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Al Mohler, other Christians excoriate David French for pro-Talarico

BY   :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    New York Times columnist David French faced a torrent of Christian criticism for a Sunday op-ed praising Democratic Texas state Rep. James Talarico as “one of the few openly Christian politicians in the United States who acts like a […]

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‘Almost 400 million Christians worldwide face persecution or violence,’ Holy See warns

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   Christians remain the most persecuted religious group globally, the Holy See’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva has warned, urging governments to strengthen protections for freedom of religion. Speaking at an event titled “Standing with Persecuted Christians: Defending […]

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Two more Christians confirmed killed in Iran protests

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Two Christian converts have been confirmed dead as a result of Iran’s crackdown on anti-government protests earlier this year. Protests in Iran began in December with the Bazaris, shopkeepers who are generally loyal to the regime, essentially going […]

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Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts takes legal action

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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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Church of England Newspaper suspends print operations

BY: Robert Parr  Christian Today What might be the world’s oldest Christian newspaper is suspending its print operations indefinitely following the death of its owner and main financial supporter. The Church of England Newspaper, as it is straightforwardly named, began life in 1828 as The […]

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Pro-life activist jailed for praying silently outside Michigan abortion clinic appeals to Supreme Court

BY   :  CP Staff   A pro-life activist who has been convicted and sentenced to 90 days in jail for silently praying in a public area near a Michigan abortion facility is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his case. Matthew Connolly, […]

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Fears anti-Christian violence by extremist Israeli settlers will go unpunished

BY  :    Staff Writer Christian Today   Church leaders in the Holy Land have accused the authorities of distorting the truth and of failing to address human rights violations in their response to another attack believed to be by extremist Israeli settlers on Taybeh, […]

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‘Flashbacks to Tehran’: Iranian pastor urges Trump to protect persecuted Christians, not deport them

BY   :  CP Staff   Evangelical Pastor Ara Torosian knows what it’s like to become a “target” of Iran’s Islamist regime. Having been on house arrest for two years, Torosian, who now shepherds the Farsi-speaking congregation at Cornerstone Church in Los Angeles, California, fled his […]

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Children reported among 21 Christians killed in Congo church massacre

BY   :   Staff Writer Christian Today   At least 40 people, including Christians, have been killed in what Open Doors has described as a “killing spree” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of the victims, 21 were attending a prayer vigil in a Catholic church […]

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‘I will be with my Maker’: Pastors suffer life-threatening wounds in ambush attack by men wielding knives, axes

BY   :  Morning Star News   NEW DELHI — The father of one of 20 pastors ambushed in eastern India last month was soaked in blood from the attack when he told his son, “I don’t think I will make it. I just want you […]

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