| | French priest, nun stabbed: 'We have to kill Macron' | | Curated for you byCP Editors | | Good afternoon! It's Monday, April 25, and today's headlines include a man in France attacking a Catholic priest and nun, a ministry center that was blown up in Ukraine, and the latest episode of The Christian Post Podcast, which features a deep dive on the Canadian church that recently hosted an assisted suicide in its sanctuary. | | As news of French President Emmanuel Macron’s reelection hit the headlines worldwide Sunday, newspapers also reported that a man attacked a Catholic priest and a nun with a knife in a church in the southern city of Nice while shouting, "We have to kill Macron." The Independent reported the priest, Father Christophe of Église Saint-Pierre-d'Arène de Nice, a Catholic Church along the French Riviera, was stabbed 20 times, mostly in the chest, and the nun, identified as Sister Marie-Claude, was stabbed in the arm as she sought to stop the attacker. Continue reading. | | |
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| Ministry organization blown up in Ukraine | | A non-profit church-planting organization has had one of its buildings destroyed in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Hundreds of Bibles were demolished in the process. Mission Eurasia operates 17 Schools Without Walls in Ukraine, which are designed for "training the next generation to get to the front line of the crisis ... as volunteers ... in their communities." Mission Eurasia President Sergey Rakhuba told The Christian Post that Russians took over the group's Field Ministries Training Center in Irpin Ukraine, destroying it late last month. He also says that Russian troops used burned Scripture piles as shields during their shooting battles. "We’ve heard reported they used it for their headquarters for their special forces ... We’re very saddened by the loss," he added. "Buildings can be replaced but we are reprinting hundreds and hundreds of copies of new Scriptures available into the hands of these young evangelists we train, these young volunteers we equip that continue reaching out to people who are in need." Continue reading. | | | | Orrin Hatch, GOP senator, dies at 88 | | Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican senator, died Saturday at the age of 88. Hatch, a conservative from Utah who co-sponsored the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the 1990s, was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Joe Biden, who served alongside Hatch in the U.S. Senate for several years, offered his condolences in an official statement released Sunday night, saying, "I saw that energetic, sharp-elbowed Orrin in the many battles we had over tax policy, the right of workers to join a union, and many others ... Senator Hatch was also a man of deep faith; a gentle soul who wrote songs and poems, and shared them with friends, colleagues, and the world." Continue reading. | | Texas National Guard soldier feared drowned trying to save illegal migrants | | A soldier from the Texas Army National Guard remains missing since he made attempts to save a pair of illegal migrants involved in drug trafficking who appeared to be drowning as they illegally crossed the river from Mexico to the United States. Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, took to Twitter to address the ongoing situation, writing, "Brave National Guardsman removed his armor before jumping in dangerous waters to save a human life. Please pray for the families of all those impacted." Continue reading. |
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| The god that failed | | Christian apologist and author Robin Schumacher writes about spotting false prophets and religions such as Christian Science, which he says "exhibits the classic characteristics of every Christian-themed cult." Pointing to Jude 12-13's explanation that "These are the men who are hidden reefs in your love feasts when they feast with you without fear, caring for themselves; clouds without water, carried along by winds," Schumacher notes that false religions rely on a false Christ, concluding, "The lesson for you and me is simple but incredibly important—don’t be someone that follows the god who fails." Continue reading. | | Christians should ask God for grace instead of signs, wonders | | Should Christians seek miracles, signs, and wonders? In this op-ed, author Oscar Amaechina cautions that Christians are stunting their spiritual growth by focusing too much on seeking such miracles, writing, "Most often it is not about what we want but about what God wants, and it is not about the intensity at which we aggressively make demands from God that matters, but His willingness to give us answers." It is for this reason that Amaechina also says Christians must recognize that not all miracles are from God and that there are many challenges in a believer's life that God has placed there to help them grow. Continue reading. |
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| Ugandan woman stabbed by husband for converting to Christianity | | Zaina Gimbo, a 26-year-old mother of two from eastern Uganda, is recovering from deep knife wounds to her face, head, and back after her Muslim husband stabbed her on Easter Sunday because she had converted to Christianity two weeks earlier. The woman, who has a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl, was attacked after she returned from an Easter worship service on April 17. "My husband beat and cut me with a long knife. I made an alarm that brought many people who came and disarmed him. I fell down bleeding seriously and lost consciousness," Gimbo said from her hospital bed. Continue reading. |
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| Podcast: An inside look at the church that hosted assisted suicide 'ceremony' | | A Canadian church recently made headlines for hosting an assisted suicide "crossing over ceremony" for an elderly woman suffering from ALS, which is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In this episode of The Christian Post Podcast, CP reporter Michael Gryboski joins podcast host Billy Hallowell to break down the details of this story, its implications, and why it matters. Listen now. | | | | | | | | Thank you for spending part of your day with us. We look forward to seeing you again tomorrow! -- CP Editors |
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