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Originally published in The Christian Post Notable conservative Christian broadcaster and onetime presidential candidate Pat Robertson, widely known as the long-serving host of the popular Christian Broadcasting Network programme The 700 Club, has died. He was 93 years old. CBN News released a statement announcing Robertson died in his Virginia Beach home […]
Originally published in Catholic Herald A court in Pakistan has sentenced a Christian to death after he received cartoons of Mohammad, the founder of Islam, in a WhatsApp chat message to his phone. Nouman Asghar, 24, of Bahawalpur in Punjab, was convicted of blasphemy under 295-c of the country’s Penal […]
Originally published in Faithwire The daughter of 107-year-old Julia Mae Hunter-Rice said it’s her mother’s commitment “to that which is right” that has led to her long life. “Her secret is smiling and being fair,” Hunter-Rice’s daughter, Dorthy Dickson, told WTOK-TV. “She has always stood for that which is right and, […]
Originally published in Faith Wire Two Assembly of God missionaries are sharing multiple first-hand testimonies of Muslims coming to the Christian faith after encountering Jesus Christ in their dreams. James Bradford, the lead pastor at Central Assembly in Springfield, Missouri, and missionary Dick Brogden told Assemblies of God News that God is […]
Originally published in The Christian Post A crowd of about 70 000 people overflowed the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday as Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, gave a passionate sermon on the 50th anniversary of his father Billy Graham’s historic outreach in Seoul. […]
Originally published in Metro A young child was sentenced to life in a prison camp in North Korea because their parents owned a Bible. The two-year-old, whose entire family was also jailed, will never see life outside of the prison walls after the ruling was made. It’s one of many extreme cases […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has recently unveiled its use of the Bible and other religious texts in training its advanced multilingual Artificial Intelligence technology. This cutting-edge AI speech model can identify over 4,000 spoken languages, transcribing and translating them simultaneously. […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Churches from across California gathered on the beach last weekend to witness a mass baptism of over 4 000 people on Pentecost Sunday. Advertised as the “biggest water baptism event in history”, Baptize SoCal drew thousands to Pirates Cove, Corona Del Mar to mark […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News A Christian teacher, previously suspended for addressing a transgender boy as ‘her’ says he’s ‘devastated’ to be banned from teaching. In a ruling thought to be the first of its kind in the UK, Joshua Sutcliffe was found guilty of unprofessional conduct and “bringing the […]
Originally published in CBN News Christian author and pastor Dr Tim Keller has died last Friday after a more than three year battle with pancreatic cancer. His death was announced in an email by Redeemer Churches and Ministries – a network started by Keller. “We are forever grateful for his leadership, heart, […]