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A few weeks back, Twitter banned a user for violent language. The offending tweet was, “I will out sword drill any Christian man.” For anyone not familiar with evangelical subculture, a “sword drill” has nothing to do with blades. It’s a game to see who can find a particular Bible passage first. Had the […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 9, 2022 (Morning Star News) – Muslim extremists killed five Christian workers by throwing them off a boat into central Uganda’s Lake Kyoga on Aug. 10, sources said. The evangelists from End Time Word Ministry church were traveling from Nakasongola District to Apac District on a commercial transport boat with plans to […]
Jonathan Roumie poses for a photo with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sept. 1, 2022. | Screenshot: Instagram/Jonathan Roumie Official Award-winning actor Jonathan Roumie from the hit series “The Chosen” said he received wisdom and insights from Pope Francis during a private summit at the Vatican where he was charmed by the pontiff who, […]
Pastor Charles Ross and his wife Yolonda. | YouTube/ New Prospect Church Toledo New Prospect Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio, remained tightlipped about the fate of its pastor, the Rev. Charles Ross, Thursday, days after his wife reported to police that he loaded a gun and threatened to kill her inside their home in the […]
According to a new survey from the Church of England, young adults are more likely to spend time in prayer than those in older generations. The survey, conducted online between July 1-3, 2022, with 2,073 UK adults, found that 56 percent of 18 to 34-year-olds said they have ever prayed. Meanwhile, 41 percent of adults […]
A group of Christians that fled to South Korea from China are now headed to Thailand seeking asylum after being denied security in South Korea. According to The Christian Post, members of the Shenzhen Holy Reformed Church have been denied asylum multiple times since they fled from the Chinese city of Shenzhen in 2019 and […]
The Michigan state capitol building | Bill Pugliano/Getty Images A Michigan judge has declared a 1931 state law banning most abortions unconstitutional, months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide. In a Wednesday ruling, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher issued a permanent injunction barring enforcement […]
Reuters A judge has temporarily blocked California from enforcing a law that a Christian medical organization claims would force its members to participate in the process of assisted suicide despite its moral objections. U.S. District Judge Fernando Aenlle-Rocha granted a preliminary injunction last Friday halting enforcement of a provision of the state’s Health & Safety […]
More than one-third of self-identifying Christians in the United States say they are not familiar with the concept of tithing, and only one-fifth practice say they practice tithing, according to a new Barna survey. The poll, released Wednesday, found that 43 percent of Christians say they are familiar with the term “tithe,” while 22 percent say […]
Courtesy of Mark Creech When it comes to history, and American history in particular, definitions matter. In 2006, before becoming the leader of the free world, former President Barack Obama famously said, “Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation — at least, not just. We are also a Jewish nation, a […]