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Parliamentary group raises concern about forced marriage of Christian girl in Pakistan

BY  :   Staff  Writer   Christian  Today   A British parliamentary group has said it is gravely concerned about the case of a Christian girl, Maria Shahbaz, who was allegedly abducted and forced into marriage in Pakistan. The marriage was deemed lawful by Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional […]

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New Iraq report urges stronger action to protect Christians and other religious minorities

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah Christian  Today   A parliamentary report has called for renewed UK and Iraqi action to protect religious minorities in Iraq, warning that Christians, Yazidis and other vulnerable religious communities continue to face insecurity, displacement and economic pressure despite the territorial defeat […]

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Christians to launch new declaration calling on leaders to respect freedom of conscience

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BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Christians from different denominations and traditions will make a united stand for the faith in London on Saturday. The cornerstone of the event will be the signing of the 2025 Westminster Declaration, a document calling on leaders in […]

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Brooklyn Tabernacle Pastor Jim Cymbala rebukes Christians celebrating Charlie Kirk’s assassination

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Jim Cymbala, the senior pastor of the multi-racial Brooklyn Tabernacle, condemned the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk as an act of hate on Sunday and rebuked Christians who have been celebrating his death as anti-Christian. […]

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Russian court imprisons pastor for statement on Ukraine war

BY   :  Jack Bethel  Christian Today   A Russian court has jailed a church pastor for four years after he spoke out against the invasion of Ukraine in a sermon. Judge Yevgeny Parshin at Balashikha City Court on 3 September sentenced the Rev. Nikolay Romanyuk, […]

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Charlie Kirk’s widow pays tribute to ‘martyr’ husband

BY  :  Staff. Writer  Christian Today   Charlie Kirk’s heartbroken widow, Erika Kirk, said on Friday that she wanted her husband to be remembered as a “martyr” and a man of faith. Mrs Kirk made the remarks in her first public statement since her husband, […]

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Over 100 Christians massacred by Islamist rebels in eastern Congo

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   In a devastating turn of events, over 100 Christians have been brutally murdered in coordinated attacks by Islamist militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Most of the victims were attending a wake when the attacks […]

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PCA leader resigns after blessing pastor who became Catholic: ‘Wholly inappropriate’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    The leader of the North American missions arm of the second-largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States resigned this week after stoking backlash for publicly blessing a pastor who joined the Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. Irwyn […]

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Iraqi Christians celebrate unity and survival after years of trial

BY  :   Staff Writer   Christian Today   Christianity in Iraq went through one of its most difficult periods after the US invasion toppled Saddam Hussein’s government. Decades of sectarian conflict and instability, and the rise of ISIS and other militants led to a mass exodus. […]

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‘Deliberate campaign of terror’: Syrian Christians facing ‘accelerated cultural erasure,’ advocate warns

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   WASHINGTON — Radical jihadis and other extremist groups have carried out brutal mass killings and other human rights violations against Syria’s religious minorities, prompting calls from religious freedom advocates for the United States to take action. Dr. […]

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European Court rejects religious freedom case over Covid worship bans

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   The European Court of Human Rights has dismissed a complaint brought by former EU special envoy Jan Figel challenging Slovakia’s bans on communal worship during the pandemic. The Strasbourg-based court ruled the case inadmissible, saying it was not […]

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Pastors, Evangelical leaders react to the killing of Charlie Kirk: ‘A Christian martyr’

BY  :  CP Staff   Christian pastors and Evangelical leaders are joining the chorus of Americans nationwide who are mourning the loss of Christian social activist Charlie Kirk. While expressing shared grief over the significant loss for his millions of followers, and, more importantly, his […]

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