Christian Headlines Blog

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  More Than One in Three Teens are Victims of Dating Abuse More than one third of teen guys and girls say they have been physically, emotionally or sexually abused in dating relationships, a new survey says. Jim Liebelt Jul 31, 2013
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  Christians in Eritrea Punished for Their Faith Eritrean authorities are punishing 39 high school students for their Christian faith, excluding them from a graduation ceremony and subjecting them to beatings and hard labor. Morning Star News Jul 30, 2013
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  After 12 Years, Turkey Closes Door on American Church Volunteer After 12 years serving a church in Diyarbakir, Turkey, voluntarily and peacefully, Jerry Mattix suddenly is on the country's blacklist. Religion Today Jul 30, 2013
• Somali Extremists Step Up Attack During the first half of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting, the Somali militant group al Shabaab carried out more than 100 attacks mostly in and around the capital Mogadishu. Religion Today Jul 30, 2013
• Poll: Majority Would Support Gay Marriage in All 50 States A slight majority, 52 percent, of Americans would support a national referendum making gay marriage legal in all 50 states, according to a Gallup poll released Monday. Religion Today Jul 29, 2013
• Pastor's Daughter in Nigeria Allegedly Kidnapped, Forced to Convert to Islam A Muslim leader in central Nigeria has abducted a pastor's daughter and forced her to convert to Islam with the backing of a sharia court, the church leader said. Morning Star News Jul 29, 2013
• Pope Says He Won't Judge Gay Priests Pope Francis reached out to gays on Monday in a news conference as he returned from his first foreign trip, saying he wouldn't judge priests for their sexual orientation. Religion Today Jul 29, 2013
• Dozens of Morsi Supporters Die in Egypt Clashes At least 83 supporters of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi were killed this weekend in clashes with police, the worst bloodshed since Morsi was removed from office at the beginning of this month. Religion Today Jul 29, 2013
• Nigerian Christians Urge State Department to Label Boko Haram as Terrorist Group Organizations representing Nigerian Christians called on the United States to officially recognize Boko Haram as a terrorist group at a press conference on Thursday in the nation's capital. Religion Today Jul 26, 2013
• Franklin Graham: Why is Obama Silent While Iran Tortures American Pastor? One of the nation's most prominent evangelical leaders wants to know why President Obama has remained silent as Iran tortures an American pastor held captive in one of the Islamic republic's most notorious... Religion Today Jul 26, 2013
• North Carolina Lawmakers Pass New Abortion Restrictions Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have passed new restrictions on the state's abortion clinics. The law's passage comes as new polls show that most Americans favor restricting abortion at 20 weeks of... Religion Today Jul 26, 2013
• Divided Egypt Putting Christians in the Crosshairs Protests and rallies are taking place in Egypt almost daily now, weeks after President Mohammed Morsi was removed from office. Religion Today Jul 25, 2013