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- Controversial Biden Nominee Confirmed: She 'Encouraged Harassment of Religious Schools'On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed a controversial nominee to the U.S. Department of Education who served in the Obama administration and who critics say was an extremist on religious liberty and LGBT issues.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 6:50pm - - Archaeologists Discover 2,000-Year-Old Gemstone with 'Balm of Gilead' Engraving Near Jerusalem's Western WallIsraeli archaeologists have found a rare gemstone featuring an engraving believed to be of a biblical persimmon plant best known as the Balm of Gilead.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 6:30pm - - Greg Addison Resigns as SBC's Executive Committee Executive Vice PresidentGreg Addison, the executive vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, has tendered his resignation from the EC.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 6:05pm - - Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Heartbeat Ban but Sets November 1 for Oral ArgumentsThe U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declined to halt Texas’ heartbeat abortion ban but agreed to hear oral arguments on November 1 in the Biden administration’s challenge to the law.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 5:55pm - - 79-Year-Old American Pastor Abducted Outside of Church in HaitiNearly two weeks before 17 American and Canadian Missionaries were abducted by a Haitian gang, a 79-year-old pastor, who is also a U.S. citizen, was kidnapped just outside of his church in Haiti.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 3:55pm - - Vatican Census Shows Catholicism Growing Everywhere but EuropeA Vatican census released ahead of World Mission Day reveals growing numbers of Catholics in what Pope Francis often refers to as “the global peripheries,” even as the number of believers continues to diminish in Europe.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 3:25pm - - Muslim Relatives Beat, Starve Christians in Eastern UgandaOn Monday, a Christian woman and her young son escaped the bedroom where her Muslim husband had starved them for two weeks. One day before this, another Christian convert was beaten but escaped being set aflame.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 3:00pm - - Almost 70 Percent of Born-Again Christians Say Jesus Christ Isn't the Only Way to God, Study ShowsAccording to a new survey from Probe Ministries, almost 70 percent of born-again Christians believe one can get to Heaven through Jesus Christ or another religion.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 2:45pm - - 40 U.S. Navy Seals Threaten Lawsuit over Vaccine MandateSome 40 U.S. Navy Seals are poised to file a lawsuit against the Pentagon over the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, claiming they should be given religious exemptions.
- 4 days ago 21 Oct 21, 7:30pm - - Half of Americans Reported Reading the Bible in 2021, American Bible Society Survey Finds
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WND - Faith
- newCalifornia gets sued over vaccine buffer-zone demands[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Live Action News.] By Bridget Sielicki Live Action News Several pro-life groups are suing the state of California over a mandate that prohibits free speech. While the law is intended to prevent p…
- 16 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 6:55pm - - newTrump to headline conservative ideas festival in Florida[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Politics.] By Philip Wegmann Real Clear Politics Trump World is planning its own ideas festival, set for next month in Florida. The America First Policy Institute, the brainchild of th…
- 17 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 6:40pm - - new18 attorneys general announce support for Texas abortion law[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Live Action News.] By Bridget Sielicki Live Action News Attorneys General from 18 states have filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to side with Texas in the Department of Justice’s ch…
- 17 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 6:23pm - - newWatch: Antifa crashes pro-life prayer vigil in profanity-laced tiradeA group of antifa agitators convened on a pro-life candlelight prayer vigil in Texas last week to drown out the conservative activists with whistles, megaphones and profane and blasphemous shouting. These are the people who firmly believe they’re o…
- 17 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 6:02pm - - newKamala Harris illegally colluded with abortionists, lawyers say[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Live Action News.] By Cassy Fiano-Chesser Live Action News David Daleiden, founder and president of the Center for Medical Progress (CMP), is continuing to fight charges filed against him by then…
- 17 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 5:55pm - - newThousands pounce on school for lessons on porn-for-profitThousands of people have petitioned a university to cancel its lessons on how to make porn for profit. Sharon James, a social policy analyst at the Christian Institute, explained, "Prostitution should never be condoned or facilitated in any way. It i…
- 18 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 4:54pm - - new'I declare that I have the liberty to sever your head from your body'An Islamic activist turned from radical scholar and cleric to radical politician says he wants beheading for anyone he thinks has insulted Islam, Muhammad, Allah or the Quran. A video of his threats was uncovered and linked by JihadWatch. It is Musli…
- 19 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 4:39pm - - newRon DeSantis has a plan to save Christmas and America's supply chain: Send the ships to FloridaMany years ago, a reindeer with a prominent red nose saved Christmas. In 2021, the governor of a prominent red state aims to do the same thing. In a Wednesday speech, Gov. Ron DeSantis urged ships backed up outside California's ports to make the trip…
- 19 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 4:28pm - - Christian parents launch legal fight over school's extreme trans policyChristian parents Nigel and Sally Rowe have launched a legal fight against the government in the United Kingdom over the way it has failed to protect their children from the school system's transgender agenda. Supported by the Christian Legal Center,…
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 9:54pm - - 'You can't right a wrong with two wrongs'[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Live Action News.] By Nancy Flanders Live Action News Former NFL defensive end Kenyon Coleman recently spoke with Live Action during a man-on-the-street interview, revealing that he is deeply pro…
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The Christian Post
- new5 pastors' wives share blessings, challenges of their calling for Pastor Appreciation MonthPastors' wives share what God's calling on their lives has been like as they navigate their role in the church. They share the pressures set before them to meet people's expectations, the joys of serving others in ministry, and the struggles in betwe…
- 18 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 4:47pm - - newOld monasteries and churches await in Southwest GermanyA recent road trip across Baden-Württemberg, a state in Southwest Germany, took me to old monasteries and churches.
- 21 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 2:07pm - - newThis week in Christian history: Geneva burns heretic, first Presbyterian woman ordainedHere's a list of three events that happened this week in Christian history. They include the first ordination of a female pastor in the Northern Presbyterian Church, Protestant Geneva executing a heretic, and Honorius I becoming pope.
- 22 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 1:27pm - - newIndia: Human rights groups document over 300 acts of Christian persecution in 2021Human rights groups in India say they have documented over 300 incidents of Christian persecution in just the first nine months of 2021, warning that this year might be the worst in terms of the number of such incidents in the country’s history.
- 22 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 12:59pm - - newWhat William Shatner apparently missed about the final frontierThe real wonder is not even in the cosmos, it's that the One who made the cosmos cares about you and me.
- 23 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 12:14pm - - newThe Marxist move to cancel JeffersonIn my humble opinion, the most enduring legacy of Jefferson is that he helped set the framework by which the slaves could be free one day. As the author of the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, he made it clear that our rights come from…
- 23 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 11:58am - - newWhat to believe about issues Jesus didn’t discussWhen considering what Jesus said and thinks, our attitude makes all the difference. Any time we find ourselves saying, “Jesus didn’t say you can’t…” is a good time to take inventory of our motives and make sure that we are really wanting wh…
- 23 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 11:42am - - newA small school board victory for critical race theory opponentsIt took many struggles and many, many brave individuals to bring about the Civil Rights movement and then the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Could either of those achievements have happened if we were not able to build upon the foundation of freedom, equa…
- 23 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 11:41am - - newWhom shall God send to the nations?Everyone called by the name of God is an agent of revival. Every Christian is qualified to be used by God irrespective of race, creed or tribe.
- 24 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 11:35am - - Archbishop Justin Welby, former PM Gordon Brown warn against legalizing assisted suicideThe Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the U.K.’s former Prime Minister Gordon Brown have warned that a proposed law to allow assisted suicide would “undermine the sanctity of life” and could pressure the frail and vulnerable to end thei…
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Religion News Service
- newOrthodox Church’s top patriarch hospitalized in Washington
(RNS) — The cause was not immediately clear, although officials said his hospitalization was "out an abundance of caution."The post Orthodox Church’s top patriarch hospitalized in Washington appeared first on Religion News Service.
- 19 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 3:44pm - - Cornerstone University votes no-confidence in president the day before inauguration
(RNS) — President Gerson Moreno-Riaño has allegedly opposed diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and created a culture of fear and suspicion.The post Cornerstone University votes no-confidence in president the day before inauguration appeared…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 8:38pm - - Sarah Davis, daughter of Ravi Zacharias, to start new ministry. Critics worry it is RZIM 2.0.
(RNS) — Davis has apologized for past failures in responding to allegations about her father's misconduct. It's not clear if RZIM funds will be used for the new ministry.The post Sarah Davis, daughter of Ravi Zacharias, to start new ministry. Crit…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 8:31pm - - In a first, Conservative movement publishes list of expelled rabbis to website
(RNS) — The list of eight rabbis (plus one who is suspended until June 2022) was made public this week as part of a new reckoning with sexual misconduct and ethical accountability.The post In a first, Conservative movement publishes list of expe…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 8:08pm - - Photos of the Week: Sama dancers and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday
(RNS) - This week’s photo gallery includes Sama dancers in Iran, the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth and moreThe post Photos of the Week: Sama dancers and Prophet Muhammad’s birthday appeared first on Religion News Service.
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 7:47pm - - For 250th anniversary of Asbury crossing, a tour of America’s historic Methodist churches
(RNS) — Religion News Service selected a variety of historic Methodist churches to highlight during the 250th anniversary of Francis Asbury's arrival in America.The post For 250th anniversary of Asbury crossing, a tour of America’s historic Meth…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 7:45pm - - Tehran holds first public Friday Prayers in almost 2 years
Organizers said beforehand that all health protocols would be followed to protect the expected hundreds of worshippers during the ceremony at Tehran University.The post Tehran holds first public Friday Prayers in almost 2 years appeared first on Rel…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 6:52pm - - Orthodox Church’s top patriarch to visit US, meet with Biden
Making the latest of several trips to the country during his 30 years in office, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew is expected to address concerns ranging from a pending restructuring of the American church to his church's status in his homeland, Turk…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 6:44pm - - Who will lead the SBC forward? The messengers. They already are.
(RNS) — The SBC is not run by elites but by ordinary pastors, Sunday school teachers, missionaries and music directors. They are already taking the helm.The post Who will lead the SBC forward? The messengers. They already are. appeared first on Re…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 5:43pm - - COVID-19 takes a bite out of Burkina Faso’s cult of sacred crocodiles
(RNS) — The local cult of the crocodile dates to sometime in the 1500s, when, during a period of severe drought, locals believe, a crocodile appeared and led local women to a source of fresh water.The post COVID-19 takes a bite out of Burkina Faso…
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Christian Today
- newHow the Church can stand in the gap as social care failsThe need to distance has been removed now, and it's an opportunity for churches to step up their help.
- 25 mins ago 25 Oct 21, 10:45am - - newLife beyond LGBTMatthew Grech, who used to be gay, and former trans Libby Littlewood speak to Christian Today about why it's so important that ex-LGBT voices are heard too.
- 2 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 8:54am - - newThe Queen and her Christian faithThe strange paradox is that the Queen's virtues are admired on all sides, but stripped of the recognition that they are profoundly Christian in character.
- 3 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 8:35am - - Assisted suicide opponents optimistic after Lords debateRight to Life UK said it is unlikely Baroness Meacher's Assisted Dying Bill will become law.
- 1 day ago 24 Oct 21, 8:50am - - £2m funding boost for historic churches and meeting houses in EnglandOver a dozen historic churches and meeting houses are to benefit from a £2m government grant to fund urgent repairs.
- 1 day ago 24 Oct 21, 8:10am - - Ravi Zacharias' daughter starts new ministrySarah Davis, the daughter of disgraced apologist Ravi Zacharias, has left the ministry her father founded and launched one of her own.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 9:05am - - The importance of integrity and truth for Christians working in the media"Speaking the truth can be threatening and costly. Jesus ended up on a cross for it," said Tim Pemberton, Head of Religion and Ethics for the BBC's audio output.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 9:04am - - 'Manifesting' might be the latest Gen Z craze but the Church has its own version tooThe New Age concept of 'manifesting' - thinking something into being - is not so different from the idea of 'name it and claim it' popular in some corners of the Church.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 9:04am - - The steady erasure of 'women' in the pro-abortion movementAirbrushing 'women' out of gendered existence by subordinating them within a broader group of "pregnant people" is both morally repugnant and insulting.
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 9:03am - - The Assisted Dying Bill poses the wrong answer to the right questionNola Leach, CEO of CARE, responds to the Assisted Dying Bill now proceeding to committee stage after a lengthy debate in the House of Lords.
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Catholic Exchange
- newMonday of the Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time
People don’t like been shown up in such an unflattering light, and it goes some way towards explaining the Pharisees’ implacable hatred of Jesus. He was not just showing another way. He was undermining their credibility and their way of interpret…
- 6 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 4:53am - - newHoly Communion Brings Christ’s Second Life to You
Holy Communion not only gives to the sacramental Jesus the opportunity to satisfy His love; it gives Him a new life that He will consecrate to the glory of His Father. This is what gives Communion its highest power: it is a second and perpetual in…
- 6 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 4:45am - - newUntitled
“Receive our Lord, and keep Him as long as you can. Make plenty of room for Him within you. To let Jesus Christ increase in one’s soul is the most perfect act of love.” -St. Peter Julian Eymard, How to Get More out of Holy Communion
- 7 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 4:00am - - newSts. Crispin and Crispinian
Shoemakers Saints Crispin and Crispian are believed to be brothers born to a noble family in Rome in the middle of the third century. The brothers, along with Saint Quintinus, worked for the conversion of Gaul by their mission of evangelization, prea…
- 7 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 4:00am - - St. Anthony Mary Claret
Weaver, archbishop, and writer St. Anthony Claret (bishop and missionary) was born in 1807. He was a Spanish missionary priest and bishop who became known as the “Spiritual Father of Cuba.” His father was a weaver, and Anthony initially followed…
- 1 day ago 24 Oct 21, 4:00am - - St. John of Capistrano
The Church at that time was experiencing a schism (a division between two different groups), and many people had grown lukewarm in the faith. The Franciscans themselves were divided over whether or not to remain true to the original ideals of St. Fra…
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 4:00am - - Why Purgatory?
Coming just after Hell and just before Heaven, the second of the three books that make up Dante’s Divine Comedy is the Purgatorio—Purgatory. In its ninth canto, Dante places these words in the mouth of the angelic guardian of Purgatory’s gate w…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 4:05am - - Sin Can Make Us All Blind Beggars
In Sunday’s Gospel, a blind man insists on crying out to Jesus, getting on everyone’s nerves. How was his vision better than theirs? Gospel (Read Mk 10:46-52) As Jesus, His disciples, and “a sizeable crowd” were leaving Jericho (a city about…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 4:03am - - Untitled
“If catechesis is done well, Christians will be eager to bear witness to their faith, to hand it on to their children, to make it known to others, and to serve the human community in every way.” — St. John Paul II, Catechesi Tradendae
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 4:00am - - Friday of the Twenty-ninth Week in Ordinary Time
We all rely on signs to confirm our beliefs. This can be as simple as believing in clouds as a sign of a coming rain. It can also be the blooming of a rose as a symbol of answered prayer. Jesus tells us today that there are signs we refuse to see. He…
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Guardian - Religion
- newDeath, addiction, grace: a year as chaplain in New York’s toughest hospitalWhile training as a chaplain and caring for society’s most vulnerable, I learned that spiritual care is an act of social justiceThe patient, who I’ll call RL, was homeless and came into Bellevue’s psychiatric ward experiencing hallucinations. H…
- 1 hour ago 25 Oct 21, 10:00am - - newHerbalist’s murder highlights assault on Mayan spirituality in GuatemalaSpiritual guide Domingo Choc Che was tortured and burned by neighbors who accused him of witchcraft – and advocates say Christian churches are stoking prejudiceIn meetings, Domingo Choc Che was quiet and reflective, speaking up only once others had…
- 1 hour ago 25 Oct 21, 9:45am - - newArchaeologists find ‘missing link’ in history of Fountains AbbeyDiscovery of foundations of ‘industrial scale’ medieval tannery at abbey has astonished expertsIt is Britain’s biggest and most famous monastic ruin and one that conjures up bucolic images of peace, reflection and very little noise apart, perha…
- 6 hours ago 25 Oct 21, 5:00am - - newMy mum the nun: why my socialite mother joined a monastery aged 61Vivacious, wealthy and charismatic, my mother threw an extravagant party for her 61st birthday. She then left her friends and 10 children and spent the rest of her life as a cloistered nunIt was like a beehive. A buzzing mass of 800 guests gathered a…
- 24 hours ago 24 Oct 21, 11:25am - - Radical Islamists clash with police en route to Pakistan’s capitalSupporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan party are massing before rally in Islamabad to demand release of their leaderThousands of supporters of a banned radical Islamist party have departed from the eastern Pakistan city of Lahore, clashing with poli…
- 2 days ago 23 Oct 21, 5:00pm - - We know where Perrottet stands – but is he pragmatic enough to be popular? | Paul DaleyThe new NSW premier will need to govern from the centre and avoid the pitfalls of ideology, both moral and economic If you’re searching for the enigma inside Dominic Perrottet, the latest New South Wales Liberal leader to be flung through the state…
- 3 days ago 22 Oct 21, 7:00pm - - Megachurch buys Golders Green Hippodrome after mosque plan blockedHillsong plans to hold Sunday services at Grade II-listed former theatre after locals objected to Islamic centreAn international megachurch whose founder has been accused of concealing child sexual abuse has bought a renowned former theatre in north…
- 4 days ago 21 Oct 21, 12:32pm - - 10 Nights review – funny, soulful play hijacked by lack of dramaBush theatre, LondonShahid Iqbal Khan’s signed play about a young Muslim’s spiritual journey could be fantastic, but it needs a better narrative It is a tremendous relief to see a play about a British Pakistani man and his complicated relationshi…
- 6 days ago 19 Oct 21, 2:19pm - - Religious exemptions threaten to undermine US Covid vaccine mandatesIn California, hundreds of public employees make claims as Christian legal group offers template exemption letterThis month, California became the first state to require Covid-19 vaccines for all schoolchildren but the provision came with a loophole:…
- 6 days ago 19 Oct 21, 10:30am - - Drop Chinese investments, MPs and peers tell parliament’s pension fundLetter from 137 lawmakers urges fund to drop stakes in firms accused of human rights violations or linked to Chinese stateA cross-party group of more than 137 parliamentarians, including 117 MPs, have called on parliament’s pension fund to disinves…
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Z3 News
- Newly discovered document reveals the FDA was aware of dangers of COVID-19 “vaccines” but hid them from usA newly discovered document reveals the FDA was aware of the dangers of COVID-19 “vaccines” from the very beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, but they hid them from us by omitting any mention of them in their public documents. The document is an…
- 13 Apr 21, 6:40pm - - Power of Life and DeathAn ominous feeling overtook me as I witnessed Nancy Pelosi tear up her copy of Trump’s Feb. 2020 State of the Union Address. Prophetic voices saw it is a harbinger of what the future would hold for America. It is no secret that a kingdom divide…
- 13 Apr 21, 4:11pm - - Exposing the Agenda Behind Covid-19 Vaccinations**This is a follow up from my last post. I want to give credit to Dr. Igor Shepherd for presenting such a genious illustration and chart of the COVID related to depopulation. May God continue to bless him and his work greatly. I did a copy and paste…
- 13 Apr 21, 1:15pm - - COVID-19 MRNA “Vaccines” Can Cause Prion Disease Resulting in Neurological Degenerative Diseases, Spike Protein Could Be Receptor For More Infectious Agent, COVID-19 & the “Vaccines” May Be Bioweapon & Gates InvolvementBitchute Channel, Sixth Sense, 32:26 Minute Video“One of the symptoms of prion disease is muscle control loss, sudden jerks or twitches, exactly the adverse effect many are experiencing. And, we have heard from Bill Gates, and other ‘expert…
- 12 Apr 21, 10:28pm - - 5,365 Deaths & 238,949 Injuries (3/27/20 – European Database), Occultic Holidays (Blood Sacrifice to Beast & Beltaine Festival) Coinciding with U.S. Vaccination Drive April 19-May 1st & 666 Numerology Prince Philip’s DeathArticle – 5,365 DEAD 238,949 Injuries: European Database of Adverse Drug Reactions for COVID-19 “Vaccines”Their report through March 27, 2021 lists 5,365 deaths and 238,949 injuries following injections of four experimental COVID-19 shots:C…
- 12 Apr 21, 8:54pm - - “You WILL have a POWERFUL testimony that the harvest of souls will be drawn to.”This morning, I heard the Lord say “My YES is still YES” and I began to see many across the body of Christ who have heard a promise from the Lord and have been believing and contending for this promise, and in the last while, there has not been…
- 12 Apr 21, 8:14pm - - The Pharmakeia ConnectionOn 12/11/2019 the Lord gave me a dream about witchcraft and forced injections. In my dream I saw a cat squatting down, attempting to defecate. Suddenly it rose up in the air supernaturally. I immediately started binding the spirit of witchcraft that…
- 12 Apr 21, 6:40pm - - Three reasons why the COVID-19 vaccine is not a vaccineAs of today, the Center for Disease Control shows 114.4 million Americans (34.5%) have already received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccines and 68.2 million (20.5%) have received both doses. (Source: covid.cdc.gov) Since most of us don’t ha…
- 12 Apr 21, 12:42am - - More Vaccine WarningsI originally had no idea that many physicians are absolutely against the vaccine. Is it mainly because they don’t have a big platform? Or because they don’t follow along with Dr. Falsey (Fauci)? Or maybe they are not paid millions of dollars and…
- 11 Apr 21, 10:45am - - Campaign Lies and PropagandaLast Saturday as I was driving on a Dallas highway, I could not help but to notice a large billboard. I took a picture of this and prayed that it would turn clear enough because I wasn’t able to pull over. I have not seen this in the area where I…
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