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Christian Convert Never Questioned “Why Me?” While Languishing in Sudan Prison (Christian Today) The Heresy of Racial Superiority — Confronting the Past, and Confronting the Truth (Albert Mohler) Persecution and the Black Church (The New York Times) Pastors, Faithful Pick Up Gun Training: “We Need It in Church” (RNS) Defining the Church as Evangelicals (Christianity …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, June 24 Read More »

The Cross and the Confederate Flag (The Gospel Coalition) South Carolina Urges Removal of Confederate Flag (BBC) Mississippi to Propose Removal of Confederate Emblem from State Flag (The Guardian) To Settle Tribal Dispute, Reparations Set at 50 Cows for One Lost Human Life (All Africa) With 9,000 Signatures, New Zealand’s Voluntary-Euthanasia Lobby Presses Lawmakers (The …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, June 23 Read More »

Charleston: Frustration and Forgiveness After First Service Since Massacre (CNN) French News Agency Notes Spiritual Resiliency and Grace of Charleston Congregation (The Jordan Times) Sheriff Speaks at Church in Uniform Despite Atheist Group’s Complaint (WFLA) Billy Graham’s Grandson Resigns Florida Megachurch After Affair (NBC) Court Victories for Religious Freedom (Newsday) A Collection of Hitler’s Paintings …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, June 22 Read More »

5 Facts about Today’s Fathers (Pew Research) Atheism: The Faith of the Fatherless (Kairos Journal) Thomas Vincent: “Make Provision for the Children” (The BibleMesh Blog) How to Embrace Father’s Day as a Single Parent (Crosswalk) Small Church Signs Win Big at Supreme Court (Christianity Today) Attack on 11-year-old in Rio Highlights Fears of Rising Religious …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, June 20 Read More »

Shooting Suspect in Custody in Charleston Church Massacre (CNN) Why South Carolina’s Confederate Flag Isn’t at Half-Mast After Church Shooting (The Washington Post) Charleston Church Shooting Stirs Up Memories for Fort Worth’s Wedgwood Baptist Church (NBC) Some Say Security Is a Must in Local Churches (WREG) Public and Church Trying to Get a Fix on …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, June 19 Read More »

Nine Killed at Historic Emanuel Church in Charleston, SC (NBC) Arson Attack Guts Part of Israel’s Church of Loaves and Fishes (Reuters) Why Mass Shootings are Rising—And How Experts Want to Stop Them (Forbes) Papal Encyclical on Climate Change Highlights Rift within Church (USA Today) Catholic Church Seeks “Reality Check” After Gay “Marriage” Defeat (The Wall Street …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, June 18 Read More »