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WASHINGTON (RNS) — As president and since, Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to blunt the impact of scandals and prosecutions by leaning into his nearly ironclad support among evangelical Christian pastors and other leaders. Some of those figures are again rallying to Trump after his arraignment Thursday (Aug. 3) on…

News Some concerned Christians in Ghana have called on the Christian Council to ban some so-called men and women of God from ruining the reputation of Christianity. For the past few days, Evangelist Mama Pat otherwise known as Nana Agradaa has been hurling insults at Rev. Owusu Bempah. Rev. Obofour,…

Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has scolded a religious critic who questioned her revealing attire despite her newfound beliefs. The actress, who embraced Christianity some years ago, received mixed reactions due to her latest outfit, which appeared to contradict her Christian beliefs. Tonto posted a video of herself in racy attire that…

Nigerian singer, Speed Darlington has tackled a church located in the Ajah area of Lagos state, over noise pollution. Darlington called out the church in a video posted on his official Instagram handle on Sunday. The “Akamu” crooner blasted the church members for years of dedication to Christianity with nothing…

ABUJA- The Nigerian Army has denied arresting one of its personnel identified as Lance Corporal Musa Adamu for converting from Islam to Christianity. According to a statement by its Director of Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu on Tuesday, the Army said Adamu, a personnel of the Amphibious Training School,…

The Army says the soldier was detained for running from his duty post after contravening the institution's social media policy. The Nigerian Army has debunked allegation that a soldier, Lance Cpl. Musa Adamu, was in detention for converting from Islam to Christianity and preaching the gospel, as being circulated in…

A pair of researchers with a passion for Christianity are using cutting-edge technology – artificial intelligence – to translate the Bible into languages that have no written copy of the Scripture. The project, dubbed the “Greek Room,” could forever change the often tedious, time-consuming world of Bible translating, which can…

Veteran gospel minister, Evangelist Toun Soetan, one of Nigeria’s evergreen voices of Nigeria’s gospel music, turned 70 years old recently. In this interview with MODUPE GEORGE, she speaks about her sojourn into Christianity, state of gospel music in Nigeria, among other issues. YOU are a trained teacher-turned-gospel singer, can you…

(RNS) — A recent series of Supreme Court cases has been cast — by supporters and opponents — as privileging religion over secular goals. In a legal sense that may be true but if history is any guide, it may be religion, and perhaps evangelical Christianity in particular, that ends…

Culture State of the Union: Is Christianity true, or isn’t it? The Last Judgment by John Martin (1854) Pope Francis recently appointed Bishop Americo Aguiar of Lisbon, Portugal to the College of Cardinals. Vatican watchers noted that Francis's incardinating an auxiliary bishop like Aguilar instead of his superior was an…