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PCA church explains why it allowed transgender performance on its property
After drawing severe criticism, Memorial Presbyterian Church in St. Louis, Missouri, seeks to explain why a theatre production, called Transluminate and which highlighted the work of several transgender playwrights, was held at a venue space owned and operated by it.
Wycliffe Discovery Center named in top 5 religious museums in US
The Wycliffe Discovery Center, which highlights decades of Bible translation work around the world, has been recognized as one of the top five religious museums in the United States by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2020.
Jesus statue, crosses forcibly removed from Christian cemetery in India
As Christian persecution continues to rise under the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India, authorities in a southern state removed a statue of Jesus and 14 crosses from a Christian property after radical Hindu groups alleged the Christian center was being used for religious “conversions.”
Hungary rebuilding churches, Christian towns in Middle East to strengthen Christianity worldwide
Amid the international community’s lack of response to the ongoing severe persecution of Christians in the Middle East, the small nation of Hungary is spending millions of dollars in the region to help rebuild churches and Christian communities.
4 ways Christians can make sense of coronavirus in a fallen world
John Piper has offered Christians four ways they can biblically understand the coronavirus, which has infected about 87,000 and killed more than 3,000 people.
School closes gender-neutral bathroom after alleged sexual assault
A Wisconsin high school has closed its gender-neutral bathroom after an 18-year-old student was arrested for fourth-degree sexual assault, child enticement and exposing his genitals to a child inside the facility.
Al-Shabaab warns all Christians to leave northeastern Kenya
The Somalia-based al-Qaeda-linked group al-Shabaab has “ordered” Christians to leave three counties in northeastern Kenya to allow local Muslims to get all local jobs.
Trump adds 3 countries to coronavirus travel ban as US reports first death
President Donald Trump on Saturday announced travel restrictions affecting Iran, Italy and South Korea in response to the coronavirus outbreak as the first death from the virus was reported in the United States.
Iran releases Christian convert from prison, persecution watchdog reports
An Iranian Christian convert who was arrested during an anti-government protest in Tehran last month has been released on bail from the Qarchak women's prison, which is located in a barren desert east of Tehran and seen as the most dangerous prison in Iran.
Franklin Graham sues more venues over canceled tour stops
Evangelist Franklin Graham has taken legal action against two more venues for canceling his U.K. tour events planned for May due to his biblical views on homosexuality, according to a spokesperson of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.