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Wycliffe celebrates translating Bible into 800th language

BY  :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT) have celebrated the translation of the Bible into an 800th language and have said that Bible translation is proceeding at an exponential rate. Named after the 14th century priest John Wycliffe, one of the […]

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Concerns for Christian Afghans deported from Pakistan

BY  :  Staff  Writer  Christian Today   Anti-persecution group Open Doors has warned that the mass deportation of Afghans from Pakistan could be putting Christian converts at risk. Last year Pakistan deported approximately a million Afghans, most of whom were illegal migrants or refugees, and […]

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India: state government revokes Scheduled Caste certificates for converts to Christianity

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BY   :  Obianuju Mbah   Christian Today   A controversy has erupted in the India state of Maharashtra following Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ announcement that individuals who convert to Christianity will no longer be eligible for Scheduled Caste (SC) certificates. This measure is also extended to […]

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Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts takes legal action

BY  :   Staff Writer Christian Today   A Christian teacher sacked over Facebook posts that were described as ‘Islamophobic’ has launched legal action. In one of the posts, made privately to his Facebook friends, Simon Pearson, 56, defended police actions in a violent incident at […]

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Assam protests expose wider campaign to strip Christian tribals of ST status

BY  :  Shireen Bhatia  Christian Today   Tribal student organisations across Assam staged fierce protests on July 30 against Kaziranga MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa following his controversial statement that Adivasis who follow Christianity are not eligible for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in the state. The All Adivasi […]

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Nightrobe-wearing bishop apologizes for ordering 360 people out of ‘his house’ interrupting ‘Dancing Queen’ sing song

BY   :    Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor    A church concert in the United Kingdom came to an abrupt halt when a barefoot bishop in a blue dressing gown took the microphone and ordered 360 attendees to leave, calling the choir’s singing a “terrible […]

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Church of England Newspaper suspends print operations

BY: Robert Parr  Christian Today What might be the world’s oldest Christian newspaper is suspending its print operations indefinitely following the death of its owner and main financial supporter. The Church of England Newspaper, as it is straightforwardly named, began life in 1828 as The […]

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Pro-life activist jailed for praying silently outside Michigan abortion clinic appeals to Supreme Court

BY   :  CP Staff   A pro-life activist who has been convicted and sentenced to 90 days in jail for silently praying in a public area near a Michigan abortion facility is calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in his case. Matthew Connolly, […]

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Fears anti-Christian violence by extremist Israeli settlers will go unpunished

BY  :    Staff Writer Christian Today   Church leaders in the Holy Land have accused the authorities of distorting the truth and of failing to address human rights violations in their response to another attack believed to be by extremist Israeli settlers on Taybeh, […]

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‘Flashbacks to Tehran’: Iranian pastor urges Trump to protect persecuted Christians, not deport them

BY   :  CP Staff   Evangelical Pastor Ara Torosian knows what it’s like to become a “target” of Iran’s Islamist regime. Having been on house arrest for two years, Torosian, who now shepherds the Farsi-speaking congregation at Cornerstone Church in Los Angeles, California, fled his […]

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Children reported among 21 Christians killed in Congo church massacre

BY   :   Staff Writer Christian Today   At least 40 people, including Christians, have been killed in what Open Doors has described as a “killing spree” in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Of the victims, 21 were attending a prayer vigil in a Catholic church […]

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