Christian World News
According to new research from the Barna Group, most Christians and nearly 50 percent of the general population believe churches should be offering care and counseling to their communities. Most pastors, though, disagree.The research, which analyzed data collected in 2015, 2020 and 2022, looked at how pastors, Christians, non-Christians and the general U.S. adult population […]
The creator and director of the hit Bible-based series The Chosen is responding to a social media controversy about an LGBT Pride flag spotted on set, saying the company employs Christians and non-Christians alike who are excellent at their craft.“We have made very clear from the beginning that there is no religious or political litmus […]
Popular christian singer Blessing Offor is crediting God’s grace and is singing patriotic tunes after he received a green card that will allow him to stay in the United States and continue to use his talents there.Offor was born in Nigeria but has never returned. In May, he officially received his EB-1 visa, which is […]
Over 4,000 people were baptized on a California beach on Pentecost Sunday, which fell on the 50th anniversary of the start of the Jesus Movement.Baptize SoCal, an event advertised as “the biggest water baptism in history,” was organized by Oceans Church.View this post on InstagramA post shared by Oceans Church (@oceanschurch)”A moment I’ll never forget,” […]
christian singer and songwriter Lauren Daigle recently shared that her song “Rescue” was based on a vision God gave her about a woman she did not know but would one day meet.On Saturday, Daigle joined Steven Curtis Chapman, Bart Millard, Anne Wilson, Matthew West, and Michael Cochren onstage at the K-Love Fan Awards’ “Songwriters Showcase” […]
LAHORE, Pakistan, May 31, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A court in Bahawalpur, Pakistan on Tuesday (May 30) handed the death penalty to a 22-year-old christian on an unsubstantiated conviction under the country’s blasphemy laws, sources said.Lazar Allah Rakha, attorney for Noman Masih, said that the sessions court announced its verdict at the New Central […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 30, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A Muslim upset with his wife’s conversion to Christianity in western Uganda denied her food and left her in a national park with wild animals, she said.Sharifa Muhando, 27, of Kasese town, said her husband beat her and kept her from food for a week after […]
Almost 100 United Methodist Church congregations in Louisiana officially disaffiliated from the denomination last weekend due to a longstanding debate over homosexuality.On Saturday, UMC’s Louisiana Annual Conference voted to approve the departure of the 95 congregations during a special session.The session was called “for the sole purpose of voting on the Louisiana Conference Board of […]
Target has lost more than $11 billion in market value since the start of a boycott over LGBT Pride merchandise that included trans pride items for children and items designed by a self-described Satanist.Prior to the controversy, Target’s stock closed at $160.96 a share, giving it a market capitalization of $74.3 billion, according to the […]
According to a new report by the U.S. State Department, North Korea has carried out severe persecution against Christians, including one 2-year-old child who was sentenced to life in prison after his parents were caught with a Bible.The finding was revealed in the State Department’s recently released 2022 International Religious Freedom Report, which highlighted christian […]