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Federal Court Orders Mississippi School District To Stop Promoting Christianity, Slaps $7,500 Fine
A U.S. district court in Mississippi has ordered a school district in that state to stop promoting Christianity during school events, fining the district $7,500 for being in “contempt.”
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Donald Trump Makes Comments On Syrian Christians Denied Entry into U.S.; Claim Rated as ‘False’
Real estate mogul and controversial Republican presidential contender Donald Trump has made remarks about the plight of Christians in Syria. Unfortunately, his comments were less than truthful on the matter.
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Religious Tolerance in India Questioned as 39 Dalit Christians Are ‘Converted’ to Hinduism: ‘It Was Conceived in Sin’
Many people in the West think that India, where the dominant religion is Hinduism, as a place of religious tolerance. However, Christians in that country have challenged that stereotype after 39 of them were “converted” back to Hinduism on Sunday.
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Mitsubishi Apologizes for Enslaving U.S. POWs During WWII: ‘For 70 Years, We Wanted This’
One of Japan’s most internationally recognized companies, Mitsubishi Materials, has issued a landmark apology on Sunday to American prisoners-of-war who were forced to work in mines controlled by the company during World War II.
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UK Evangelical Christian Organization A Rocha Strives to Protect the Environment: ‘Other Species Have Value to God’
A Christian organization based in the United Kingdom called A Rocha has engaged in scientific research, environmental education and community-based conservation projects. It works on the idea that “the gospel is for the planet as well as people.”
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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Trump Faith Office cites Psalm 34:18 as Texans pray amid deadly flooding
Central Texas is grappling with devastating flooding that has claimed at least 82 lives and left more than 40 people missing.