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Christian Psychology v. Biblical Counseling: A Christian Psychologist Responds to a Case of School Refusal
Patheos (blog)
As a Christian, I will integrate the Bible and my expertise in the science of psychology when working with an individual that has requested and provided consent for faith-based counseling. There are seven main reasons why I wanted to provide a response ...

I called for Christians to love gay people. Now the Catholic alt-right is taking revenge.
Washington Post
After a gunman killed 49 people at Pulse, a predominantly gay nightclub in Orlando in 2016, I found myself disappointed that more Catholic leaders did not offer support to the LGBT community. And that the few who did found it difficult to acknowledge ...

All Americans Are a Little Italian, Christians Are Spiritually Jewish
National Review
The fuel for the Reformation was theological, of course, but another active ingredient in the mix was a kind of nationalism, a rebellion by northern Europeans against Italian Christianity, which they regarded as corrupt, fundamentally wrong, and foreign.

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'International community should take Pakistan to task over persecution of Christians'
Yahoo India News
Dr. Mario Silva, a former member of the Canadian Parliament and Executive Director of the International Forum for Rights and Security (IFFRAS), has appealed to the international community to intervene in the issue of the persecution of Christian ...

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September 23 end times prophecy is 'an embarrassment to Christians,' says church pastor
ChristianToday
'As usual with any astrology (or Christian adaptations of it), one cherry-picks the stars that fit the desired conclusion,' Sarfati wrote, according to the Express. 'There is nothing to suggest that 23 September is a momentous date for biblical ...
Will the world end on Saturday?USA TODAY
Some Christians believe end of World begins on September 23Zoram Observer
Apocalypse (almost) Now: Gullible media fall for clickbait from 'Christian Numerologist'GetReligion (blog)
LGBTQ Nation -TheBlaze.com
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US Senate committee advances bill to aid Christians in Iraq
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Sept. 19 to advance a bill that seeks to ensure U.S. aid reaches Christian genocide victims in Iraq out of the committee, moving it closer to a floor vote. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) praised Tuesday's vote ...

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Campolo urges Christians to live by Jesus' words
The Wilson Times (subscription)
We should be thankful that we are saved by grace, he said, because we are not living like Christians. Campolo, who lives near Philadelphia, talked about the Red Letter Christians movement whose followers try to live by Jesus' words — as denoted in ...

New poll reveals just 5% of British Christians became Christian after leaving school
Patheos (blog)
Just 5% of Christians say that they became Christians after reaching the age at which they left school, a new poll commissioned by the Church of England has revealed. The poll, carried out by ComRes, also reveals that just 6% of British adults consider ...

Special role of Christians in academic excellence, says President Kovind
The Indian Express
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday said that the history of Christianity goes back 2,000 years in India, and that the Christian community has carved out a “special role for itself in education”. Speaking at the inaugural function of the golden ...

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Christians are the world's most-persecuted religion — here's how they react under fire
Catholic Citizens of Illinois (press release)
Christians are “the most widely targeted religious community, suffering terrible persecution globally” according to a study released this year by University of Notre Dame's Center for Ethics and Culture, the Religious Freedom Institute, and Georgetown ...

TEST POST: Iraqi Christians to Trump: Don't forget us
Washington Examiner
If you are looking for early clues about whether President Trump will win re-election in 2020, you'd do well to look to an immigration detention facility in Youngstown, Ohio, where nearly 200 Iraqi Christians are imprisoned. Their fate will profoundly ...

Guardian Newspaper Reports 'End of White Christian America'
Breitbart News
Mr. Wilson evidently bears no love for American Christians, stating that the early Christian settlers “nurtured a lurid demonology, and hunted and burned supposed witches in their midst.” Moreover, a proclivity for “millennialism, theocracy and ...

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D.C. summit to highlight hardships facing Middle East Christians
Crux: Covering all things Catholic
A two-day gathering of Christian minority leaders, academics and U.S. officials will focus on helping the Middle East Christians and other targeted groups by first ...

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Syrian Christians advance against IS in de-facto capital Raqqa
Deutsche Welle
Pre-war censuses in Syria placed the number of Syriac Christians at around 10 percent of a total population of 23 million. But what had been a safe haven for Eastern Christians fleeing neighboring countries - especially Iraq - turned into a lethal trap ...
Raqqa - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The IndependentThe Independent
Isis - latest news, breaking stories and comment - The IndependentThe Independent

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Atheists are MORE generous toward Christians than the other way around because they feel they have something to ...
Daily Mail
Atheists are kinder to Christians than Christians are to atheists when both groups know the others religious affinity, a new study has found. Researchers used a behavioural economics technique, the Dictator Game, to test how fairly individuals treat ...

Peace in South Sudan requires Christians to follow the greatest commandment
Anglicannews
The solution to the conflict in South Sudan lies with committed Christians and the Church rather than the government or international community, the archbishop of the internal province of Bahr el Ghazel has said. Writing in the September edition of ...

′WhatsApp blasphemy′ and the plight of Pakistani Christians ... - dw
Deutsche Welle
A Christian man in Pakistan was sentenced to death for sharing "blasphemous" material on WhatsApp. DW talks to his brother about the court conviction and the ...

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We're at the end of white Christian America. What will that mean?
The Guardian
America is a Christian nation: this much has always been a political axiom, especially for conservatives. Even someone as godless and immoral as the 45th president feels the need to pay lip service to the idea. On the Christian Broadcasting Network ...

Bullying Bishops and Castrated Christians: The Nashville Statement's Eunuch Omission
Patheos (blog)
Yet a perusal of other translations shows just how much many Christian translators want to avoid any notion of men “making themselves eunuchs.” Any number of alternative translations have been offered, like “those who choose to live like eunuchs” (NIV ...

THE PEOPLE SPEAK: Christians, non-Christians should read Bible
Muskogee Daily Phoenix
This, sadly, doesn't surprise we Christians, who, when we ask people, even professed Christians, if they read the Bible, usually receive the reply, “not very much.” To unbelievers I'd say, this Book, written over a span of thousands of years by dozens ...
3 Nollywood actresses who are born again ChristiansNAIJ.COM
Life As A ChristianBeliefnet

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How Christians can accompany those with same-sex attraction ...
Catholic News Agency
Have compassion and empathy: especially for those dealing with struggles which are different than yours.

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Mega-church drama of 'The Christians' gets incisive production at Center Stage
Baltimore Sun
Lucas Hnath's 2015 play “The Christians,” enjoying a terrific production at Center Stage, manages an almost miraculous feat — addressing matters of faith without condescension, manipulation or belittling. Without even turning preachy, for that matter ...

Evangelical Christians Head to Jerusalem to Rally Behind Israel
Bloomberg
Although some fundraisers haven't seen a Trump-related uptick in donations, Mike Evans, founder of the Friends of Zion Museum in Jerusalem, saw the U.S. president's May visit as a peerless opportunity to recruit Christian support. He hailed Trump as ...
Jewish media company puts biblical spin on news for evangelical ChristiansThe Times of Israel

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Should Christians Fight Back Against Oppression? (Opinion)
News Radio 1310 KLIX
Christians may once again find themselves worshiping in catacombs. "Liberal denominations then denounced the evangelicals for adherence to the Bible". Not long ago, a group of leading evangelicals issued something called the Nashville Statement.

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