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Britain called to sanction Nigeria's government officials over Christian persecution
The UK Government is being urged to take tougher action on Nigeria after decades of deadly violence against Christians.

Pastor among the victims in latest deadly attacks on Christians in Nigeria
A string of attacks on Christians in Nigeria has left 11 people dead, including a church pastor, a father of nine, and a 16-year-old.

Married families are still best for children and society, says think tank
Children and society in general do better when parents are married, a new report from the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) says.

Over 200,000 sign petition demanding Netflix pull 'Cuties' film
Over 200,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org calling on Netflix to pull a controversial French film that critics say sexualises children.

Jim Wallis steps down as Sojourners editor after op-ed row
Longtime progressive evangelical leader Jim Wallis has been replaced as editor-in-chief at Sojourners magazine after staff members resigned following his decision to unpublish a controversial op-ed accusing the Catholic Church of having a "white-power faction."

Churches recommend face masks at services
Churches in Ireland are asking people who attend services in person to wear face masks.

If there's a Covid-19 vaccine, take it, say thousands of Christians including Philip Yancey and NT Wright
The Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times warns against believing Covid-19 conspiracy theories while ignoring the science.

Affairs shouldn't permanently disqualify pastors from the pulpit - poll
Pastors who commit adultery should withdraw from the pulpit but only temporarily, according to most church leaders surveyed in a new poll.

In Myanmar, a Christian mother and wife blazes a trail for other women in her community despite opposition
"Previously I thought women should not engage in any work outside the house. This is a common perspective in the minds of women here."

Pastor's wife found dead in shipping container, may have died from carbon monoxide poisoning
A pastor's wife from Kansas is believed to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning after her body was found this week following a frantic weeks-long search for her since she went missing at the start of August.

School district policies say parents don't need to know if their child has gender dysphoria
Gender-bending sex-ed curricula used in some public schools, along with corresponding school district policies, don't meet established standards set forth in law, activists and scholars warned at recent Heritage Foundation panel.

Puberty blockers and hormone treatment will make children sterile - hospital officials
Consent documents from Children's Hospital Los Angeles that were made public this week reveal that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones used on gender dysphoric children do in fact cause sterility, contrary to repeated assertions made by some California Democratic lawmakers.

In Iraq, a Christian mother's bags are always packed in case she must flee ISIS again
"I remember being so anxious," said Dalia, a mother of three. "We left our house that we had spent years building and ran into the unknown, with not much more than the clothes on our back."

Body of missing pastor's wife found in shipping container
The body of a missing Kansas pastor's wife may have been found inside a shipping container in rural Arkansas.â¨â¨The 36-year-old pastor's wife, Marilane Carter, who is also a mother of three, had been missing for two weeks.

Most people are looking forward to a return to in-person church services - poll
Most Christians have been content to attend church digitally during the pandemic but Pew research finds that they are also eager to get back into the pews.

Pandemic is a divisive issue in some churches - survey
To re-open or not to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic has become a "pressure point" for many churches, a new poll shows.