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China bans African students from worshiping in churches to prevent 'foreign infiltration'Saturday, October 19, 2019The Chinese government has banned African international students from worshiping in Christian churches under the pretext of “preventing foreign infiltration through religion,” a...Tax-funded Muslims Seek to End “Christian Privilege” at SchoolSaturday, October 19, 2019Muslim radicals funded by the U.S. government are working with officials in Michigan, Minnesota, and other states to put an end to what they describe as “Christian privilege” in...Christians risk arrest if they display Bible in Saudi Arabia, persecution watchdog group warnsFriday, October 18, 2019Christians traveling to Saudi Arabia are being warned not to publicly display their Bible while in the country or travel with more than one copy of the text, despite the kingdom's...UAE Becomes World's First Country to Restore Iraqi Churches Destroyed by ISISFriday, October 18, 2019The United Arab Emirates is teaming up with UNESCO to rebuild two Christian churches in Mosul, Iraq that were destroyed by ISIS in 2014. The partnership was signed at UNESCO...Conservative United Methodist group endorses 'amicable separation' over LGBT debateThursday, October 17, 2019A theologically conservative group has endorsed a plan for “amicable separation” for The United Methodist Church due to the denomination’s ongoing debate over LGBT issues. Over...Kanye's Christian Response to Kim Kardashian's 'Too Sexy' Dress Is Breath of Fresh AirThursday, October 17, 2019Kanye West, Kardashian’s husband, had issues with how the dress sexualized his wife — issues he aired in a discussion featured on Sunday’s show on E! Entertainment. “I just went...China: Authorities forcibly demolish 'illegal' church; elderly congregants injuredWednesday, October 16, 2019Communist officials demolished a church in China's Henan province for engaging in “illegal fundraising” after forcibly removing congregants, injuring two elderly people in the...Pompeo faces criticism for giving speech on being a 'Christian leader'Wednesday, October 16, 2019Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is facing criticism for talking publicly about what it's like to be a “Christian leader” in a speech that was that posted to the State Department’s...Kim Kardashian, kids baptized as Kanye West confirms he 'got saved' this yearWednesday, October 16, 2019Later in the day, West told a George Washington University audience, during a listening party for his highly anticipated "Jesus Is King" album, "I'm not here for your...Another Willow Creek campus pastor resigns, citing conflict in valuesWednesday, October 16, 2019Marcus Bieschke, lead pastor of Willow Creek's Crystal Lake campus, announced Sunday during a Core meeting that he is stepping down from his role at the church, stating that his...83 Percent of evangelical Teens are in Public SchoolTuesday, October 15, 2019More than one in 10 evangelical teenagers in the United States are homeschooled and an additional six percent are in private school, according to a new Pew Research Center survey....Christian school governor suspended after questioning LGBT reading materialTuesday, October 15, 2019A Christian school governor has been suspended after she questioned the introduction of LGBT books and plans to mark Pride month. Maureen Griffith, 74, has been a governor at...Booker twists Bible verse to further LGBT agendaMonday, October 14, 2019Booker was responding to a UCLA student who attended an all-girls Catholic high school in New Jersey. She complained that her high school would not allow an "LGBTQ-plus club."...The #EqualityTownHall Was Loud and Clear: We've come a long way from a plea for marriage equalityMonday, October 14, 2019I’m concerned with the clear and complete disregard around religious liberty. This term was used a few times, often with the phrase “so called” tacked on. Candidates would say...A Sixth-Generation Mormon Meets a Born-Again ChristianSunday, October 13, 2019It only took one Bible study to send me into a tailspin. Each subsequent study stirred up further distress, as I was shocked to find several crucial disparities between biblical...O'Rourke's tax-exempt opposition draws responseSunday, October 13, 2019Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke's declaration churches should lose their tax-exempt status if they do not agree with same-sex marriage drew quick rebuttals from...Beto O’Rourke says churches should lose tax-exempt status for opposing same-sex marriageSaturday, October 12, 2019Former Texas representative and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke said Thursday that churches, charities and other religious institutions that oppose same-sex...Scalfari: Pope Francis Told Me That Jesus Incarnate Was a 'Man ... Not at All a God'Friday, October 11, 2019In the latest edition of La Repubblica, Pope Francis' longtime atheist friend and interviewer, Eugenio Scalfari, claims that the Pope told him that once Jesus Christ became...Vatican Proposes Recognition of 'Ecological Sins'Friday, October 11, 2019articipants in the Vatican synod on the Amazon region proposed adding “sins against the environment” to lists of traditionally recognized sins in their second day of discussions...US attorneys ignoring Trump's orders to prioritize religious libertyFriday, October 11, 2019Repeatedly, during his campaign for President in 2016, President Trump promised to protect religious freedom, gaining broad support from both the evangelical community and...US missionary deported after accusing Rwandan government of ‘heathen practices’Thursday, October 10, 2019The Rev. Gregg Schoof, an outspoken American missionary who was arrested Monday in Rwanda where he ran a conservative evangelical church and radio station, has been deported after...Man accused of swindling money as false church planterThursday, October 10, 2019Robinson allegedly identified his church plant as Greater Victory Church at 84 E. Fairway Ave. Robinson told the women Bellevue Baptist had committed $1.8 million to the plant...Catholic leaders assert pressure to protect Amazon forestWednesday, October 09, 2019While Catholic leaders assert pressure on Bolsonaro’s regime to bolster protections of the Amazon jungle—one archbishop called the scorching a “true apocalypse”—and the papal...Jerry Falwell Jr. settles Miami court caseWednesday, October 09, 2019In a federal court filing, Falwell and the young lawyer who sued him, Gordon Bello, said they have settled the case for an undisclosed “monetary sum” that Falwell, the president...Underground church growing, Islam dying, inside IranWednesday, October 09, 2019A new documentary claims the “fastest-growing church” in the world is sprouting up in the unexpected soil of the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Sheep Among Wolves Volume II,”...Pope considering ordaining married men and giving women official ministriesTuesday, October 08, 2019Pope Francis urged South American bishops on Monday to speak “courageously” at a high-profile meeting on the Amazon, where the shortage of priests is so acute that the Vatican is...Florist Sued for Turning Down Same-Sex Couple Appeals Case to U.S. Supreme CourtTuesday, October 08, 2019A 74-year-old Christian florist in Washington is fighting for her religious freedom by asking the Supreme Court to once again take up her case. Barronelle Stutzman, the owner of...Christianity goes 'illegal' with 'sanctuary denomination'Tuesday, October 08, 2019The 2019 Evangelical Lutheran Church of America's Churchwide Assembly has voted to join the politics of "sanctuary" cities, counties and states, becoming the first "sanctuary...Six Christian schoolgirls, others abducted by Fulani herdsmen in NigeriaTuesday, October 08, 2019Muslim Fulani herdsmen have kidnapped six teenage girls and two staff members at gunpoint from a Christian-run high school in north-central Nigeria amid escalating violence in the...Pope Opens Debate on Celibacy Requirement for Catholic PriestsMonday, October 07, 2019Pope Francis formally opened a meeting of bishops that will debate whether the Catholic Church should loosen its 1,000-year-old requirement of celibacy for priests. The...Christian students must get speeches OK'd, swear oath to schoolSaturday, October 05, 2019Anyone who delivers a speech at an event hosted by the school district in Appleton, Wisconsin, must submit the speech in advance and then swear under oath they will not deviate...Muslim Fulani herdsmen abduct, murder pastor's wifeSaturday, October 05, 2019Muslim Fulani herdsmen kidnapped and killed a pastor’s wife in Nigeria’s Kaduna state after breaking her legs so she could not escape. On Sept. 14, Esther Ishaku Katung was...Pastor beaten to death and robbed outside of his churchFriday, October 04, 2019A central Iowa pastor who also served as a chaplain to area first responders was robbed and beaten to death outside of his church, authorities said. Officers sent to St. Paul...Atheist Group Files Complaint About Texas Judge's Bible Gift, Hug to Convicted MurdererFriday, October 04, 2019On Thursday, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) filed a complaint against Kemp with the Lone Star State government agency who looks into allegations of judicial...I went to Kanye West’s Detroit Sunday Service concertFriday, October 04, 2019Attending a gospel concert had been a new enough experience for me already, but the legitimacy of the Christian elements imbued in Kanye’s music was solidified when Pastor Adam...Boko Haram militants execute two Christian aid workersWednesday, October 02, 2019Islamic extremist group Boko Haram has released a video in which its militants executed two Christian aid workers in Nigeria and vow to kill every believer they capture in the...Pope Francis Meets with Priest to Discuss LGBTQ CatholicsWednesday, October 02, 2019Pope Francis met one on one with American Jesuit priest James Martin at the Vatican on Monday (Sept. 30) to discuss LGBTQ Catholics, a move some advocates say is a signal of...Evangelicals Trust Faith Leaders, Police More Than the General PublicWednesday, October 02, 2019American evangelicals trust religious leaders and police officers significantly more—and trust journalists significantly less—than the average American. A new Pew Research Center...Duke University's Student Government Rejects Christian Organization, Citing LGBT PolicyWednesday, October 02, 2019Duke University’s Student Government Senate rejected a Young Life chapter’s request to be recognized as an official student group on campus due to the Christian organization’s...Master’s Seminary Grad Takes Kanye’s Crowds to ChurchWednesday, October 02, 2019Tyson’s ministry career took an unexpected turn the day Kanye happened to visit his congregation, Placerita Bible Church in Santa Clarita, California. The 43-year-old pastor has...Hindu radicals livestream brutal attack on ChristiansTuesday, October 01, 2019Indian authorities jailed church leaders and their families after Hindu extremists disrupted a worship service, beat individuals, and livestreamed the events on Facebook in...LGBT group proposes dissolving UMC into 4 new denominationsTuesday, October 01, 2019An LGBT advocacy group has introduced a proposal for the United Methodist Church's General Conference aimed at splitting the UMC into a four new denominations. UM-Forward...Southern Baptists ready to put spotlight on sex-abuse crisisTuesday, October 01, 2019Entangled in a multifaceted sex-abuse crisis, the Southern Baptist Convention is preparing to host a high-profile conference on the topic that has kindled skepticism even among...Evangelist preaches salvation to thousands at Kanye West’s “Sunday Service” in DetroitTuesday, October 01, 2019At Kanye West’s “Sunday Service” in Detroit on Friday, Pastor Adam Tyson of Placerita Bible Church was given the stage and preached an impassioned 12-minute salvation message to...China forces churches to sing national anthem, raise Chinese flagMonday, September 30, 2019Catholic churches run by the Chinese state have been ordered to hold events in which parishioners sing China’s national anthem, pray for the nation, and raise the Chinese flag,...300 Boys Chained at Islamic SchoolSunday, September 29, 2019More than 300 boys and men, some as young as five and many in chains and bearing scars from beatings, have been rescued in a raid on a building that purported to be an Islamic...Why Christians reject Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ Sunday ServiceSunday, September 29, 2019Kanye West could have come to Jesus — however some Christians aren’t shopping for the born-again “Yeezus.” On the eve of West’s new gospel album “Jesus Is King,” which is...China cracks down on S Koreans teaching N Koreans the Bible in ChinaSaturday, September 28, 2019China is cracking down on a phenomenon that has allowed North Korean defectors to receive Bible teaching across the border in the communist superpower to the south. In the most...Carolyn Hax: The ‘Billy Graham rule’ (7th Commandment) is outdatedFriday, September 27, 2019The “Billy Graham rule” is a profound insult to men and women alike, reducing them to unchecked impulses and plumbing. Its stubborn survival is an embarrassment. Not to mention,...Vatican won't penalize Jesuit school for refusing to fire a married gay teacherThursday, September 26, 2019A move to penalize a Jesuit high school for refusing to fire a teacher in a same-sex marriage has been temporarily suspended by the Vatican, allowing the school to celebrate...
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