Quoting a passage from a religious text such as the Bible could become a crime under new proposals put forward in Canada. Current Canadian hate crimes laws contain a clause which protects people who make statements in ‘good faith’ based [...]

ABSTRACT: The forgiveness God displays towards sinners is conditioned upon repentance. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus seems to teach his disciples to follow the same paradigm of conditional forgiveness. A close reading of the relevant passages reveals this paradigm [...]

While Josephus isn’t sure of the source for Jesus’s supernatural deeds, he is sure they happened. --- In chapter 5 of his Gospel, Luke unfolds the following scene: Jesus is teaching in a crowded house, and a paralyzed man is lowered [...]

Prominent Christian apologist Wes Huff recently dismissed an ancient Egyptian papyrus that has gone viral this week amid a report that it affirms the existence of the giants from the book of Genesis. #WesHuff #Nephilim #AnastasiI #Egypt --- Prominent Christian apologist [...]

Christian persecution watchdog Release International has published its annual Persecution Trends Report, and it says attacks on Christians are likely to grow in the year ahead. --- Christian persecution watchdog Release International has published its annual Persecution Trends Report, and it [...]

When mission becomes a program, it becomes optional. Churches can cut it when budgets tighten or when conflict rises. When mission is identity, it is non-negotiable. #Missions #GreatCommission #evangelism #theGospel --- When mission becomes a program, it becomes optional. Churches can [...]

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, claimed last week that some of his atheist and other non-Christian colleagues in the Texas Legislature exhibit more "Christ-like" qualities than some of his fellow legislators who claim to be Christian. #JamesTalarico #Texas [...]

A Florida church can hold services on its property in a strip mall that prohibits large gatherings after an appeals court reversed a lower court ruling that halted the services amid a contract dispute. #CoastalFamilyChurch #Florida #Flagler #FirstAmendment #FlaglerSquare --- A [...]

American Christian author and conference speaker Philip Yancey has confessed to an eight-year adulterous affair with a married woman. --- American Christian author and conference speaker Philip Yancey has confessed to an eight-year adulterous affair with a married [...]

Despite rumblings of a Christian resurgence among young adults in the United Kingdom, recent surveys purporting to find high levels of religiousness among youth may be misleading, according to the Pew Research Center.  --- Despite rumblings of a Christian resurgence among [...]