Nearly two years after a Finnish Court of Appeals acquitted Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen of hate speech charges for quoting the Bible in a Twitter post, prosecutors are appealing the ruling to the country’s Supreme Court, seeking her imprisonment and fines. In 2019, Räsänen questioned the Evangelical Lutheran Church
(International Christian Concern) In a chilling new tactic, alleged Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels disguised themselves as church officials and choristers before launching a recent fatal attack on Mayi Moya village in Beni Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The rebels killed three civilians and kidnapped eight. The attackers
Goveron Gavin Newsom was handed a bitter loss after a federal judge struck down a 2024 California law aimed at curbing fake political ads, ruling it unconstitutional under the First Amendment following a lawsuit by the Babylon Bee and other internet personalities. U.S. District Judge John Mendez issued an order
The province of Quebec is planning on banning praying in public, according to a statement from Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge, who argued that “the proliferation of street prayer is a serious and sensitive issue.” He added: Quebec has a long history of hostility towards Christians. In 2019, the province passed
For many, Westboro Baptist Church is one of the most infamous and notorious churches in the country. Founded by Fred Phelps in Topeka, Kansas, in 1955, it rose to prominence in the early 1990s and 2000s for its showy, public protests. Fred Phelps had thirteen children, nine of whom have
Matt MacArthur, son of the late John MacArthur and the President of Grace To You Ministries, has shared an update regarding the continued vision for the organization following John’s death over a month ago. Founded in 1969, Grace to You is a nonprofit media ministry that has distributed John MacArthur’s
The Rev. Hunt Priest, founder of the ‘Christian Psychedelic Society’ Ligare, was deposed from the Episcopal Church’s ministry by Bishop Frank Logue of Georgia earlier this week, concluding a 13-month Title IV disciplinary process. The action followed a complaint by the Rev. Joe Welker, a Presbyterian pastor and former Ligare
City Life Church in Wichita, KS, has quietly removed lead pastor Andy Adkison from the pulpit, according to a new report by the Christian Post, which explains that he preached his last sermon more than a month ago and has seemingly been excised from the congregation. Adkison, who is married
Art Lucier is a prominent Canadian “prophet” and the pastor of Kelowna Harvest Church in Kelowna, BC, a church group known for their ecstatic charismatic manifestations and 5-fold theology. He is also the Apostolic Overseer of Harvest Ministries International (HMI), an organization he founded with his wife, and is known for his involvement
Archaeologists in Vence, France, uncovered a 1,500-year-old early Christian cathedral and a well-preserved baptistery during the renovation of a section of the Vence market halls, a popular dining and shopping destination. Tombs of long deceased bishops and canons were also exhumed. The remains of the baptistry and the cathedral will
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