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Church historian highlights challenges and opportunities for evangelicalism in a changing world

BY  :   Obianuju Mbah  Christian Today   A leading church historian has warned that the public image of evangelicals is being distorted by US politics, even as the movement experiences rapid growth and renewed vitality across the Global South. In a wide-ranging conversation on the Evangelical […]

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Russian courts ban more Baptist churches in continued crackdown

BY  :  Anugrah  Kumar  Christian Today   Russian courts have banned three more Baptist churches affiliated with the Council of Churches Baptists in the southern region of Krasnodar amid an ongoing crackdown on unregistered congregations across the country. The churches in Timashyovsk, Armavir and Tuapse […]

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Calls for prayer as court hears sacked chaplain’s appeal

BY  :  Staff Writer Christian Today   Christians are being asked to pray as the Employment Appeal Tribunal hears the case of sacked chaplain Rev Dr Bernard Randall. Dr Randall lost his job at Trent College, Nottinghamshire – a school with a Church of England […]

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Sorry, bishop, the TV challenge is bigger than that …

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BY  :  Peter Crumpler    Christian Today   One of the Church of England’s most senior bishops has lamented that families will not be watching TV together this Christmas. But there’s a greater risk that millions of TV viewers might lose out on some of their […]

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The little-known history of the Nativity play

BY  : Neil Rees   Christian Today   In the run-up to Christmas, primary schools and Sunday schools often put on Nativity plays. This custom, however, is a surprisingly modern tradition. Here is its story. Nativity plays A Nativity play is a production that tells the […]

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Vatican removes Palestinian keffiyeh Nativity scene amid backlash

BY  : Samantha Kamman   Christian Today   After the display raised a few eyebrows, the Vatican appears to have removed a Nativity scene that showed baby Jesus lying on a keffiyeh, the traditional scarf used as a national symbol by Palestinians that anti-Israel activists have […]

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Picturing Christ: how has Jesus been depicted over the last 2,000 years?

BY   :  Martin Davie    Christian Today   The writer of the Letter to the Hebrews reminds Christians that they are surrounded by a great “cloud of witnesses” (NRSV). That “cloud” has continued to grow in size since then. In this monthly column we will be […]

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Bishop tells Islamic rebels Christians must not be ‘second-class citizens’ in Syria

BY  :  Samantha Kamman    Christian Today   Leaders of churches and ecclesial communities in Syria met with representatives of the armed Islamic-led rebel groups that seized control of the country amid fears that Christians could face persecution or strict regulations that could disrupt their faith […]

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Oldest Christian artefact north of the Alps unearthed in Germany

BY  :  Duncan Williams  Christian Today   Archaeologists in Germany have confirmed the discovery of a 1,750-year-old amulet containing a silver scroll, now recognised as the oldest physical evidence of Christianity north of the Alps. The extraordinary artefact was first uncovered in 2018 during excavations of […]

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What next for Syria – and the wider Middle East region?

BY   :  George Makeen   Christian Today   This has been an extraordinarily heartbreaking year for the peoples of the Middle East. No one could have predicted the bloodshed across the Holy Land that has lasted for more than a year, or the current dramatic events […]

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Gifts that aren’t things: presents for your loved ones that won’t end up at the back of a cupboard

BY    :  Heather Tomlinson   Christian Today   It might be a heartwarming sight to see a pile of colourfully wrapped presents sitting snug under a twinkling Christmas tree. But post-celebrations, the resulting pile of goods can also sometimes leave us a little bit guilty, […]

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Trump taps Sikh attorney Harmeet Dhillon for DOJ role, points to her work defending Christians

BY  :   Christian Post   A California civil rights attorney known for defending churches during the coronavirus shutdown could soon be working in a top legal position in the Trump administration. President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday that he has nominated Harmeet K. Dhillon, the former […]

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Christian school counsellor sues over sacking

BY  :  Staff writer  Christian Today   A Christian social media influencer and school counsellor is suing her former employer after claiming she was sacked for expressing traditional beliefs about marriage. Gozen Soydag is claiming wrongful dismissal and discrimination by St Anne’s Catholic High School for […]

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