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Originally published in CBN News Voters in the US state of Colorado defeated a ban on late-term abortions on Tuesday. According to the Denver Post, about 59.2%, rejected Proposition 115 with 83% of the vote counted, while 40.8%, supported it. The measure would have banned most abortions in the state […]
Originally published in Morning Star News Islamic extremist militants in northeast Nigeria attacked a predominantly Christian village near Chibok, Borno state on Sunday morning (November 1), killing 12 Christians and kidnapping women and children, sources said. In Takulashi, less than 10 miles from Chibok, where Boko Haram insurgents kidnapped 276 […]
Originally published in CBN Why does a traditional worship leader, producer of 22 best-selling albums and co-author of five books, including his latest, Brazen: Be a Voice not an Echo (with sole authorship), leave the safe confines of his megachurch to take his worship ministry to the streets? To answer that question, […]
Originally published in Christian Headlines The Vatican says a new documentary that implied Pope Francis changed Catholic doctrine on same-sex couples took his words out of context and deleted a critical comment. The documentary, Francesco, showed the pope telling an interviewer, “Homosexuals have a right to be a part of the […]
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin — by Elizabeth Kendal Once again a Pakistani High Court has validated the “marriage” of an abducted Christian minor girl to her Muslim abductor, despite child marriage being illegal in Pakistan. The High Court has rejected proof-of-age documents submitted by the victim’s Christian parents (birth certificates, […]
Originally published by Agencia Fides On the morning of October 31 Islamist terrorists affiliated to the Central African Province of the Islamic State (ISCAP) carried out several attacks on some villages in the Muidumbe district of Cabo Delgado province in northern Mozambique: Nchinga, Namacunde, 24 de Março, Muatide and Muambula. […]
Part 4 (Possible consequences) in a 7-part series on the issue of abortion by veteran lecturer, teacher and academic Dr Johann McFarlane See Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 From simply meditating on the logic of the consequences of abortion, one does not need rocket science to imagine […]
An important, new, feature-length documentary, In His Image: Delighting in God’s Plan for Gender and Sexuality, that was released in the United States recently is now available for free online in Africa. Designed to equip the Church to answer culturally controversial questions about gender and sexuality from a biblical perspective, this […]
By Janenne Irene Pung — Originally published in Charisma News Missionary Philipe Walton thought he was on his own, kidnapped in Niger with his family left behind. The 27-year-old US citizen discovered the grit and reach of a team of Navy SEALs when they rescued him on Saturday October 31. […]
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post Malawi plans to open an embassy in Israel and place it in Jerusalem, making it the first African state to do so, Malawian Foreign Minister Eisenhower Mkaka announced yesterday during a visit to Israel. Malawi, which does not have an embassy in Israel, plans to open […]