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  Mark Driscoll suspended from TikTok for saying 'men can't have babies'

  Leonardo Blair | Fri 23 Sep 2022 10:18 BST

  Mark Driscoll, the outspoken Senior Pastor of Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, says he was briefly suspended from the popular short-form video hosting service TikTok for declaring on the platform that "men can't have babies."

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  Syncretism is one of 'the brilliant strategies of the evil one', says Barna research founder

  Nicole Alcindor | Thu 22 Sep 2022 8:36 BST

  Prominent Evangelical pollster George Barna says that most Americans blend their beliefs to create "a customized worldview" that is far from biblical as the country is in a spiritual "crisis."

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  Terrorists kill 25 Christians in Nigeria's Benue State

  Morning Star News | Wed 21 Sep 2022 14:22 BST

  Suspected Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists killed three Christians in Benue state, Nigeria on Sunday, after slaughtering at least 22 others in the same area in past three weeks, sources said.

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  5 priests among Christians kidnapped in Cameroon

  Anugrah Kumar | Wed 21 Sep 2022 10:46 BST

  Gunmen kidnapped five priests, a nun and two churchgoers after setting a Catholic church on fire in western Cameroon.

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  Former Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz breaks long public silence after 2020 firing

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 16 Sep 2022 11:03 BST

  "It's been a challenging road," the disgraced Hillsong NYC pastor said.

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  Christians could lose majority status in America by 2045 - study

  Leonardo Blair | Thu 15 Sep 2022 10:08 BST

  Christians in the US may soon be outnumbered by religious 'nones' if current trends continue.

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  India: Supreme Court orders government to verify reports of attacks on Christians

  Staff writer | Tue 13 Sep 2022 12:16 BST

  The highest court in India has ordered the government to provide details of reported attacks on Christians across eight states.

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  At World Council of Churches gathering, Russian church keeps its membership

  Jack Jenkins | Tue 13 Sep 2022 11:45 BST

  The 11th assembly of the World Council of Churches approved a statement on 8 September regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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  In Kazakhstan, Pope Francis is expected to appeal for peace in Ukraine

  Claire Giangravé | Tue 13 Sep 2022 11:29 BST

  The head of the Orthodox Church in Moscow, Patriarch Kirill, will not be attending the interfaith meeting with the pope.

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  Churchgoers are keen to build a greater sense of community after the pandemic

  William Weir | Thu 8 Sep 2022 11:27 BST

  Building a strong sense of community in the local church is a top priority for Australian Christians over the next 12 months, a major survey has found.

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  Nigeria: young Christian killed in machete attack

  Morning Star News | Wed 7 Sep 2022 12:26 BST

  A Christian posted in Yola, northeast Nigeria, as part of his youth service corps duty was killed on August 26 in what was suspected as a targeted attack, sources said.

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  China renews crackdown on churches

  Mark King | Mon 5 Sep 2022 11:17 BST

  China is cracking down on churches with reports of pastors being arrested and congregations being shut down.