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JD Vance says lack of Christian friendships drew him away from faith: ‘I kind of just lost it’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter     Vice President JD Vance said earlier this week that he wandered from the Christian faith of his youth in part because he lacked a strong network of Christian friends. Speaking during a Monday interview with Fox News host Jesse […]

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Rhema Bible Church fires Craig Hagin for conduct inconsistent with ministry leadership

BY :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Christian Post    Kenneth W. Hagin, the founding and current senior pastor of Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, has announced that his son, co-pastor Craig W. Hagin, was fired last Wednesday due to conduct inconsistent with ministry leadership. […]

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Willy Rice elected Southern Baptist Convention president on first ballot

BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor    Florida Pastor Willy Rice was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday, succeeding Pastor Clint Pressley as leader of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. Messengers to the SBC Annual Meeting elected Rice on the first ballot, giving […]

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Minneapolis Catholic school shooter Robert Westman changed name to ‘Robin;’ killed 2 kids, wounded 17

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BY  :  Michael Gryboski, Editor  Christian Post    Police sources have identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting at Annunciation Church and Catholic School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as 23-year-old “Robin” Westman, formerly known as Robert Westman before a legal name change in 2020. Officials told KARE […]

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Bishops show support for Palestinian Christian woman accused by Israel

BY  :  Staff  Writer Christian Today   A number of Anglican bishops have written a letter of support for Layan Nasir, a Palestinian Christian woman who was held in detention by Israel for eight months despite not being charged or convicted of any crime. Nasir, […]

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Children seized from Christian orphanage in 2019 released

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today   Eight of the 16 children taken from a Christian orphanage in Nigeria in 2019 were released this month after one of them suffered a mental breakdown. The others remain in government custody, with a court-mandated deadline for their […]

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1,500-year-old Christian cathedral, baptistery unearthed beneath market in France

BY   :  Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor    Archaeologists in southeastern France have uncovered the remains of an early Christian cathedral and a remarkably preserved baptistery dating back more than 1,500 years, which they are calling one of the most significant finds in decades. The […]

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‘This is not stealing’: Kentucky church defends members for not returning ‘sexually perverse books’ to library

BY  :  Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter   The leadership of a Baptist church in Kentucky says they support members of their congregation who choose to “not return” certain library books that contain LGBT-related themes, but denies the movement is a “church directive.” Reformation […]

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European church leaders call for a just peace in Ukraine

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   European churches are calling on political leaders to do everything in their power to bring an end to the war in Ukraine. The Conference of European Churches (CEC) said the country was facing a “critical moment” in the […]

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Street preacher accused of making offensive comments towards Jews is acquitted

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   A 75-year-old Christian street preacher has been acquitted after he was prosecuted for allegedly making offensive remarks about the Jewish community. Allegations were made against Michael Jones, 75, while he was street preaching in Beverley, east Yorkshire, on […]

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Christians take to streets to protest lack of justice 2 years after Jaranwala attacks

BY  :  Christian Daily International/Morning Star News   Two years after Islamist attacks on Christians in the Jaranwala area in Punjab Province, Pakistan, hopes for justice are dimming amid the ongoing sabotage of prosecution efforts, advocates say. None of the perpetrators have been convicted after […]

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Eritrean Embassy rejects petition calling for release of imprisoned Christian leaders

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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