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History & CultureExplainerThe papal Doctrine of Discovery was used to justify colonization in the name of Christianity—and eventually became embedded in U.S and international law. ByErin Blakemore Published July 22, 2022 • 9 min read Louise Large thrashed and screamed, fighting the black-robed nuns who held her tightly while speaking…

Updated 4 hours ago · Published on 23 Jun 2022 11:11PM · A rare ancient mosque has been excavated in the Bedouin town of Rahat, in the southern Negev desert of Israel. Officials from the country’s Antiquities Authority says the discovery sheds light on the region’s transition from Christianity to…

Evangelist Franklin Graham is urging the church in a new column to reject “progressive Christianity” and warning that it is “not a Gospel at all” because it rejects core biblical doctrine. “The real, ultimate danger is that progressive Christianity can send a person to hell,” he writes. “I know that…

Critics of Christianity and Islam often note that they are both foreign religions that were grafted into African societies. Yet with regard to Christianity, there is one notable concurrence in core values: the embrace of strangers. I still remember an experience in this regard way back to the mid-1970s. I…

In a recent interview with The Christian Post, a former Muslim woman detailed her conversion to Christianity after she had a vision of Jesus Christ who told her, "follow me." Nikta, who moved to California from Tehran, Iran, at an early age, explained that she became rebellious despite growing up…

Former Southern Baptist Convention Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore penned a column for Christianity Today over the weekend lamenting the findings of an independent investigation into sex abuse within the SBC. On Sunday, the SBC publicly released a 288-page report from independent domestic and internal investigation firm…

Expressing concern over rise in Christianity and drug abuse in Punjab, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, during his customary address on Monday to the Sikh community from the Akal Takht's podium to mark the 38th anniversary of 'Operation Bluestar', said every Sikh should learn the use of modern weapon.…

British artist M.I.A. has revealed that she has converted to Christianity after having a vision of Jesus Christ back in 2017. M.I.A., whose birth name is Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, spoke about her conversion on Apple Music's The Zane Lowe Show. "Since then, my head has been in a totally different…

The Church of Scotland has made a major change. As reported by Christianity Today, on Monday, the Church’s General Assembly approved a measure related to same-sex couples and marriage. Courtesy of a 274-136 vote, parish ministers and deacons may now apply for authorization to preside over male-male and female-female weddings.…

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…