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Coptic Christian sentenced to 5 years in prison for YouTube evangelism files appeal

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A 37-year-old Coptic Christian researcher and YouTuber has filed an appeal to overturn his conviction for posting online videos about Christianity. He was sentenced in January to five years’ imprisonment with hard labor. Augustinos Samaan filed the […]

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Missionary behind milestone Paraguay Bible translation to retire after 44 years of service

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian  Today   A missionary whose work helped bring the Bible to indigenous communities in Paraguay’s remote Chaco region is retiring after 44 years of ministry and translation work. Tim Curtis, a mission partner of the Church Mission Society (CMS), is […]

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

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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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Most Americans support chaplains in schools, oppose school prayer: Poll

BY  :  Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter    A newly released report shows that the American public has mixed feelings about integrating religion into multiple aspects of life, with most Americans supporting chaplains in public schools while opposing teacher-led school prayer. The Associated Press released […]

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Pastor Doug Wilson weighs in on viral Carlson-Cruz Israel debate: ‘Problematic’

BY  :  Jon Brown, Christian Post Reporter    Douglas Wilson, senior pastor of Christ Church (CREC) in Moscow, Idaho, weighed in last week on the recent viral debate between political commentator Tucker Carlson and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, regarding the Christian duty toward modern Israel. Wilson, who […]

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Catholic bishops, Evangelical Latino group oppose Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A coalition of Catholic bishops and Evangelical Latino leaders has formally opposed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill,” warning that its provisions on immigration and artificial intelligence threaten both moral values and civil liberties. In a joint […]

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PCA votes to form committee to investigate Christian nationalism

BY: Michael Gryboski, Editor The Presbyterian Church in America has voted to form a committee to study the nature and influence of Christian nationalism within the theologically conservative denomination. During the business session on Thursday afternoon, a commissioner from the Central Florida Presbytery requested that the assembly […]

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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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India’s Christian community raises concerns over proposed national ban on religious conversions

BY  :  Christian Today staff writer   Christians across India have expressed serious concerns following reports that the central government is considering introducing a nationwide ban on religious conversions, similar to existing laws in several states. The proposed legislation, currently under discussion in Parliament, is […]

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Judge cancels NC county’s rejection of JD Greear’s church expansion plan

BY   :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter    U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina William Osteen Jr. has temporarily canceled a decision of the Chatham County Board of Commissioners to reject the request by former Southern Baptist Convention President J.D. Greear’s The […]

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