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Download the Free App Today CLAIM ID Kulsum May 3, 2023 12:11:30 PM There is no formal law in place that bans the practice of religion in Israel. ContextOutrage spread across social media after Israeli lawmakers proposed a bill in January 2023 to outlaw any attempts to preach Christianity. On April 20, 2023, an Instagram user posted a video claiming that "Israel is banning Christianity." In the video, Israeli police officers can be seen managing a crowd of shoppers at […]

“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.”This first line from the Nicene Creed is biblically derived and affirmed by all of theologically conservative Christendom. The statement sets forth that God the Father, the first person of the Trinity, is the primary agent in creation. Nothing exists apart from God, for God is the very maker of all things.The creed succinctly states what’s essential to believe, though it doesn’t address […]

Last year, a Washington Post journalist interviewed Ian Bradley, a professor of cultural and spiritual history here in the United Kingdom, about the accession of King Charles III to the throne. The reporter remarked, “For a country which is so secular and where so few go to church, you sure mention God a lot.”It’s a fair comment. As monarch, King Charles is not only the head of state for the UK but also the Defender of the Faith (a title […]

Sudan’s most Christian neighborhood is under attack.Collateral damage amid severe clashes between the army and its previously partnered militia, churches in the Bahri district of the capital Khartoum and surrounding areas have witnessed the worst of the past three weeks of fighting.The Evangelical Presbyterian church suffered a fire as munitions exploded in a nearby market. The Coptic Orthodox church was struck by a rocket. And All Saints Anglican Cathedral was occupied by militant forces.Over 500 people have been killed, with […]

OpinionDavid Gushee, Senior Columnist  |  May 1, 2023One of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law […]