Samuel Smith
The Christian Post
Washington, DC, United States
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GOP rebuttal: Sarah Sanders claims radical left forcing Americans to worship 'false idols'
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders didn't mince words in her rebuttal Tuesday night to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address, claiming that the political Left is forcing Americans to worship "false idols" as it wages a culture war she says Americans didn't ask for. → Read More
Ukrainian Orthodox churches in 'jeopardy' if Russia expands control in Ukraine, USCIRF warns
The top religious freedom watchdog panel in the United States has warned that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church could be in “jeopardy” if Russia expands control over the neighboring Eastern European country that it began invading last month. → Read More
Churches near Ukraine's border shelter refugees as 1 million flee Russian invasion
Churches in countries neighboring Ukraine have opened their doors to shelter and aid refugees as the United Nations refugee agency estimated Thursday that 1 million people have fled the Eastern European nation since the beginning of Russia's invasion last week. → Read More
Iran acquits 9 Christian converts of 'acting against national security' in 'landmark decision'
An Iranian appeals court has acquitted nine Christian converts serving five-year prison sentences on charges of “acting against national security” for their participation in house churches, a ruling dubbed a “landmark decision” by a prominent human rights group. → Read More
Sudanese forces kill 4 civilians during protests against military coup, doctor group says
Four protesters were reportedly killed Thursday by security forces in Sudan as thousands nationwide took to the streets in opposition to an October military coup that overturned a civilian-led transitional government that ousted longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019. → Read More
John MacArthur urges pastors to preach on sexual morality to protest conversion therapy ban
Pastor and theologian John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles is calling on pastors to preach about the “biblical view of sexual morality” on Jan. 16 in opposition to a Canadian law banning conversion therapy set to take effect next month. → Read More
Trans-identified NCAA champion hurdler ruled ineligible for women's US Olympic trials
The first openly trans-identified athlete to win an NCAA title has been ruled ineligible to compete in the 400-meter hurdles U.S. Olympic Trials. → Read More
Florida pastor, son and congregant arrested in connection with Capitol riot
A Florida pastor, his son and a congregant have been charged in connection with the riot at the U.S. Capitol after authorities received tips and saw the men on security footage inside the building on Jan. 6. → Read More
Finland’s prosecution of Christian MP over biblical views is ‘act of oppression,’ legal scholars warn
Law professors and scholars are calling on the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom to pressure the State Department to sanction Finland’s prosecutor general for prosecuting a Christian politician who shared her biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage. → Read More
Pastor jailed in Laos for over 1 year released, convicted of 'disrupting unity'
A Christian pastor imprisoned in the Southeast Asian country of Laos for refusing to halt worship has been freed after over one year in detention. → Read More
RZIM plans to change name, remove all Ravi Zacharias' content from website
Ravi Zacharias International Ministries intends to change the name of the organization following the release of an investigative report last month indicating that the Christian apologist was accused of “sexting, unwanted touching, spiritual abuse, and rape." → Read More
Tony Evans to lead National Day of Prayer for College Coaches
It’s no secret the past year has been challenging, in many ways, for everyone. College athletes and coaches have felt it in their own way. → Read More
Armed robbers attack all-night church service in Ghana, 2-y-o among 3 injured
Suspected armed robbers attacked a church in the West African country of Ghana Saturday, leaving three wounded during a nighttime service. → Read More
565K displaced, 2,500 killed amid rise of Islamic extremism in Mozambique since 2017
Violent extremist attacks that have led to the displacement of half-a-million people and over 1,300 civilian deaths in northern Mozambique in recent years decreased in January as government forces try to expel Islamic rebels from the Cabo Delgado province. → Read More
Federal court permanently blocks New York's restrictions on houses of worship
A federal judge permanently blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial restrictions on indoor worship gatherings that the Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against last November. → Read More
2 Christians flogged for violating Islamic law in Indonesia
Two Christian men in Indonesia were flogged on Monday for drinking alcohol and gambling, which are crimes in the conservative Muslim Aceh province. → Read More
Student gets religious accommodation to high school's sex ed requirement
A public high school in Illinois has approved a student’s request for a religious exemption from a required sexuality program after a national legal group voiced concern that the student faced the threat of possible discipline for her refusal to take part in the program. → Read More
Michigan church elder arrested for allegedly embezzling $800K from congregation
A Michigan man is facing felony charges after being accused of stealing some $800,000 from his church in Grand Rapids. → Read More
Religious student faces disciplinary hearing for skipping school sex-ed program, lawyers say
A high school student in Illinois will reportedly face a disciplinary hearing this week over her refusal to participate in the school’s gender and sexuality program after her parents requested that she be exempt from the requirement. → Read More
Rick Warren apologizes for Sunday school video that included Asian stereotypes
Popular California megachurch Pastor Rick Warren has issued an apology after a Sunday school curriculum video posted online by Saddleback Church last weekend featured Asian stereotypes. → Read More