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Christians among main victims of Islamist violence in eastern DRC

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   Christians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are facing escalating violence from an Islamic State-linked militant group accused of massacres, abductions and systematic terror attacks across villages and churches, according to a major new Amnesty International report. […]

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Christians petition for protection of pastors in Colombia following murders

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today A new campaign has been launched aimed at restoring special protection to religious leaders in Colombia, following a series of killings and kidnappings by armed groups. The campaign zeroes in on Decrees 1066 and the National Protection System (NPS). […]

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Eritrean Embassy rejects petition calling for release of imprisoned Christian leaders

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BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    WASHINGTON — The Embassy of the State of Eritrea refused to accept a letter advocating for the release of Christian leaders imprisoned in what is often called “the North Korea of Africa” for more than 20 years […]

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James Dobson, conservative Christian activist and Focus on the Family founder, dies at 89

BY  :   Michael Gryboski  Christian Today   James Dobson, the influential conservative Christian therapist, author and radio personality who founded Focus on the Family, has died at the age of 89. The Dr James Dobson Family Institute announced Thursday morning that Dobson had passed away following a […]

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Pakistani school textbooks incite hatred against Israel and Jews: report

BY  :  All Israel News   Textbooks in Pakistani schools promote antisemitism and demonization of Israel, according to a new report published by the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School Education (IMPACT-se). IMPACT-se is a British and Israeli-based NGO focused on monitoring […]

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Christian pastor beaten after communion service disrupted by extremists

BY  :  Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A Christian pastor in Maharashtra, India, was assaulted in early July after a mob of Hindu nationalist extremists stormed a church in Solapur, accusing him of “distributing blood” during a communion service. The incident, which took place on […]

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‘A war for Christianity’: Lutheran pastor resigns after planning to endorse AOC in sermon

BY   :  CP Staff   A liberal Lutheran pastor and activist in Wisconsin resigned after his bishop told him endorsing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., for president in a Sunday sermon would violate denominational guidelines. Former Pastor Jonathan Barker resigned from Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha […]

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Pakistani bishops express ‘deep concern and grief’ over appointment of lesbian Archbishop of Wales

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   The chorus of concern about the appointment of an openly homosexual Archbishop of Wales has continued to grow, with Anglican leaders in Pakistan penning an open letter to the Rt Rev Anthony Poggo, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion. The […]

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Churches are under attack: What is the Christian response?

BY  :  Virgil Walker, Op-ed contributor    The statistics are as sobering as they are predictable. According to Family Research Council, between 2018 and 2024, there have been 1,384 documented hostile acts against churches in America, including vandalism, arson, fire-bombings, bomb threats, and shootings. This represents an eight-fold increase […]

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Pastor at Doug Wilson’s church plant says married women give up their right to vote

BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter    An Idaho pastor linked to self-identified Christian nationalist Douglas Wilson has argued that women forfeit their right to vote when they get married. Pastor Toby Sumpter of King’s Cross Church in Moscow made the argument during […]

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Gateway Church officially turns page on Robert Morris with installation of Daniel Floyd

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, officially installed Daniel Floyd as its new senior pastor around three months after elders selected him to replace the church’s embattled founder, Robert Morris, who resigned last year after child sex abuse allegations emerged. “It’s […]

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Christian congregation in England’s film capital seeks new vicar

BY  :   Duncan Williams  Christian Today   Best known to millions as a fleeting extra in Britain’s film and TV history, All Saints Church in Borehamwood is searching for a new vicar to lead its resilient, creative congregation in one of the country’s most distinctive […]

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