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Turkey taken to task over Christians banned from the country

BY  :   Staff  Writer   Christian Today   Turkish actions barring foreign Christians from the country are being considered by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). Since 2020, over 200 foreign Christian workers have been expelled from the country, in total impacting around 350 people. […]

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Bangladeshi Christians ‘living in fear’ as election looms

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Christians in Bangladesh have said that they are “living in fear” due to a rise in Islamist violence and the potential imposition of Sharia law across the country. The situation for Christians has deteriorated since the deposition of […]

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St William shrine fragments return to York Minster after 500 years underground

BY  : Obianuju Mbah Christian Today   Fragments of a long-lost medieval shrine honouring St William of York have returned to York Minster for the first time in nearly 500 years, marking a major moment in the cathedral’s history and a highlight of its programme […]

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Why don’t American Christians care about the ethnic cleansing of an ancient Christian homeland?

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BY  :  Samuel Smith, Deputy Managing Editor    As a veteran international religious freedom advocate who is no stranger to the halls of Capitol Hill, Chelsea Sobolik says she didn’t know as much as she thinks she should have about Armenia’s historic Christian roots before […]

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Political turmoil in Bangladesh spells trouble for Christians

BY   :   Staff Writer Christian Today   The removal of Sheikh Hasina as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister a year ago has unleashed a wave of anti-Christian violence in the country, and strengthened the hand of those who wish to turn the country into an Islamic state, […]

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Nigeria: High court strikes down sham kidnapping conviction of Christian man who helped persecuted converts

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A Nigerian high court has overturned the conviction of a Christian man who was sentenced to prison after assisting two women converts to Christianity escape threats of violence. The ruling followed an appeal that challenged a rushed […]

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Christian Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, to stand down

BY   :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Christian MSP and Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Kate Forbes, has announced that she will not be seeking re-election next year. Forbes said that she did not want to “miss any more of the precious early years of […]

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Islamic extremists killed over 22K in Africa over the past year, study finds

BY  :  Christian Daily International   Militant Islamist groups have expanded their presence in Africa and more than doubled fatalities linked to violent activities in specific regions on the continent, according to a study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS). In the year ending June […]

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India: state government revokes Scheduled Caste certificates for converts to Christianity

BY   :  Obianuju Mbah   Christian Today   A controversy has erupted in the India state of Maharashtra following Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ announcement that individuals who convert to Christianity will no longer be eligible for Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates. This measure is also extended to […]

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Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts takes legal action

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   A Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts that were described as ‘Islamophobic’ has launched legal action. In one of the posts, made privately to his Facebook friends, Simon Pearson, 56, defended police actions in a violent incident at […]

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Assam protests expose wider campaign to strip Christian tribals of ST status

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian Today   Tribal student organisations across Assam staged fierce protests on July 30 against Kaziranga MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa following his controversial statement that Adivasis who follow Christianity are not eligible for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in the state. The All Adivasi […]

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Nightrobe-wearing bishop apologizes for ordering 360 people out of ‘his house’ interrupting ‘Dancing Queen’ sing song

BY   :    Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A church concert in the United Kingdom came to an abrupt halt when a barefoot bishop in a blue dressing gown took the microphone and ordered 360 attendees to leave, calling the choir’s singing a “terrible […]

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