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Christian street preacher cleared in harassment case

BY  :   Staff  Writer Christian  Today   A Christian street preacher who was accused of making Islamophobic comments to a Muslim family has been cleared of harassment charges. The family accused Shaun O’Sullivan of saying “We love the Jews”, “Jew haters,” and “Palestine lovers” as […]

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India: Christian families denied right to bury deceased relatives

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Two Christian families in India’s Chhattisgarh state were denied the right to bury deceased relatives in their native villages. In both incidents, locals blocked access to burial plots and insisted on Hindu rites as a condition for […]

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Three attacks in three days against Christians in Nigeria

BY   :    Staff  Writer   Christian Today   Nigeria’s Christian community has suffered numerous outrages at the hands of Islamist militants this week, and the situation may well deteriorate further as Christmas approaches. Ranked 11th in the world on Open Doors’ anti-Christian persecution index, Nigeria […]

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Charter launched to protect street preachers from arrest

BY   :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A new ‘Street Preacher’s Charter’ has been launched in Parliament after a succession of fines and arrests involving pastors, some of which have led to hefty compensation payouts from police. The charter, drawn up by The Christian Institute, aims […]

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18 church leaders arrested in China as part of crackdown

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Leaders of a Chinese house church have been arrested for supposedly “illegally using information networks” in what may be part of a broader crackdown by the Chinese government on non-state sanctioned Christianity. This latest incident occurred at Zion […]

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Church historian highlights challenges and opportunities for evangelicalism in a changing world

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A leading church historian has warned that the public image of evangelicals is being distorted by US politics, even as the movement experiences rapid growth and renewed vitality across the Global South. In a wide-ranging conversation on the Evangelical […]

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Russian courts ban more Baptist churches in continued crackdown

BY  :  Anugrah  Kumar  Christian Today   Russian courts have banned three more Baptist churches affiliated with the Council of Churches Baptists in the southern region of Krasnodar amid an ongoing crackdown on unregistered congregations across the country. The churches in Timashyovsk, Armavir and Tuapse […]

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Calls for prayer as court hears sacked chaplain’s appeal

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Christians are being asked to pray as the Employment Appeal Tribunal hears the case of sacked chaplain Rev Dr Bernard Randall. Dr Randall lost his job at Trent College, Nottinghamshire – a school with a Church of England […]

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