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Extending 'DIY' home abortions 'puts women in greater danger'
Extending 'DIY' home abortions 'puts women in greater danger'

The government has come under fire from Christians for making the pills by post abortion service permanent.

Hillsong must do things 'differently', says interim leader
Hillsong must do things 'differently', says interim leader

Hillsong is making changes, Interim Global Senior Pastor, Phil Dooley, has told members of the scandal-hit church.

Afghan house churches 'continue to grow'
Afghan house churches 'continue to grow'

Despite intense persecution, the tiny Christian community in Afghanistan is growing, according to Voice of the Martyrs.

17 Christians killed in Democratic Republic of Congo
17 Christians killed in Democratic Republic of Congo

Open Doors is asking for prayer after at least 17 Christians were killed in a string of targeted attacks in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bukhara: An ancient city experiences revival
Bukhara: An ancient city experiences revival

One extraordinary development in Bukhara is the role of women in evangelizing in the area. In fact, the vast majority of evangelists and small group leaders among the new believers are women.

TobyMac says God helped him deal with pain of son's death
TobyMac says God helped him deal with pain of son's death

Christian trailblazer TobyMac thought he'd laid down his iconic up-tempo songs for good following his son's death. But in creating songs for his new album Life After Death God revealed that even in the darkest depths of despair, he still had it in him and music would bring healing to him and his family.

Pakistani Christian couple who escaped death row find refuge in Europe
Pakistani Christian couple who escaped death row find refuge in Europe

Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel describe 8 years of an unspeakable ordeal

Evangelicals issue call to pray for end to war in Ukraine
Evangelicals issue call to pray for end to war in Ukraine

Evangelicals are being asked to set aside 24 August - Independence Day in Ukraine - for the day of prayer.

Nicola Sturgeon to convene second abortion summit
Nicola Sturgeon to convene second abortion summit

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is to hold a second summit on abortion access and buffer zones around abortion clinics.

Hope - it's everywhere
Hope - it's everywhere

You might say that now is a better time than any to pursue hope, to find hope, to desperately reach your hand out and grab hold of hope. But once we overcome this current season, you might be disappointed to find that life in all its ordinariness also needs hope.

Hundreds of Baptist churches have been 'lost' in Ukraine war
Hundreds of Baptist churches have been 'lost' in Ukraine war

Yaroslav Pyzh, president of Ukrainian Baptist Theological Seminary in Lviv, told the Baptist Press in an interview published Monday that "about 400 Baptist churches" had been "lost."

Afghan Christians struggle to access humanitarian aid
Afghan Christians struggle to access humanitarian aid

Christians have become internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Afghanistan but because they are in hiding, they are "isolated from the humanitarian aid normally provided to IDPs", the ICC warns.

Lambeth Conference has 'compounded the problems' in the Anglican Communion
Lambeth Conference has 'compounded the problems' in the Anglican Communion

Gafcon leader, Foley Beach, has expressed disappointment with the Lambeth Conference for treating liberal and traditional interpretations of Scripture as "equally valid".

World Boxing Council bans trans-identified males from competing against women
World Boxing Council bans trans-identified males from competing against women

The World Boxing Council has announced a new policy that requires participants in the sport to compete against members of their biological sex as the debate about men competing in women's sports continues.

Joe Rogan and Babylon Bee CEO debate abortion
Joe Rogan and Babylon Bee CEO debate abortion

Seth Dillon, CEO of the satirical website The Babylon Bee, was a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast Tuesday, with the two debating if there are circumstances when an abortion can be justified.

Terrorists kill more than 20 Christians in Nigeria
Terrorists kill more than 20 Christians in Nigeria

"Constant killings and maiming of innocent Christians by terrorists and herdsmen bandits have become very common here in Taraba state."