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Three attacks in three days against Christians in Nigeria

BY   :    Staff  Writer   Christian Today   Nigeria’s Christian community has suffered numerous outrages at the hands of Islamist militants this week, and the situation may well deteriorate further as Christmas approaches. Ranked 11th in the world on Open Doors’ anti-Christian persecution index, Nigeria […]

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Charter launched to protect street preachers from arrest

BY   :   Staff  Writer  Christian Today   A new ‘Street Preacher’s Charter’ has been launched in Parliament after a succession of fines and arrests involving pastors, some of which have led to hefty compensation payouts from police. The charter, drawn up by The Christian Institute, aims […]

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18 church leaders arrested in China as part of crackdown

BY  :   Staff Writer  Christian Today   Leaders of a Chinese house church have been arrested for supposedly “illegally using information networks” in what may be part of a broader crackdown by the Chinese government on non-state sanctioned Christianity. This latest incident occurred at Zion […]

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Nicky Gumbel, Matt Redman to join 25-hour global Christian event

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BY  :  David Goodwin   Christian Today   A global Christian event made possible by new technology has announced its first tranche of contributors, unveiling a list of multinational and multidenominational Christian teachers, storytellers and prayer guides from six continents. Running over a 25-hour period, Gather25 […]

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Wisconsin authorities working to establish motive in deadly Christian school shooting

BY  :  Staff writer   Christian Today   The motive behind a deadly shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin appears to stem from “a combination of factors”, authorities said on Tuesday. A teacher and student were killed and several others wounded in the shooting at […]

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A Christian and a Jew on why assisted suicide should not be legalised

BY  : Rowan Williams, Irene Lancaster    Christian Today   The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Williams of Oystermouth, and Hebrew scholar Irene Lancaster, discuss the implications of assisted suicide being made legal if Kim Leadbeater’s bill succeeds, and why they are against this. IL: Before we […]

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The meaning and story of some of our most beautiful and historic Christmas carols

BY   :  Heather Tomlinson   Christian Today   The carol has remained a central part of our seasonal tradition for people of Christian faith and none. It is one of the few remnants of explicitly religious heritage that England has, and has even survived atheist attempts […]

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King attends multi-faith Advent service

BY  : Staff writer   Christian Today   King Charles attended a special Advent service on Tuesday that was held to honour the courage and perseverance of Christian communities suffering for their faith around the world. The service was held at the Church of the Immaculate […]

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Missing Christian pilgrim found safe in Syria

BY   :  Anugrah Kumar   Christian Today   (CP) Described as a “Christmas miracle” by his family, American citizen Travis Timmerman has been found in Syria after being unexpectedly detained for seven months while making a pilgrimage in an effort to deepen his Christian faith. Timmerman, […]

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Student and teacher killed in shooting at Christian school

BY   :  Staff writer   Christian Today   A teacher and teenaged student have been shot and killed at a private Christian school in the US state of Wisconsin. At least six others were injured in the attack at Abundant Life Christian School in the city […]

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