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Church of England reaffirms biblical teaching on sex and marriageSunday, January 26, 2020'For Christians, marriage – that is the lifelong union between a man and a woman, contracted with the making of vows – remains the proper context for sexual activity... Sexual...Iran sentences Christian convert to prisonSunday, January 26, 2020A court in Iran has sentenced a 65-year-old convert to Christianity to three years in prison for “insulting Islamic sacred beliefs” even as he is yet to be tried in the court for...IS child soldier executes Nigerian Christian student, declares 'we will not stop'Saturday, January 25, 2020The Nigerian man who was executed by a child militant in a video released by a Boko Haram offshoot group aligned with the Islamic State days ago has been identified as a...Pence Under Fire for Attending 'Homophobic' Bible-Based SermonFriday, January 24, 2020Pence spoke at the Holy City Church of God In Christ in Memphis, Tenn., ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day – affirming the “ideals” King supported – but it was a pastor’s...More Non-Evangelicals Are Calling Themselves Born AgainFriday, January 24, 2020Just as more Americans are becoming religiously unaffiliated (“nones”), there’s another major shift happening on the other side of the religious spectrum. More people today say...Chinese Christian details how gov't harassed family after shutting down churchFriday, January 24, 2020Stephen (his real name will not be disclosed for security reasons) spoke with CP last week while attending the launch event of On the day of the church raid, Stephen said local...LGBTQ+ campaigners want Franklin Graham's UK tour cancelledMonday, January 20, 2020LGBTQ+ activists in Sheffield are trying to have Franklin Graham's upcoming UK tour cancelled. The eight-date tour gets underway in Glasgow on May 30 and will visit cities...Cult ‘anointed by God’ kills 7 in Panama jungleMonday, January 20, 2020Bibles rest on a wooden altar next to percussion instruments — a guiro and a drum — in the room where a religious sect allegedly forced a pregnant woman and five of her children...Survey: Most Pastors Don't Connect World Events to Second Coming of ChristSunday, January 19, 2020US Protestant pastors are closely monitoring the recent events in the Middle East, but many don't believe it will influence the return of Christ. A new study from Lifeway...Religious publication celebrates history of DIY abortionsSaturday, January 18, 2020A progressive secular Jewish magazine published an article this month instructing women on how to perform do-it-yourself abortions. Jewish Currents magazine published the article...China creating ‘system of persecution for the future,’ Open Doors warnsSaturday, January 18, 2020China is creating a “blueprint” “system of persecution for the future” that could be sold to persecute people across the globe, head of the prominent Christian persecution...Majority of churchgoers, especially evangelicals, share political opinions of clergyFriday, January 17, 2020A majority of churchgoers say they share the opinions of their clergy when it comes to politics, and evangelical Protestants are more likely than others to align with their...Al Shabaab strikes Kenya school, killing three Christian teachersFriday, January 17, 2020Al Shabaab extremists killed three Christian teachers in Kenya Monday, the attackers justifying the carnage by saying it was impermissible for 'infidels' to teach children. The...Christian school sues Oregon county over right to meet at church propertyWednesday, January 15, 2020A Christian school that meets at a church has filed a lawsuit against an Oregon county after officials told the congregation that the school could not use the property. Skopos...'Anti-white, anti-Christian hate' taught in schoolsWednesday, January 15, 2020Two school districts in the Phoenix, Arizona, area have implemented educational programs promoting racial divisions and "social justice." The two programs attack students on the...Denying communion to Joe Biden was ‘right and just,’ Cardinal saysWednesday, January 15, 2020Influential American Catholic Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, who is a member of the Vatican's highest court, says a recent decision by a South Carolina priest to deny communion to...Benedict openly defends clerical celibacy as Francis considers married priestsTuesday, January 14, 2020Retired Pope Benedict XVI has coauthored a new book defending the Catholic Church's practice of a celibate priesthood, in a shocking move that comes as Pope Francis is considering...Gov’t officials warn against Christian health cost-sharing ministriesTuesday, January 14, 2020Officials in Washington have ordered Trinity Healthshare, one of the nation’s leading Christian health cost-sharing ministries, to permanently stop insuring people in that state...Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill 13 ChristiansMonday, January 13, 2020Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen killed 13 Christians in Plateau state, Nigeria on Wednesday (Jan. 8), the same day four students were kidnapped from a Catholic seminary in Kaduna...Judges review evidence of state bias against Christian bakersMonday, January 13, 2020Judges in Oregon's Court of Appeals this week considered evidence of bias against Christian faith in the state's prosecution of the owners of a Christian bakery who declined to...India refuses to let US pastor leave country 3 months after arrest for being ChristianSaturday, January 11, 2020A Tennessee pastor is still being barred from leaving India three months after his arrest even though a customs case against him for allegedly not paying duty on the money he...Amid Abuse Scandals, Legal Challenges Test Clergy Reporting ExemptionsSaturday, January 11, 2020The Montana Supreme Court this week unanimously reversed a $35 million judgment against the Jehovah’s Witnesses for not reporting sexual abuse to authorities, saying church...Michael Bloomberg: I've 'earned my place in heaven' for anti-gun crusadeFriday, January 10, 2020Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York City, said it’s his work for more gun control — along with his anti-smoking and healthy eating campaigns — that have won him God’s...Second Expelled Student Sues Fuller for LGBT DiscriminationWednesday, January 08, 2020Another former Fuller Theological Seminary student who says he was expelled because of his same-sex marriage has joined a lawsuit alleging the nation’s largest interdenominational...Earliest Christian church in sub-Saharan Africa discovered in EthiopiaMonday, January 06, 2020Researchers have discovered what is thought to be the oldest church in sub-Saharan Africa in Ethiopia, allowing scholars to now reliably date the spread of Christianity to the...Todd Bentley Investigation Finds ‘Steady Pattern’ of Immoral ConductSunday, January 05, 2020Todd Bentley, a bearded, tattooed Canadian charismatic preacher who once claimed to heal people by punching and kicking them at a Florida revival, is no longer fit for ministry, a...Methodists Agree to Split DenominationSaturday, January 04, 2020Factions in the United Methodist Church (UMC) have reached an initial settlement around its intractable division over LGBT marriage and ordination—offering $25 million to a group...Jesus is 1st 'Islamic martyr'?Saturday, January 04, 2020A number of senior Palestinian officials claimed this week that Jesus was the "first Palestinian," and one called him the "first Islamic martyr." Palestinian Media Watch reported...Pope Francis Struggles to Escape Scandals of 2019Saturday, January 04, 2020Pope Francis ended 2019 in embarrassment when he angrily slapped the hand of a woman who had pulled on his own while he was greeting pilgrims on New Year’s Eve. He began 2020 with...Trump admin condemns imprisonment of Chinese pastor Wang YiFriday, January 03, 2020The Trump administration has condemned the imprisonment of Wang Yi, pastor of one of China's best-known unregistered house churches, calling it another example of “Beijing's...China intends to exercise total control over religion beginning February 2020Friday, January 03, 2020China will roll out new measures to further circumscribe the spiritual activities of its citizens on February 1st in the New Year, as state news reported Monday that the 42...Over 1,000 Nigerian Christians Slaughtered by Islamists in 2019Thursday, January 02, 2020The videotaped execution of 11 Nigerian Christians, released December 26 by the Islamic thugs responsible, has added to the over one thousand Christians martyred in the West...Pope says sorry for slapping devoteeThursday, January 02, 2020Pope Francis apologised Wednesday for his widely-viewed slap of a woman who had grabbed his hand as he greeted Catholic faithful on New Year's Eve. The image of Francis slapping...Beth Moore Outed as NeverTrumperThursday, January 02, 2020Can American evangelism die because evangelicals voted for Donald Trump? This seems to be the thinking that Beth Moore, Christian evangelist and bestselling author, is following...Texas judge warned about not conducting same-sex ‘weddings’Wednesday, January 01, 2020A judge who received a public warning from the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct for recusing herself from conducting same-sex weddings has filed a lawsuit against the...Catholic priest celebrates Mass in a casinoTuesday, December 31, 2019Charlie Urnick stands in a backstage hallway at Don’s Celebrity Theater, tucked inside the thrumming Riverside Resort Hotel and Casino. Smiling, shaking hands with well-wishers,...Early Rain Church pastor Wang Yi sentenced to 9 years in prisonTuesday, December 31, 2019Pastor Wang Yi, head of one of China’s largest unregistered churches, has been sentenced to nine years in prison on charges of subversion of power and illegal business operations...Trump picks Miami megachurch with pastor who speaks in tongues for evangelicals eventMonday, December 30, 2019An Apostolic megachurch in a Miami suburb led by a pastor known for speaking in tongues and performing what he says are “miracles” will host President Donald Trump next week when...Archbishop of York: ‘Bible has to fit the current culture’Monday, December 30, 2019The incoming Archbishop of York believes biblical teaching on sexuality should come second to 21st century Western cultural beliefs. He said it would be wrong to ignore the...ISIS executes 11 Christians in Nigeria: ‘Message to Christians in the world’Monday, December 30, 2019An Islamic State terrorist faction in West Africa claims it killed 11 Christian aid workers in Nigeria in retaliation for the killings of IS leader Bakr al-Baghdadi and his...Gunman shoots 2 at White Settlement church before churchgoers return fireMonday, December 30, 2019A gunman opened fire Sunday morning at a church in White Settlement, killing one person and critically wounding another before churchgoers fatally shot him, authorities said....New York Synagogue AttackMonday, December 30, 2019At least five people have been stabbed in an attack at a synagogue in New York’s Rockland County. That attacker is now reportedly in custody after fleeing the scene. CBS2’s Tony...India: Tribal animists burn Bibles, church, threaten to 'chop' Christians 'to pieces'Sunday, December 29, 2019Tribal animists wielding axes surrounded a church building in eastern India and threatened to “chop” Christians “to pieces” before burning the church to the ground amid escalating...Boris Johnson Vows to Defend Christians in First Christmas Message Since Becoming PMSunday, December 29, 2019Boris Johnson has vowed to defend Christians around the world in his first Christmas message since becoming U.K prime minister. In a video posted to Twitter, Johnson acknowledged...Texas megachurch votes to leave UMCSaturday, December 28, 2019A United Methodist Church congregation in Texas with approximately 2,800 members has voted to leave the mainline denomination because of its debate over homosexuality. Grace...Wave of evangelical church closures in RussiaFriday, December 27, 2019At least 3 evangelical churches have been closed in Russia over the last 6 months, in spite of President Vladimir Putin's pledge at a recent conference to "do everything" to...China to rewrite Quran, Bible to fit 'socialist values'Friday, December 27, 2019China plans to rewrite all translated "classic religious books" to reflect the socialist values of the Communist Party of China. The order was given during a meeting in November...Southern Baptist leaders welcome repeal of tax on churchesFriday, December 27, 2019Two Southern Baptist entity heads have greeted the repeal of a two-year-old tax on churches and other nonprofit organizations with gratitude. President Trump signed into law Dec....Crop duster spreads 100 gallons of holy water on Louisiana townThursday, December 26, 2019Holiday blessings were spread throughout one Louisiana town thanks to some unlikely help. The Diocese of Lafayette enlisted a crop duster to spray holy water on the city of...Best News Ever: A Savior, Christ the LordWednesday, December 25, 2019Luke 2:11, “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.”
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