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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 […]

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Irish church leaders denounce ‘epidemic’ of violence against women

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Church leaders in Ireland have expressed their “sympathy and prayerful support” to the families of women who have been killed in “an epidemic of violence against women sweeping across Ireland”. Representatives of the Catholic Church, Anglicanism, the Methodist […]

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Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen appeals to European Court of Human Rights after guilty verdict over Bible pamphlet

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen announced Thursday that she is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) after the Supreme Court of Finland found her guilty of hate speech in March for a 22-year-old pamphlet condemning […]

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Treasures of Christianity from the African continent

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BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Africans have had a profound impact on the story of Christianity. Long before the Gospel reached Europe, it had already taken hold in North Africa — shaping the theology, practice, and moral foundation of the global Church. Indeed, […]

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Church’s mission unchanged, says bishop as Isle of Man moves to end voting rights

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   The Isle of Man has come a step closer to removing the voting rights of the local bishop after a vote on a constitutional bill in the Tynwald. The Constitution Bill would allow the Bishop of Sodor and […]

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Pakistani Christian woman released on bail after more than a year in blasphemy case

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   A Pakistani Christian woman has been granted bail after spending over a year in prison on false blasphemy charges, her lawyer confirmed. Lahore High Court Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural ordered the release of 29-year-old Stella Khawar on 6 […]

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

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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