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Originally published in Worthy News Clashes between local security forces and Islamic fighters linked to crime gangs and designated terror groups killed more than 100 people across Nigeria over last weekend, with many victims identified as Christians, several sources confirmed Sunday. At least seven Christians were killed late on Friday […]
Before dawn on Tuesday a devastating attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) shattered the Congolese Christian community in Ntoyo-Mangurujipa, Lubero Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), leaving more than 70 civilians dead. Ntoyo, located about three miles east of Mangurujipa center, was struck while families had […]
Originally published in The Christian Post. The question of who qualifies as an Evangelical and how many Evangelicals exist worldwide continues to puzzle scholars, church leaders and mission researchers alike. That was the central theme of a September 2 webinar hosted by the World Evangelical Alliance and released publicly on September 5, […]
Originally published in Christian Daily Renowned Kenyan Gospel musician and activist Reuben Kigame has officially declared his intention to contest the 2027 general election, stating he is actively preparing to be on the ballot. Kigame, who was barred from the 2022 presidential race due to political party technicalities, views his […]
Originally published in My Christian Daily President Donald Trump has unveiled a new initiative to safeguard the right of students to pray in public schools, promising updated federal guidance through the Department of Education in the coming weeks. Speaking at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Monday, Trump described the […]
Originally published in Christian Today Religious freedom for Christians continues to decline in India, with the latest news being that the northern state of Uttarakhand has amended the punishment for breaching its anti-conversion law to include up to life imprisonment. Anti-conversion laws in India are theoretically meant to prevent people […]
Originally published in Crosswalk A mudslide in Central Sudan last Sunday killed an estimated 1 000 people, with only one person surviving, and leveled an entire village. The disaster took place in a village in Central Darfur’s Marrah Mountains, following days of heavy rainfall, Associated Press reported. The village was completely destroyed by the […]
Originally published in Worthy News Members of Islamic extremist group Boko Haram killed at least eight Christians in two separate attacks across Borno State over the weekend, local sources and authorities confirmed. On Saturday August 30, militants ambushed Christian farmers working in Ngoshe village, Gwoza County, killing five. The following […]
On Monday and Tuesday the High Court in Cape Town heard arguments from legal teams of five prospective opponents to the court bid to decriminalise prostitution, as well as 16 prospective friends of the court (amici curiae), on becoming parties/participants in the case. Of the 16 amici, 14 are in […]
Originally published in The Christian Institute Government plans to define Islamophobia risk shutting down free speech, a Labour Peer has warned. In an interview with Politics Home, Lord Glasman urged the Prime Minister not to introduce an Islamophobia definition; a working group set up to agree suitable wording has already […]