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Originally published in The Christian Post A man sentenced to death for sharing song lyrics on WhatsApp is finally getting a hearing at Nigeria’s Supreme Court. He has spent more than five years in prison awaiting justice. The court will hear the case of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a Sufi Muslim from […]
The CRL Rights Commission made misleading claims and ommitted key facts in a joint media statement it issued on Monday with several local ministerial fraternals, seeking to justify its renewed push for legislation to establish a Peer Review Committee system for regulating religion, say Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR […]
At least 70 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in an attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a mosque near the Abu Souk Camp for internally-displaced persons (IDPs) in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State, Sudan, on September 19. The building was […]
Prophetess Janet Brann Hollis shares a prophetic word for the Hebrew Year 5786 which started at sundown on Monday September 22. SEE ALSO: Awakening SA” movement’ hosting 10 days of prayer, fasting, ending on Table Mountain A few weeks ago, as I was preparing for upcoming feasts, I was in […]
Originally published in Relevant Magazine More than 90 000 attendees filled State Farm Stadium and overflow venues in Phoenix on Sunday for the memorial service of Charlie Kirk, the Christian conservative activist and founder of Turning Point USA who was assassinated earlier this month during a campus speaking event. The […]
Originally published in Worthy News Suspected Islamist gunmen on motorbikes have killed at least 22 people in Niger, including about 15 at a baptism ceremony and seven more nearby, officials and witnesses said. In neighboring Nigeria, a Christian farmer in the Abuja area separately told Worthy News he miraculously escaped […]
Originally published in Christian Daily A public walk in Sydney this weekend will highlight opposition to abortion under the theme “Love the next generation.” The event, organised by Love Sydney, a branch of the pro-life group Love Australia, will take place Saturday September 20 in Hyde Park. Organisers said the annual […]
Published on The Christian Post. United Methodist Church bishops in Africa have reaffirmed their stance that marriage is to be defined exclusively as a union of one man and one woman. The UMC Africa College of Bishops held their official gathering in Luanda, Angola, earlier this month, and released a statement expressing […]
By Colby Barrett and Steven Moore — Originally published in The Christian Post Last year, after hearing reports of Russia’s persecution of Christians in occupied territories, we drove the entire length of Ukraine’s eastern front to capture these stories for our documentary, A Faith Under Siege. We met with pastors who were […]
Christian singer-songwriter Forrest Frank announced over the weekend he has lost some 30 000 social media followers since sharing a video of the slain Charlie Kirk speaking positively about the impact Frank’s music has had on Gen Z, reports Faithwire. “Thirty-thousand people unfollowed me because I posted about Charlie Kirk and I […]