Ruling Soon in $15M Lawsuit between Church, United Methodists
The steeple of Asbury First United Methodist Church, Aug. 22, 2023, in Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press / Photo by David Goldman Harvest Church, a megachurch in...
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Religious expression defense removed from Canadian hate crime bill
A Canadian House of Commons committee on Tuesday (Dec. 9) removed a “religious belief defense” from a hate crime bill, a move a Christian body had warned against as detrimental to legal protections for religious expression by Christians and others.
Landmark rulings in Pakistan aid Christian workers
In two landmark rulings, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday (Dec. 9) banned employers from seeking only Christians for sanitation jobs and called for safety measures for sewage cleaners, most of whom are Christian.
Kyler Smith called as pastor of Immanuel Baptist in Little Rock | Baptist Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Pastor Search Committee at Immanuel Baptist Church has announced that Kyler Smith was unanimously approved by the congregation to serve as the church’s 18th senior pastor in its 133-year history.
Utah’s largest Southern Baptist church grows with intentionality | Baptist Press
KEARNS, Utah – At least 149 people have been baptized this year at The Point Church, where Corey J. Hodges has been pastor since 1997.
Unknown assailant shoots pastor dead in Pakistan
A Presbyterian pastor who survived an attack in September was gunned down by an unidentified assailant outside his home in front of his daughter last week, his family said.
Two slain in church shooting in southeast Nigeria
Gunmen on Sunday (Dec. 7) attacked Christians in southeast Nigeria as they were gathering for worship, killing an Anglican priest’s wife and another church member and abducting another priest, sources said.
Media Associates International Honors Ukrainian Publisher Ezdra with 2025 Global Award
Media Associates International has named Ezdra Publishing of Ukraine as the 2025 recipient of the Robert B. Reekie Global Publisher Award, recognizing the Christian publisher’s sustained ministry and innovation amid war-related hardships. The annual award honors excellence in Christian publishing in regions facing exceptional challenges.
‘No Christ alone theology’: Evangelical theologian critiques Vatican note on Mary as ‘Co-redemptrix'
An evangelical theologian has questioned the theological coherence of a recent Vatican doctrinal note addressing the controversial Marian title “Co-redemptrix,” arguing that while the document slows momentum toward defining a new dogma, it simultaneously reaffirms a Roman Catholic framework that leaves the issue unresolved.
Kirk Cameron adopts annihilationist view of hell
The Fireproof actor is facing theological criticism after he questioned the idea of eternal suffering for sinners during a podcast discussion released last week, while at the same time posing annihila...
