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Germany’s top court for disputes between citizens and the state has ruled in favour of a pro-life group that had been banned from praying near an abortion clinic. In their decision, the Leipzig-based Federal Administrative Court determined that blanket bans against peaceful prayer gatherings near abortion organisations are impermissible. “I’m […]
Originally published in Premier Christian News Christian teaching assistant Kristie Higgs, who was sacked after sharing two Facebook posts that raised concerns about how transgenderism and compulsory sex education was to be taught at her son’s Church of England (CofE) primary school, has won her appeal. A previous ruling in […]
Originally published in Worthy Christian News Amid the ongoing deadly and destructive tribal conflict in India’s Manipur state, a local Christian leader has pleaded for help saying Hindu extremist members of the Meitei tribe are committing “ethnic cleansing” and “genocide” against Christians from the Kuki and Zo tribes, International Christian […]
Originally published in Christianity Today For eight months, the Ukrainian city of Kherson endured Russian occupation. Now — along with at least seven churches — it is underwater. Experts estimate that the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, 44 miles upstream, released an amount of water equal to the Great Salt Lake. A […]
Originally published in Religion News Service Empowered21, a relational leadership network representing the more than 650 million Spirit-empowered Christians, will host Amsterdam2023, a three-day conference and one-day stadium event on June 21-24, 2023, at Amsterdam RAI & Olympic Stadium. Influential leaders and powerful speakers are gathering at this international event […]
Originally published in CBN News England’s National Health Service (NHS) announced it will not routinely offer puberty-blocking drugs to children at gender identity clinics, saying more clinical evidence is needed about “the safety, potential benefits, and harms of medical interventions.” In a notice posted Friday, the NHS officially stated that outside of […]
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 […]