Christianity

White evangelicals believe they see truths that you and I cannot. While Americans around the country watched an inflamed mob overrun the Capitol on January 6, the evangelical participants in that mob saw something else: a holy war. Insurgents carried signs that read “Jesus Saves,” “In God We Trust,” “Jesus…

The youth wing of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) has vowed to reciprocate any form of attack targeted at the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah. Kukah's controversial Christmas message had earned him criticisms and backlash from major Islamic and northern groups in the country. On Tuesday, the…

Trump's most famous political operative returns to Christianity and thinks God has a special purpose for him. Roger Stone at Book Signing Party for "The Making of the President 2016: How Donald Trump Orchestrated a Revolution"  By Cornelius O'Donoghue/shutterstock Thousands of people poured into Washington, D.C. for the Jericho March on December…

A noted Christian apologist was responsible for repeatedly engaging in sexual misconduct before dying earlier this year, his former ministry has admitted.Ravi Zacharias, a preacher and lecturer who authored dozens of books defending Christian beliefs, was posthumously accused of sexually abusing multiple women at spas over several years, a few…

In 1958, a British sociologist named Michael Young, in a book called The Rise of the Meritocracy, portrayed a dystopia. He imagined a society in which the old class system of Britain had been swept aside; instead of inherited wealth or family connections, it was exceptional ability that propelled individuals…

In the Christian liturgical calendar, the weeks leading up to Christmas, when Advent is observed, are meant to be a season of anticipation. A stanza in the carol “O Holy Night,” often sung during Christmas Eve Mass, conveys an intense longing for the Savior’s arrival: “A thrill of hope, the…

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has called on the Nigerian military to change its strategy in a bid for Nigeria to overcome its security challenges.A statement quoted the former Governor of Lagos State as saying this when he visited Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, in…

A Nigerian lady identified as ‘@Hermosa_Reinaa’ on Twitter, has condemned the invitation of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA as a special guest at Shiloh 2020. The lady called out Pastor David Oyedepo, the founder and presiding Bishop Living Faith Church Worldwide, also known as Winners’…

Nigerians and the rest of the world woke up on Sunday morning to the sad news of yet another gruesome massacre of fellow Nigerians by suspected Islamic terrorists. According to the United Nations, in the early afternoon on 28 November, local time, suspected militants attacked civilian men and women while…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Andrew Fisher in The Guardianon dismantling the system from withinThe Conservatives are hollowing the state and consolidating power: democracy is at stake“For 15 years now, the Freedom of Information Act…