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By Jessica Murphy/BBC Toronto A controversial secularism law in Quebec is heading to Canada’s Supreme Court – but the outcome will impact much more than religious expression in Canada, legal experts say. The case has the potential to test national unity and the balance between courts and elected officials. “This case is probably going to be the most important constitutional case in a generation,” said Christine Van Geyn, executive director at the Canadian Constitution Foundation. At the heart of the case is Bill 21, which bars civil servants like judges, police officers and teachers from wearing religious symbols at work.…
By Amalat Goglik French voters returned to the polls this Sunday to elect mayors in Paris, Marseille and more than 1,500 other municipalities, in a vote widely seen as a test for political parties ahead of next year’s presidential election. France counts nearly 35,000 municipalities, ranging from major urban centres to small villages with only a handful of residents. At the local level, mayors remain the most trusted elected officials in the country. Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time and are due to close between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., depending on the location. Results are expected to be…
by Tola Mbakwe A Christian researcher has said new polling, which suggests many Britons still value the country’s Christian heritage, should encourage believers to speak more confidently about their faith. Andrew Hawkins, chief executive of polling firm Whitestone Insight, said the findings show Christianity continues to resonate with the public, even as fewer people identify as Christian. The survey of more than 2,000 adults found 52 per cent believe Britain risks moral decline if its Christian roots are ignored. Meanwhile, 58 per cent said Christianity still has something positive to offer in how the country is governed. Hawkins told news outlet Premier Christian…
Author Unknown: In February 2015, twenty-one Christian men were led to a lonely shore along the Mediterranean Sea in Libya. Most were poor laborers from small villages in Egypt. They had traveled abroad simply to provide for their families. Instead, they were captured by ISIS militants and imprisoned for months. On the morning of their execution, they were marched across the sand wearing orange prison garments, each man forced to kneel with the sea behind him and a masked executioner standing at his back. They were given one final chance. Deny Jesus Christ—and live. Not one of them did. Witnesses…
By Samira Hosseini & Gavin Blackburn/Euronews Rights groups said the trio, who included a teenager who had taken part in international wrestling competitions, were executed without a fair trial and had given confessions under torture. Iran executed three men on Thursday who were accused of killing police officers during protests in January, with activists warning of the risk of a new surge in hangings as war rages with Israel and the United States. They were the first hangings Iran has carried out related to the nationwide demonstrations that were met with a brutal crackdown by the authorities. Rights groups said the trio, who…
By Ian M. Giatti, Police say an overly enthusiastic churchgoer was removed by security during a Sunday morning service at a Texas megachurch. The disruption occurred March 15 at the 11 a.m. worship service in the main sanctuary of Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, a suburb north of Dallas. A man, described by one churchgoer as a possible “protester” and by others as overly excited, began “shouting” during a sermon by Pastor Jack Graham on “America, Israel and War in the Middle East.” Linda Casey, who told The Christian Post that she has attended Prestonwood since 2000, said at one point during the…
Supplied by Partner Christian News Agency PNW For generations, Christian parents have sacrificed, saved, and prayed so their children could attend universities that claim to be grounded in biblical truth. These schools promise something rare in modern higher education: a place where faith is not mocked but nurtured, where Scripture shapes the worldview of the next generation. Yet a shocking new report suggests that many institutions bearing the name of Christ have quietly compromised one of the most fundamental teachings of the Christian faith — the sanctity of human life. According to a new nationwide study, one in seven Christian…
John Perkins, a distinguished black civil rights activist, author and Bible teacher known for his work in racial reconciliation, has died at the age of 95. V. Elizabeth Perkins, one of his children, posted an announcement to the John & Vera Mae Perkins Foundation on Friday stating that Perkins had died that morning while surrounded by his family. “To the world, he was Dr. John M. Perkins, a voice for justice, reconciliation, and the gospel of Jesus Christ,” she wrote. “He received 19 honorary doctorate degrees, but most importantly, he was the devoted husband of his bride, Vera Mae Perkins, for 74…
Story by Olivier Melnick/Harbinger’s Daily Early in February 2026, a new document emerged, titled “Draft of the Temporary Constitution of the State of Palestine.” While it is currently in draft form, the 53-page document introduces what the constitution of the State of Palestine should be. It comes at the time when the Trump Peace Plan is “supposedly” entering Phase II. Coincidence? I think not! The document has over 160 articles. They hide under a veneer of democracy, justice and human rights, but it doesn’t take much scratching of the surface to discover the real agenda which-to nobody’s surprise-has no place…
Story by Lana Lam/BBC Australia. Australians must prove they are over 18 before they can access adult content such as porn, R-rated video games and sexually explicit AI chatbots under new laws. The changes will protect children from harmful content, with platforms fined for breaches, Australia’s online safety regulator said. “We don’t allow children to walk into bars or bottle shops, adult stores or casinos, but when it comes to online spaces… there are no such safeguards,” its commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. Experts say the new laws – which come three months after Australia introduced an under-16s social media…
Story by Sasha Vakulina/Euronews Kyiv is reviewing official requests from countries neighbouring Iran, as well as from the US and European countries, which are now asking Ukraine for help with anti-drone air defence. Eleven countries have requested Kyiv’s help in countering Shahed-type drones amid the Iran war and Tehran’s ongoing attacks against the Gulf states, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday. “As of now, there are 11 requests from countries neighbouring Iran, European states, and the US”, Zelenskyy said. “There is clear interest in Ukraine’s experience in protecting lives, relevant interceptors, electronic warfare systems, and training,” he added. Zelenskyy said…
Supplied by Persecution.org For centuries, Christian marriage and divorce law in Pakistan has been governed by legislation inherited from the colonial era, with little meaningful reform. The primary law regulating Christian marriages, the Christian Divorce Act 1869, was enacted during British rule and has remained largely unchanged since. Under the provisions of the colonial-era law, the grounds for divorce are particularly limited for husbands. Section 10 of the Act allows a Christian husband to seek dissolution of marriage only if he can prove that his wife committed adultery after the marriage was solemnized. The law also requires the husband to…
Daniel Bush, Washington correspondent and Olivia Ireland/BBC News US President Donald Trump has demanded Iran’s “unconditional surrender” as the American and Israeli military continued to launch strikes. Trump said the US and allies would make Iran “economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before” after it picked “acceptable” new leadership. With the war close to entering a second week, it remains unclear who will lead Iran after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a week ago, or on what terms the US would end its offensive against Tehran, which has triggered region-wide retaliatory strikes. Speaking on Friday, White House…
By Wessam Al Jurdi/European Correspondent. The reopenings are not limited to the Jussiyeh and Yabous crossings, but have been extended to the Masnaa border crossing in Lebanon’s Bekaa region, the main land crossing between the two countries. The border crossings between Syria and Lebanon have witnessed an unprecedented reverse exodus, with tens of thousands of Syrians returning to their country to escape the ongoing Israeli military escalation on Lebanese territory. This new wave comes amid deteriorating security conditions and growing fears of a widening conflict, prompting families to voluntarily leave their places of residence in Lebanon in search of relative stability…
Story provided by Partner Media Outlet. In a keynote speech laden with biblical references and patriotic fervor, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth addressed the National Religious Broadcasters’ (NRB) Freedom 250 Celebration by drawing a direct line from the Bible to the founding of the United States. Billed as the headline speaker for the NRB 2026 International Christian Media Convention at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, Hegseth, 45, began his address by crediting God and praising President Donald Trump as “a fierce defender of Christians and people of faith.” He highlighted administration actions like rescinding a…
Story By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Kathy Ireland was 18, and alone in a Paris apartment when she opened a Bible her mother had tucked into her suitcase. “I’d never read one before,” the 62-year-old former supermodel told The Christian Post. “I opened to the book of Matthew, and as I read, I knew that what I had in my hands was the truth. I just thought, I want to follow Him. I want to follow Jesus.” It was 1981. Ireland had just begun modeling, a career that would eventually make her one of the most recognizable faces in the nation. But…
Story by Gavin Blackburn/Euronews The 86-year-old Khamenei has no known successor and his death is almost certain to create a leadership vacuum in Iran, given that he had final say on all major policies. In retaliation, Iran initially targeted US military assets in all countries across the Gulf region except Oman. And by Saturday evening, Iranian state TV was reporting the deaths of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and around 40 other senior officials. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed to unleash “the most devastating offensive operation” against US bases and Israel. Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani said the transition process following…
Story By Jon Brown/Christian Post Conservative political commentator and author Ann Coulter recently dismissed the increasingly common assertion from some Christians that the Bible’s commands regarding personal hospitality apply to U.S. immigration policy. During a Feb. 18 interview with two college students at the Delaware-based Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Coulter also suggested that Christian leaders who promote such an idea are simply doing so because they crave the approval of the liberal cultural elite. “I think they’re total fake, phony frauds,” she said of such people. “They want to be praised in The New York Times. This has nothing to do with Christianity.”…
Story by Wanda Alger An undeniably significant cleansing and correction is presently occurring in the Body of Christ, particularly in the charismatic world, but it is across several denominations and ministries. And if indeed this is of God, as I believe it is, we must make peace with the process. Many people, myself included, have wrestled with questions and misgivings about this season of exposure in the Church, as podcasters and others take to social media to make claims (some providing more receipts and proof than others, to be sure) to shed further light.The prophet in me wants to call for justice and accountability,…
Story by Dr Carl Wieland Up to 30,000 people a night would flock to hear Canadian evangelist Charles Templeton1 who, in his heyday, was more famous than his team-mate at the time, Billy Graham. Thousands professed to have found salvation in Christ through Templeton’s preaching. Then things changed. Templeton had long had doubts about the history in Genesis, which is foundational to the entire structure of the Gospel, and how it seemed to contradict the ‘scientific facts’. Logically, ‘millions of years’ meant that the fossils were laid down long before man, hence before sin. But the fossils showed death, bloodshed and…
By Randy Crawford/Pastor at Soldier of Faith Ministries. Your children can run from you.They can run from your rules.They can run from your home.They can run from the church pew they once sat in. But they can never outrun your prayers. Jesus said:“Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart.” (Luke 18:1) Parents, do not lose heart.Your child may wander into rebellion.They may harden their heart.They may chase the world, love their sin, and silence conviction. But if you are crying out to God day and night, heaven hears you.…
Story by Lana Lamb/BBC News A bomb scare at the Australian prime minister’s home originated from written threats directed at a Chinese dance and music group banned by Beijing. In emails seen by local media, performers of the Shen Yun group were told to cancel their upcoming Australian shows or risk explosives being detonated at Anthony Albanese’s official residence in the nation’s capital. The claims were first reported in a newspaper associated with the Falun Gong religious movement, which is also banned in China and has ties with Shen Yun. Authorities refused to comment on the emails, only confirming they…
Analysis by Brett H. McGurk – Global Affairs Analyst | CNN The United States is positioning military forces across the Middle East capable of launching multiple waves of strikes into Iran. If ordered, this would mark a significant operation beyond President Donald Trump’s prior, more discrete uses of force. Unlike earlier operations that were time-bound and tethered to defined objectives — from targeting ISIS leadership to striking Syrian airfields after chemical attacks or the single night of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities last summer — this campaign would begin without a clearly defined end state. How did we get here? The answer lies in…
Story by Vincent Matinde A Compassion UK Trustee has come to the defence of child sponsorship prevalent in many Christian organizations following a recent announcement by ActionAid that it will rethink its child sponsorship programmes that have been running since 1972. In a LinkedIn post, Dr. Richmond Wandera, a Compassion beneficiary himself, offers a contrasting view based on personal experience. While Wandera acknowledged the risks of Western-centred models that ActionAid and other organisations want to move away from, he argues that child sponsorship can create a regenerative cycle of change when genuinely community-led. Wandera draws on his own childhood to challenge the…