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Originally published in CBN What was supposed to be a massive weekend of Christian worship and celebration in the United Kingdom came to a heartbreaking halt after a pastor was killed in a devastating accident at Big Church Festival. Pastor Robert Guanco, 41, died Friday, August 28, after a large sign […]
Originally published in CBN A surrogate mother who was contractually obligated to have an abortion refused and gave birth against the wishes of the child’s biological parents. Now a custody battle is underway while the newborn receives life-saving heart surgeries. After struggling to have a baby, California couple Nausheen Gilkar and […]
Originally published in AllIsraelNews Thousands responded to a challenge to join Ruth’s covenantal vow: “Your people will be my people, your God will be my God” and to turn towards Israel at the “Battle for Britain” prayer event in Manchester last weekend. Lou Engle, pioneer of the prayer movement “The […]
Originally published in Worthy News Concerns remained on Monday over Christian leader Dedi Saputra after a court in Indonesia’s Aceh Province sentenced the convert from Islam to two years in prison for an online video deemed insulting to Islam’s prophet Muhammad. Saputra, 31, an Aceh native who became a Christian […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International A Finnish member of parliament barred from entering the UK learned her travel ban had been lifted only 45 minutes before she was due on stage at a Northern Ireland event. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Speaker Edwin Poots invited Päivi Räsänen to speak […]
Bill Johnson, leader of Bethel Church in Redding, California began a new chapter last week after marrying Linda Francoeur in a private garden ceremony conducted by his longtime friend and colleague Kris Vallatton. Their marriage took place just over a month after Johnson proposed to Francoeur on his knees at […]
Originally published in Worthy News Evangelical Christians in Tehran fear they will become further isolated after Iran’s parliament advanced legislation that would increase punishments for Iranians who interact with foreign media outlets, organisations, or individuals. “Soon we will not be able to have contact with the outside world,” a devout […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Once he returns home, recently freed American missionary pilot Kevin Rideout and his wife, Krista, are expected to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House. President Trump announced the meeting Sunday night, just two days after Serving In Mission, also known as SIM, […]
Originally published in Christian Daily International Argentina joined the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family on August 13, becoming part of an international initiative that says there is no international right to abortion and that each country retains sovereignty over its own abortion policies and […]
Originally published in Christian Today Christians in Afghanistan are at risk of a “genocide” according to Martin Parsons, an expert in religious freedom and Islamic extremism and former aid worker to the country. Writing for The Critic, Parsons spoke of his experiences in the 1990s following the first takeover of power […]