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Are Christians more like Jesus or more like the Pharisees? »

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01:56 pm | ONE of the common critiques leveled at present-day Christianity is that it’s a religion full of hypocritical people. A new Barna Group study examines the degree to which this perception may be accurate.…

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World

Iranian AG pastor, wife and co-workers sent back to jail »

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04:05 pm | AN Iranian Assemblies of God (AG) pastor, his wife and two church workers have been returned to jail after…

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Boko Haram targets Christian village in Nigeria »

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04:00 pm | OPEN Doors USA has issued an urgent appeal for prayer after receiving news that suspected Boko Haram terrorists…

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US lawmaker for limiting foreign aid to Pakistan »

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01:15 pm | ARGUING that sending billions of taxpayer dollars overseas to hostile countries is "unconscionable", a US lawmaker has introduced a…

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Iranian AG pastor, wife and co-workers sent back to jail »

04:05 pm | AN Iranian Assemblies of God (AG) pastor, his wife and two church workers have been returned to jail after their one-year sentences for converting to Christianity and "propagation against the Islamic regime through evangelism" were upheld by a high court on May 1.…

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Boko Haram targets Christian village in Nigeria »

04:00 pm | OPEN Doors USA has issued an urgent appeal for prayer after receiving news that suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked the predominantly Nigerian Christian village of Zangan in southern Kaduna around midnight recently.…

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ESPN anchor calls homosexuality sin on Live TV »

12:55 pm | FOLLOWING the announcement that NBA star Jason Collins had come out as a homosexual, ESPN commentator Chris Broussard declared on national television today that homosexuality is a sin against God, and that a person who willingly lives an unrepentant lifestyle cannot call themselves a Christian.…

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US lawmaker for limiting foreign aid to Pakistan »

01:15 pm | ARGUING that sending billions of taxpayer dollars overseas to hostile countries is "unconscionable", a US lawmaker has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to limit American aid to Pakistan and four other countries.…

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Vatican dismisses criticism of Pope washing women’s feet »

01:13 pm | THE Vatican on Friday (March 29) dismissed criticism of Pope Francis' decision to wash the feet of two women during a Maundy Thursday Mass at a Rome youth prison.…

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Medical missionaries help poor in Kenya »

12:27 pm | “I finally figured out why I was called into medicine,” said Ann Kendall, 47, a retired physicians assistant. She spent July 2011 in Kenya with her husband, Michael, and their…

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Dying woman’s faith grips health worker »

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03:02 pm | WITHOUT a word, the thin, frail woman lets her wrap fall to her waist. Tears roll down Byrd's cheeks as she stares…

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America one of the fastest growing mission fields: magazine »

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01:42 pm | AMERICA is one of the fastest-growing mission fields in the world, the most recent issue of Unfinished magazine says, but if Christians…

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Poll shows countries where 40% of people support suicide bombing »

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01:33 pm | AS many as four in ten Muslims living in Afghanistan and Palestine support the use of suicide bombing, an extensive new international…

May 6 2013 / No Comment / Read More »

Bring it on: Author says Muslim group’s $30M libel suit will expose terror ties »

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12:34 pm | THE shadowy leader of an American Muslim organization accused of running terror training camps in the U.S. could find himself being questioned…

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Wycliffe Bible Translators accept panel report over Muslim context translation » Study: Evangelicals more ‘Christ-like’ than other Christians »
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‘Messiah’ is increasingly popular name for US boys »

03:49 pm | SOPHIA tops the list of names for American baby girls for the second year in a row, while King and Messiah are becoming increasingly popular names for boys, the U.S.…

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