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News on what’s happening in the world of Christianity as well as cultural events shaping the world.

IRS sued for refusing to release secret ‘church investigations’ procedures

Government watchdog groups have filed a motion in federal court to compel the IRS to reveal how it determines when to initiate “church investigations” after accusing the tax-collecting agency of “stonewalling” efforts to bring to light its procedures.
The Flight Of A Million Christians

Christians in Syria are fleeing their homes at a far higher rate than hitherto reported.
Easter and the Moon

As I flip the calendar into April, I turn the page from winter and look forward to spring breezes, budding flowers, and the hope that the patches of brown in my front lawn will soon turn to green. In some parts of the country, spring beckons with intermittent moments of grandeur as we jump erratically from warm to cold and back again. Today while sitting at the breakfast table, I watch a spray of sunshine shimmer past my window across the newly resurrected lawn where sprigs of green have begun to emerge. Yes, spring will soon begin, and with spring comes the resurrection of life both in nature and for […]
Church Offering Goes Digital

Several apps have hit the market that allow people to more easily give offerings or tithes to their churches.
ACLU Sues Christian Hospitals for Their Refusal to Perform Abortions

The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) is volunteering to defend Trinity Catholic Hospitals after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the Hospitals in October for their refusal to perform abortions.
KY School That Removed Christ From ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’ Play Gets Reminded by Audience

Audience members attending a Kentucky school’s production of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” chimed in to recite the biblical portion of the play that had previously been eliminated by school administrators.
Judge Orders School to Remove Christ From Christmas. Their EPIC Defiance Is Going Viral

Showing some defiant initiative and last-minute improvisational skills, the school set up a nativity display for their Christmas production using mannequins instead of students, much to the delight of the audience.
A McDonald’s Nativity Painting Went Viral after 1 Woman Spotted Something Unusual

It was the last thing she expected to see painted on a McDonald’s storefront…
Christian Family Whose 5 Children Seized by Gov’t Launches ‘Christmas Card’ Campaign to Get Kids Back

A Christian family in Norway, whose five children were seized by the government to “prevent” them from being “indoctrinated” with Christianity last month, has launched a Christmas card campaign to get their kids back for Christmas.
Florist Threatened With Court For Playing Christmas Carols

A florist in Birmingham has been told by council killjoys that he faces a court appearance if he continues playing Christmas carols on his flower stall as the annual ‘War on Christmas’ resumes.
America’s Changing Religious Landscape

The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research Center.
Student says TX teacher forced 7th graders to deny God is real, or take a failing grade

A Texas seventh-grader is standing up for her religious beliefs after she alleges her teacher forced students to deny that God is real, and threatened them with failing grades if they don’t agree.
Oregon Gunman Singled Out Christians During Rampage

A gunman singled out Christians, telling them they would see God in “one second,” during a rampage at an Oregon college Thursday that left at least nine innocent people dead and several more wounded authorities said.
Wife of Imprisoned Pastor: I Wish Pope Had Called Out Iran

Naghmeh Abedini, wife of American Christian pastor Saeed Abedini, told Newsmax TV she was disappointed Pope Francis didn’t specifically call out Iran on Thursday when he talked about religious persecution.
Ohio Factory Worker Fired For Recommending Faith-Based Film to Lesbian Co-Worker

Producers of the recently-released faith-based film Audacity were contacted last week by Chris Routson of Middletown, Ohio, who wanted to share with them his story of recommending the film to two lesbian co-workers and subsequently being fired after 13 years as a well-regarded employee.