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Last year, pastors belonging to the Southern Baptist Convention, which has nearly fourteen million members and is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, decided that the problem of sexual abuse within its ranks had to be addressed. Following investigative reporting in the Houston Chronicle and the San Antonio…

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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Devasahayam Pillai, who embraced Christianity in the 18th century, will be declared a saint by Pope Francis at the Vatican on Sunday. The Thiruvananthapuram Latin archdiocese will hold special prayers to mark his canonisation. He will be the first Indian layman to be declared a saint, notes the website…

(RNS) — When Crystal Cheatham, a Black woman who grew up in a Seventh-day Adventist church she described as fundamentalist, came out as a lesbian, her church didn’t accept it. That rejection led to a rejection of her own — a shunning of what she calls the “toxic theology” of…

COMMENTARY Greene and other Christian nationalists are spreading fear, deception and hate — but not the teachings of Jesus U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks during a court hearing on April 22, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (John Bazemore-Pool/Getty Images) "God grant it was not an apparition of the devil," Hans…

The Monotheism of Abraham and How It Shaped World History, a new book by Teresa Rose Elizabeth Bottoni, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. The Monotheism of Abraham sets out to prove that the God of Abraham who came from the city of Ur in Sumeria, in roughly…

Sin: What Is It Exactly, a new book by Vincent Liddell, has been released by Dorrance Publishing Co., Inc. Sin is meant to glorify God and to serve, to enlighten its readers and provide personal testimony, and serve as a reference book. The topic of the book affects all people,…

For most of the past week, I have been transported to Iran’s historic Jamkaran Mosque, on the outskirts of the spiritual city of Qom, south of the capital, Tehran. Renowned poet and musician Ali Fani is leading scores of pilgrims in a moving tribute to Imam Mahdi, the final Imam,…

  Amanda Casanova | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Tuesday, April 19, 2022 It’s one of the oft-talked about denominations and sometimes draws the most controversy, but Pentecostalism has a long history in Christianity. While the church has spawned a variety of other belief groups, Pentecostalism is considered a renewal movement in…

Apo Sahagian is dedicated to music that uplifts the human spirit. Courtesy of Apo Sahagian The Armenian people have a storied history stretching back thousands of years. From language and culture to religion and politics, Armenians have a distinct identity that has developed over centuries. Armenia was the first state…