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In the midst of an ongoing mental health crisis that is especially affecting children and youth, I found this headline interesting: “Conservative teenagers are generally happier than their liberal peers, study finds.” A group of Columbia University researchers studied the depressive attitudes of twelfth-graders from 2005 to 2018, comparing those aligned with conservatism and […]
According to Reuters, the deadly, brain-damaging Nipah virus has “found a way to leap from bats to humans.” Pragya Yadav, the lead scientist on Nipah at India’s National Institute of Virology, warns: “Nobody is safe. … It will take no time for a disease outbreak to reach anywhere in the world because of international travel […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether Catholic Charities should be considered a religious entity. I’ll say that again, slightly differently. The Wisconsin State Court of Appeals determined that (Roman) Catholic Charities, an official caregiving arm of the Catholic Diocese of Superior, is not a religious organization. The Wisconsin […]
Global Christian Relief contact in South Sudan, Kafeel Amani, recently opened up to Christian Headlines about the challenges of living in South Sudan. Amani’s name has been changed for security reasons. South Sudan was part of Sudan until it declared its independence on July 9, 2011, because of a referendum in which 98 percent of […]
Author and pastor Tim Keller, who planted a church in New York City that grew to 5,000 attendees and who pioneered work in urban ministry, died Friday after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 72. Keller and his wife Kathy launched Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan in 1989 and watched as it grew […]
Renowned pastor and author Tim Keller passed away on Friday, May 19, following a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Keller was 72. Born on September 23, 1950, Keller received his education from Westminster Theological Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Bucknell University. He was the chairman and co-founder of The Gospel Coalition and Redeemer City to […]
A new study found that COVID-19 significantly impacted Americans’ religious perspectives. The percentage of adults with a biblical worldview dropped to 4 percent, Dr. George Barna, director of the Cultural Research Center, said of the American Worldview Inventory report. “It’s… much more extensive than we actually expected. Typically, you don’t find that religious beliefs change […]
SURABAYA, Indonesia, May 18, 2023 (Morning Star News) – Authorities have reduced a blasphemy charge to one of mere “intrusion” for an official on western Indonesia’s Sumatra Island who broke up a worship service, sources said. Church leaders in Indonesia said such leniency would never be granted to a Christian who broke up mosque prayers and […]
A respected evangelical leader in the UK is under investigation by the Church of England for safeguarding concerns following allegations of full body oil massages and intense wrestling matches with young men. Rev. Canon Mike Pilavachi is the Associate Pastor at Soul Survivor – an Anglican Church in the town of Watford in Hertfordshire, England […]
The family of New York City pastor and author Tim Keller is requesting continued prayer for him after he was admitted back into the hospital Sunday, one day after being released. Keller, who is battling stage four pancreatic cancer, has been in and out of the hospital in recent days, according to multiple posts by […]