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Central African Religious Leaders Concerned about US Deportees
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (915+ words) Tonny Onyulo - Religion News Services They fear the migrants, which include Christian converts fleeing persecution, may get caught in the country's sectarian cross hairs. A federal agent arrests a man in an operation in Minneapolis. Religious leaders in the Central…...
Will ICE Be Waiting Outside of the Hospital?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1787+ words) Pilar was two weeks into her pregnancy when she learned that her baby might not become an American citizen. " That's because the first day President Donald Trump took office, he signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for the children…...
Cut Off from the World, Iran's Christians Worry, Suffer, and Pray
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1335+ words) People walk at Pardisan Park overlooking the city in Tehran. Surrounded by a crowd of resolute Iranians during a demonstration in London in March, Sasan Tavassoli introduced himself as a pastor to the London-based Iran International reporter covering the events....
In Sudan's Brutal War, Churches Can't Provide Sanctuary
3+ week, 6+ day ago (847+ words) Displaced people from North Kordofan State take shelter in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum, on November 10, 2025. Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how families stuck in Sudanese displacement camps are fighting for survival. Today, Nwachukwu describes how Christians press on after…...
The Moral Dangers of Political Victory
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1678+ words) DISCOVER A NEW WAY TO READ, REFLECT, AND CONNECT. CT noted that Ronald Reagan, sworn in on January 20 to a second term as president, has "won more popular votes than any other President. " Religious issues appeared to play directly into…...
Displaced Sudanese Lack Food, Latrines, Health care
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1359+ words) DISCOVER A NEW WAY TO READ, REFLECT, AND CONNECT. Sudanese refugees walking at the Oure Cassoni refugee camp in Oure Cassoni, Chad on February 24, 2026. Last week, Emmanuel Nwachukwu showed how Christians and doctors in Khartoum, Sudan, are trying to rebuild…...
Not Everything is Christian Nationalism
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (650+ words) Supporters praying during a rally to keep the Mt. Soledad Cross on Saturday, January 15, 2011 in San Diego, California. Roy's bill arrives amid a broader surge of religious rhetoric in the US framing America's wars and conflicts in explicitly Christianity-versus-Islam terms....
In "the Year of the Bible," Evangelicals Debate Politics, Civil Disobedience
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1416+ words) Ronald Reagan declared 1983 "the year of the Bible." CT ran long excerpts of his speech and assessed his accomplishments in his first term. It is time to ask what impact Reagan has had on the issues so important to evangelical…...
Quashing Political Violence Requires We Tame Our Tongues
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (549+ words) Law enforcement detaining a suspect following a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D. C. on the night of April 25, 2026. The first thing I noticed about the manifesto of Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the foiled'assassination attempt'on…...
Just War Theory Is Supposed to Be Frustrating
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (845+ words) Smoke billows from a fire next to Azadi Tower following strikes near Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on March 7, 2026. Once upon a time I was a pacifist, and some days I still am. Although I'm a theologian, which means it…...