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India Supreme Court Orders Protection for Orissa Christians
India’s Supreme Court ordered this week the state government of Orissa to protect the tens of thousands of Christians being targeted by Hindu extremists in the worst sectarian violence since the country’s independence from Britain.
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Activist Criticizes Warren, Reveals Christian Right’s Fear
A conservative activist revealed the Christian Right’s fear in the alliance between megapastor Rick Warren and President-elect Barack Obama in a column Monday that criticizes Warren for accepting the invitation to give the invocation at Obama’s inauguration.
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Gaza Church Leader: Children Wake Up Screaming in Fear
Citizens in Gaza are all suffering from food shortages, lack of medical care, power outages and a long list of other problems, but a church leader living amid the turmoil says the children are the greatest sufferers of the Gaza-Israel conflict.
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Anti-Theist: Christianity is Bad for the World
A best-selling atheist author claims that Christianity not only falsely takes credit for good in the world, but actually promotes immorality.
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China Cracks Down on Christians during Christmas Week
The officially atheist Chinese government harassed Christians in different regions of the country in the days leading up to Christmas and on Christmas Eve, reported a U.S.-based rights group.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.
