An Armenian friend on Facebook alerted me to the tragic story of Kassab, Syria: On March 21, Sunni rebels violently expelled around 2,500 Armenian Christians from their picturesque and historic town. Early that Friday morning, Kassab was violently attacked, its churches desecrated, its families driven out. Since then, Al Qaeda-affiliated …
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One of the highest ranking leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, M. Russell Ballard, has died. He was 95. He died Sunday surrounded by family at his home, according to a church statement Monday morning. Ballard was second-in-line to become church president based on being the …
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A legal group is crying foul against Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s stance on the establishment of the first-ever religious-based charter school in the U.S., an issue being weighed in the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Liberty Justice Center (LJC) and the Jewish Coalition for Religious Liberty (JCRL) are defending St. …
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The family of Thomas Jacob Sanford, the shooter who killed four people in an attack on a church in Michigan, says they’ve been overwhelmed with gratitude for the outpouring of love and support they’ve received from the members of the faith their family member targeted. As of Wednesday evening, members …
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Dr. Tony Evans, the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship founder who announced last year that he was stepping away from his pastoral role because he had fallen short of the standards in God’s Word, submitted himself to the “church’s discipline and restoration process,” associate pastor of outreach Chris Wheel announced on …
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College sports teams can unify their community on and off the field — and one football team is doing just that by using its platform to spread faith to students. University of Pittsburgh football players delivered the gospel in front of nearly 600 people during a stirring ‘Pitt for Jesus’ …
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The suspect behind the deadly car and knife terror attack outside a synagogue in Manchester in theUnited Kingdomon Thursday has been identified by police as Jihad Al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent. Police said Al-Shamie entered the United Kingdom as a young child and became a citizen in …
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FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday the agency has “terminated” all ties with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a left-leaning nonprofit organization known for its “hate map” and designating groups it views as extremist, including Turning Point USA. The nonprofit, founded in 1971, originally focused on civil rights legal …
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The pastor of one of China’s biggest underground evangelical churches was arrested Friday in what appears to be a roundup of Christian leaders, and his family and followers fear for his safety. Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church was detained by Chinese authorities, his daughter, Grace Jin, told Fox News …
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The Church of England announced Friday that Sarah Mullally will become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, marking the first time a woman has been selected for the role. “As I respond to the call of Christ to this new ministry, I do so in the same spirit of service to …
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