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‘I’d kiss His feet’: Shia LaBeouf ponders meeting Jesus after arrest in New Orleans

BY  :  Samantha Kamman, Christian Post Reporter   Actor Shia LaBeouf appeared to become emotional when discussing what he would say if he ever met Jesus during an interview that also touched on his recent arrest for allegedly assaulting several people in New Orleans amid […]

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Christians praying for Iran after death of Supreme Leader Khamenei

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   Christians are praying for a new and better future for Iran, one that includes the protection of religious freedom, following the death of the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Open Doors said it was praying for an […]

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Justice is ‘being delivered’, say Iranian Christians

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian  Today   A global network of Iranian Christians has welcomed targeted strikes against Iran’s leadership by the US and Israel. The group said that they “rejoice” in the news that Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, died in Saturday’s strikes, saying that […]

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10 girls, 1 counselor remain missing at Texas Christian summer camp as rescuers search through debris

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BY   :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor     The death toll rose Sunday afternoon to 81 people in six counties across the Hill Country after torrential rains caused flooding that began in the early hours of Friday morning.  As search and rescue efforts continue, 10 […]

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Christians join Jewish, Hindu plaintiffs in Texas lawsuit against Ten Commandments in schools

BY  :   Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter    A newly-passed Texas law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms is facing a second interfaith legal challenge. A lawsuit filed by a coalition of 16 families spanning Jewish, Christian, Unitarian Universalist, Hindu […]

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Christian girl kidnapped at gunpoint from her home, held captive for 2 years escapes

BY  :  Christian Daily International/Morning Star News   LAHORE, Pakistan — A Christian girl who managed to escape the home of a Muslim man who kidnapped her said he forcibly converted her to Islam and repeatedly sexually assaulted her as his “wife.” Muskan Liaqat was 14 […]

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Christians in Africa face worsening violence, report finds

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A new report from International Christian Concern (ICC) has revealed a disturbing rise in violence against Christians across parts of Africa, with Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and Kenya experiencing a surge in attacks, abductions, […]

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China sentences Linfen Covenant Home Church leaders, members to prison

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor   Three leaders of the Linfen Covenant Home Church in China’s Shanxi Province have been sentenced to prison on fraud charges in a closed-door proceeding.Pastor Li Jie and Elder Han Xiaodong received three years and eight months each, […]

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Churches should open in summer to prevent knife crime

BY   :    Staff Writer  Christian Today   A coalition of churches and Christian groups have banded together in an effort to protect young people from violence, in particular knife crime, during the summer months. The Synergy Network has called upon churches all over Britain […]

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Bodies of 8 Evangelical Christian leaders found in mass grave

BY  :  Christian Daily International   In an event that has shaken the country, Colombian authorities located on Tuesday a mass grave in a rural area of the municipality ofCalamar, department of Guaviare, which contained the bodies of eight Christian religious leaders. The victims, natives […]

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Jimmy Swaggart, famed televangelist brought down by scandal, dies at 90

BY   :    Michael  Gryboski  Christian Today   Jimmy Swaggart, the popular Pentecostal preacher and televangelist who garnered national headlines for his extramarital affairs, has died at the age of 90 following a cardiac arrest. Swaggart’s official Facebook page announced Tuesday morning that “Brother Swaggart has finished […]

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Faith leaders say taxing rich will bring down energy bills, help environment

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   More than 20 faith leaders have written an open letter to the government, urging an increase in taxation for the wealthy in order to deal with climate change. The letter calls for a direct tax on assets over […]

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