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Originally published in CBN News Changing spiritual beliefs, a surprising number of young American Jews – more than one in five – said they believe Jesus is the Son of God. A Barna Group survey of Jewish millennials (born between 1984 and 1999) recently released found that 21 percent believe […]
Originally published in Haaretz Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi met on Wednesday with a group of leading evangelical Christian activists from the United States at his office in Cairo, where they discussed the fight against ISIS, the prospects for peace between Israel and the Arab world and the situation of […]
Originally published by Christian Concern A Christian student who was expelled from university after posting on Facebook in support of Biblical teaching on marriage and sexual ethics last week lost his case in a judicial review of the university’s decision. Felix Ngole was studying for an MA in Social Work […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Last week Nepal enacted a law to curb evangelism by criminalising religious conversion, joining neighbouring countries like India and Pakistan, where the region’s small-but-growing Christian minority faces government threats to their faith. The “Nepali government has taken a regressive step as this law severely restricts […]
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Limbless evangelist Nick Vujicic has thanked God after his team witnessed 400 000 people repent of their sins and begin their spiritual journey with Jesus Christ at a recent event in Ukraine. “The biggest event that our team at Life Without Limbs has seen […]
Originally published in Christian Radio Nestlé has become the latest company to remove Christian imagery from its packaging. The world’s largest food and beverage company has been using a picture of the Greek Orthodox building in Santorini without the crosses on top of the famous blue domes of the church […]
IMAGE: Shutterstock via BCN. CHRISTIAN MEDIA SUMMIT, JERUSALEM Originally published in Breaking Israeli News The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a “religious, spiritual and moral conflict,” said David Parsons, vice president and senior international spokesman for the International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ), on Tuesday. “If you ignore that, then you ignore […]
CHRISTIAN MEDIA SUMMIT, JERUSALEM Originally published in Charisma News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on a group of Christian journalists to put a spotlight on the persecution of Christians under Iran’s Islamic regime. Speaking at the first Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said it’s time to speak out […]
Originally published in World Watch Monitor Fresh large-scale fighting in the disputed territory between Iraq and its Kurdish region could further drain the region of Christians – only months after the military defeat of Islamic State persuaded some to return to their homes, experts have warned. Small numbers of Iraqi […]
Originally published in Christian Today A woman will take over as lead pastor of the evangelical megachurch Willow Creek Community Church, which is based in the Chicago suburb of South Barrington, Illinois. Heather Larson, who is currently executive pastor, will step into the role of lead pastor over all Willow Creek […]