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Two churches targeted in bomb attack in Nigeria

By Obed Minchakpu — Compass News Direct   SULEJA, Nigeria – Suspected Islamic extremists detonated a bomb outside a church building here on Sunday (February 19), two months after Boko Haram Islamists killed 44 Christians and blinded seven in a church bombing in nearby Madalla.   Sunday’s blast in Suleja, […]

Jailed Iranian pastor’s health deteriorating

Originally published in Worthy News The health of a jailed pastor of one of Iran’s largest evangelical house church movements is deteriorating and there were fears on Monday he that may die, a well-informed representative told Worthy News. Behnam Irani, who was jailed for what critics view as “trumped up” […]

Congressional resolution condemns Iran, demands Youcef Nadarkhani’s release

Originally published in Christian Post United States Rep. Joseph Pitts (R-Pa.), with the support of seven members of Congress, introduced a resolution into the US House of Representatives Friday that condemns Iran for continuing to imprison pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and calls for his immediate release. The resolution, called H. Res. […]

Kirk Franklin’s ‘Hello Fear’ certified Gold

Kirk Franklin and his chart-topping album Hello Fear has just been certified Gold, as reported by the R.I.A.A, says Christian Art Media in a Press Release. The announcement follows Franklin’s two Grammy awards wins for Best Gospel Album  (Hello Fear) and Best Gospel Song (“Hello Fear”) earlier this week at […]

Earliest fragment of Book of Mark found?

By Michael Foust – Originally published in Godreports Much of the biblical scholarly world has been buzzing since Feb. 1, when a New Testament professor made a claim during a debate that was news to most everyone who heard it — a first-century fragment of Mark’s Gospel may have been […]

The fight over Obama’s mandate is the fight of a lifetime for religious freedom

By Chuck Colson — Originally published in LifesiteNews I’ve been talking a lot lately about the Obama Administration’s relentless attempts to restrict religious freedom. You know by now that the Catholic bishops have strongly rejected the president’s so-called “accommodation” to exempt religious organizations from paying for abortion-inducing drugs, contraception, and […]