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AFA slams Target\'s 10 percent discount offer as a \'desperate\' move to rescue low sales
AFA slams Target's 10 percent discount offer as a 'desperate' move to rescue low sales

It is no secret that retail giant Target has been losing sales ever since it implemented its transgender bathroom policy.

Pastor Joel Osteen scammer tries to swindle people out of their cash using social media
Pastor Joel Osteen scammer tries to swindle people out of their cash using social media

It's good for Christians to have generous, charitable hearts. However, it's important for them to exercise caution and wise judgment especially in this day and age when scams are becoming more and more prevalent.

Why the prosperity gospel brings a poverty mindset
Why the prosperity gospel brings a poverty mindset

A poverty mindset and a prosperity teaching have this in common: they put too much emphasis on the individual needs of people, placing the self at the center of the universe and making our needs, our wants and our desires more important than the will of God.

US churches warned of \'lone wolf\' terror threat
US churches warned of 'lone wolf' terror threat

US churches are being told to arm themselves in preparation for potential terror attacks, following rising threat levels in the UK and growing fears that churches could be targeted.

Islamic State bans FIFA football rules because they \'violate Sharia\'
Islamic State bans FIFA football rules because they 'violate Sharia'

Islamic State has banned referees from football matches in a Syria stronghold because it has decreed that international football rules are in breach of Sharia.

Another church leader falls victim to Russia\'s anti-evangelism law
Another church leader falls victim to Russia's anti-evangelism law

Sergei Zhuravlyov of the Ukranian Reformed Orthodox Church of Christ was arrested while preaching in St Petersburg and accused of "violating a provision of Russian anti-terrorist legislation that bans illegal missionary activity".

Gungor: Michael and Lisa talk about their new record, public pressure and Trump
Gungor: Michael and Lisa talk about their new record, public pressure and Trump

Christian Today sat down to talk to Michael and Lisa Gungor ahead of the release of their third album in a year.

Barack Obama urged to use G20 China visit to fight for persecuted Christians
Barack Obama urged to use G20 China visit to fight for persecuted Christians

President Barack Obama has been urged to raise the issue of religious freedom in China when he visits next week for the G20 summit.

ISIS \'executes 9 young men by slicing them in half with a chainsaw\'
ISIS 'executes 9 young men by slicing them in half with a chainsaw'

Mosul, which lies on the Ninevah plain in northern Iraq and was once considered the heartland of Iraq's Christian population, has been under ISIS control since June 2014 when militants overran the city.

Is it OK to \'unfriend\' people in real life?
Is it OK to 'unfriend' people in real life?

It sounds tough, but you have to decide to cut friendships with the wrong people so that you can live freely for the Lord.

\'How should I treat a boss who makes unreasonable demands?\'
'How should I treat a boss who makes unreasonable demands?'

Keep in mind that as a Christian, our master is Christ Himself.

White evangelical Christians back Trump by massive majority, poll shows
White evangelical Christians back Trump by massive majority, poll shows

White evangelical Christians favour Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton by a margin of 55 percentage points, according to a poll from Fox News.

Musician Jenn Bostic: I wouldn\'t have this gift if it wasn\'t for God
Musician Jenn Bostic: I wouldn't have this gift if it wasn't for God

Musician Jenn Bostic speaks to Christian Today ahead of her UK tour.

How denying yourself actually gives you more than what you wanted
How denying yourself actually gives you more than what you wanted

The Lord Jesus said that in order for us to follow Him, we need to deny ourselves

Green Christianity: Thousands of UK churches convert to renewable energy
Green Christianity: Thousands of UK churches convert to renewable energy

More than 3,500 UK churches have switched – or have registered to switch - their electricity source from fossil fuels to renewable energies.

Church defies Chinese government orders to stop meetings, remove religious signage
Church defies Chinese government orders to stop meetings, remove religious signage

A house church in China dared to defy government officials who tried to intimidate the members of the church into submission. In the end though, the officials appeared to have been the ones who got cowed by the Christians' show of resolve and unity, prompting them to step back.