Christianity

(RNS) — The Rev. Liz Rios has a simple philosophy of ministry: What God wants her to do, she’ll do. “I’m from the school that if God called me, can you please get out the way?” said Rios, a longtime Pentecostal pastor and president of Passion2Plant, an organization that trains…

For unity and integrity, India's four major communities must come together The underlying principles of these are the same, but the methods of belief differs. New Delhi, Delhi Aug 19, 2021 (Issuewire.com)  - Thakur Ji implores everyone to wake up the Indians! Everyone should put aside their differences and work together…

The wife of the President of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Faith Oyedepo, has joined the debate started by her husband, Bishop David Oyedepo, about feminism in the country. In a fresh social media post, the female cleric stated that any female organization which attempted to question the position of the…

The Nigeria Police Force Force has released a Youtuber, Israel Balogun, who was earlier detained for exposing a money miracle 'session' performed by Apostle Johnson Suleman, founder of Omega Fire Ministries. The police had through a letter dated 3rd August 2021 with reference No. CR:3000/×/FHQ/SEB/ABJ//T3/VOL.3 signed by ACP Y.Y Abubakar,…

Over the course of nearly 40 years, a group called Exodus International had a chokehold on the "ex-gay" movement—a religious push suggesting that with work and therapy, people in the LGBTQ+ community could "undo" their queerness. Though the group had varying levels of influence from its 1976 founding to its…

When trailers for The Green Knight first hit the internet back in early 2020, the reaction was immediate--the combination of director David Lowery's signature aesthetic sensibility and star Dev Patel's heartthrob status seemed like the ideal combo for fans of both medieval history and medieval fantasy. But this combination was…

The Heart of the Christian Witches, Lightworkers, and Empaths Movement.Houston, Texas Jul 24, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - The Church of New Enchantment is a New Mystical Christianity Movement inspired by Rev. Peter Sousa. Rev Peter felt there not only was a need for such a spiritual movement but a home to advocacy an…

Pope Francis is living proof that within every great progressive there lurks a deep, abiding pessimism. My friend Matthew Schmitz made that point very ably in these pages a few days ago. He points to the Holy Father’s stated belief that roughly half of all Catholic marriages are invalid, because…

A top US-based Jewish scholar has urged Christian churches to review their choice of Bible readings if they want to build relationships with Jews and avoid offending them. Professor Amy-Jill Levine, New Testament scholar and University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University Divinity School made the…

A Lagos-based human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo, has sued the Nigerian government over the country's membership of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). He asked the court to declare the membership illegal and terminate Nigeria’s association with the OIC. Omirhobo also asked the court to restrain the Nigerian government from…