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Wang Yi Sentenced to 9 Years in Chinese Prison
Wang Yi, who’s also a lawyer and prominent blogger, was convicted of “inciting subversion of state power” (not registering his church with the government) and “illegal trade” (printing and selling religious materials).
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At Least 2 Dead in Texas Church Shooting
A shooting at a Texas church near Fort Worth left two dead and one critically injured. Authorities believe the injured person is the suspected shooter.
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Facing Eviction, Relentless Church Helps People in Need
The Sunday before Christmas, Relentless Church in Greenville, South Carolina, gave more than $30,000 to congregants, employees, and regular visitors who’d been facing tough times.
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Grenade Attack Near Cathedral Leaves Several Wounded in the Philippines
The grenade explosion injured at least eight soldiers and six civilians in Cotabato on the island of Mindanao.
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As Faith Leaders Criticize CT Editorial, Subscriptions Surge
In an MSNBC interview Sunday, Galli said although “hundreds” of CT subscribers canceled because of his editorial, the magazine “gained three times as many subscribers” and experienced a surge of donations.
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Bethel Church Stops Praying for God to #WakeUpOlive
After nearly a week of prayer, Bethel Church has announced they are moving on from the hope that 2 year-old Olive Heiligenthal will be raised from the dead.
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CT Calls Out Trump in ‘surprising act of dissension’
Saying “it’s time to call a spade a spade,” Mark Galli labels Trump “morally lost and confused” and says Christians can no longer “brush off” his immorality “in the cause of political expediency.”
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Man on Hospice Care Gets Final Wish: To Be Baptized
Jenis James Grindstaff, who is in his 80s and on hospice care in South Carolina, just had his last wish fulfilled: to be baptized by immersion.