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During the LA Fires, Chinese Christians Prayed for Us
In an issue of CT magazine, E.F. Gregory shares the following story of how a persecuted pastor in China prayed for her during the devastating fires in ...
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Christianity Is the World’s Most Persecuted Religion
The group Open Doors USA figures that in 2023, 360 million Christians lived in countries where persecution was “significant.” Roughly 5,600 ...
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Persecution of Christians in Occupied Ukraine
For some governments, persecuting Christians is the default mode. Matthew Luxmoore reports that Evangelical churches are being targeted by Moscow in Russian-held ...
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Pentecostal Pastor Begins 10 Years in Prison
In Iran, Anooshavan Avedian, an Iranian Armenian pastor, started the 10-year prison sentence he received last year for “propaganda contrary to and ...
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Top Countries that Persecuted Christians in 2024
Almost 5,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2023. Almost 4,000 were abducted. Nearly 15,000 churches were attacked or closed. And more than ...
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Professor Suggests Suicide for Japan’s Elderly
His pronouncements could hardly sound more drastic. In interviews and public appearances, Yusuke Narita, an assistant professor of economics at Yale, ...
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Increase in Nations with Religious Harassment
Religious minorities, including Pentecostals, Anabaptists, and Armenian Orthodox Christians, were accused of spreading COVID-19 or secretly profiting ...
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The Joy of the Lord
It is said that George Frederick Handel composed his amazing musical The Messiah in approximately three weeks. It was apparently done at a time when his ...
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HS Football Opponents Go Viral Kneeling in Prayer After Game
Good vibes have abounded over a viral video of two high school football players kneeling in prayer after the game. And while football players praying ...
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Brené Brown on the Church as Midwife
Popular author and speaker Brené Brown recently described what she called a "breakdown" that propelled her to go back to church. But ...
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