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Originally published in BBC News A Christian who was demoted in his job for a comment he wrote on Facebook about gay marriages has won a breach of contract action against his employers. Adrian Smith, 55, lost his managerial position and had a 40% salary cut after saying a gay […]
Originally published in Charisma News An Israeli airstrike killed the commander of the military wing of Gaza’s Hamas rulers Wednesday, Hamas officials and Israel confirmed, in a dramatic resumption of Israel’s policy of assassinating Palestinian militant leaders. Ahmed Jabari was the most senior Hamas official to be killed since an […]
By Lillian Kwon — Originally published in Christian Post President Barack Obama won a second term as president after sweeping nearly all the battleground states, including Ohio, Tuesday night. Christian leaders who firmly oppose his stance on abortion and gay marriage have called on believers to pray for him as […]
Originally published in Cisna News Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church chose a new pope, Tawadros II, in a sumptuous service on Sunday November 5 and Christians hope he will lead them through an Islamist-dominated landscape and protect what is the Middle East’s biggest Christian community, according to Reuters. Christians, who make […]
Originally published in Charisma News On the day after President Barack Obama was re-elected, the Rev. Billy Graham will be celebrating his 94th birthday. “I never expected I would live this long, outliving my beloved wife, Ruth, as well as many friends and loved ones,” Graham said last week. “I […]
Originally published in Lifesite News A Catholic charity that has provided adoption services since 1865 will no longer be able to offer that service while adhering to its moral principles. The UK’s Upper Tribunal, the equivalent of the High Court in the administrative justice system, rejected an appeal by Catholic […]
Court of Appeal judges turned down a mother’s plea not to have her two children adopted by a homosexual couple. The mother of the two boys, aged four and six, appealed an earlier court decision that ruled she was incapable of looking after her children because of alcoholism, when she […]
A group of Christian members of Parliament of England released the results of their research on “harassment of Christian converts in Iran” in a ceremony held in British Parliament. According to Mohabat News correspondent in London, after some months of study and investigation on the “current situation and harassment of […]
Originally published in Charisma News One day after Hurricane Sandy slammed the East Coast of the United States, international Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse began deploying disaster relief units and staff to help victims of the storm. The disaster relief units–tractor trailers stocked with emergency supplies including chainsaws, tarps, and […]
Originally published in Charisma News [notice]On Tuesday, November 6, Americans vote for their next President. The choice facing Christians is confusing to many: to vote for Barrack Obama who is pro-abortion and pro-gay marriage, or to support Mitt Romney who is a Mormon? For many abstaining may seem like an […]