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Supreme Court revives preacher’s free speech lawsuit against amphitheater restrictions

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled Friday that a Mississippi street preacher’s lawsuit challenging restrictions on speech near a city amphitheater can proceed, holding that prior convictions do not bar claims seeking only prospective relief. The high court released […]

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Bangladesh Christian leaders express cautious hope under new government

BY  :  Surinder  Kaur  Christian  Today   Bangladesh’s new government has prompted cautious optimism among Christian leaders, who say recent political changes offer a potential opening for greater religious freedom even as concerns remain over security, justice and political pressure. Following the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s […]

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Members praise God in tents after fire destroys historic black church in South Carolina

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BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    Despite a massive fire destroying their more than century-old church building on Saturday, members of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Darlington County, South Carolina, gathered for worship in tents at the site of their church to give […]

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Church successfully challenges London council’s street preaching ban

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian  Today   A Pentecostal church is celebrating a major win for Christian freedoms after a London council backed down over a street preaching ban. The Kingsborough Centre, based in Uxbridge, north-west London, successfully challenged Hillingdon Council’s controversial Public Spaces Protection […]

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Christianity faces being ‘wiped out,’ UK’s FoRB envoy warns amid intensifying persecution

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Christianity is at risk of being “wiped out” in parts of the world due to intensifying persecution, the United Kingdom’s special envoy for freedom of religion or belief, David Smith, has warned. The British government is now […]

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Nigeria still struggling to protect Christians from Fulani extremists

BY  :  Robert Parr  Christian. Today   Once again Nigerian authorities are being criticised for their failure to provide basic security for members of its Christian population. The latest of many militant outrages occurred on 10 July in a seminary when gunmen kidnapped three students […]

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Republican members of Congress condemn persecution of Christians in Muslim-majority nations

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced a joint resolution condemning the persecution of Christians in countries where Muslims form the majority. The resolution urges the U.S. government to make religious freedom a central focus […]

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Fresh attacks on Christians in Syria after deadly church bombing

BY  :  Robert Parr  Christian Today   Despite promises by the interim Syrian government to respect and protect minorities, sectarian violence has increased in recent days, with Christians and Druze particularly at risk. Local sources have told the Catholic charity, Aid to the Church in […]

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3 killed by strike at Gaza’s only Catholic church; Israel launches probe, expresses ‘deep sorrow’

BY   :    CP Staff   The Israeli military will investigate reports that a tank strike on the sole Catholic church in Gaza killed three people and injured several others amid the war with Hamas, vowing to publish the results of the probe amid criticism […]

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Pope calls for ceasefire after deadly attack on Catholic church in Gaza

BY  :  Staff Writer  Christian Today   Pope Leo XIV has renewed calls for a ceasefire in Gaza after the only Catholic parish in the territory fell victim to a deadly Israeli strike on Thursday morning. Three people are reported to have been killed and […]

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Wife of Canadian pastor jailed during COVID remembers MacArthur’s support: ‘Came to my aid’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter   The wife of the first pastor who was jailed in Canada for keeping his church open during the COVID-19 lockdowns wrote a statement honoring the legacy of the late John MacArthur and thanking him for supporting her […]

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Church of England’s parliament backs new law to support Armed Forces chaplains

BY  :  Susie Leafe  Christian Today   On Saturday, as many were watching the men’s doubles players battle it out on Centre Court at Wimbledon, the General Synod of the Church of England sat down to discuss a Measure (or law) to regularise the ministry […]

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