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• How Syria’s 2,000-year-old Christian roots are being torn out

  Syria recorded the largest single year jump in Christian persecution in the history of Open Doors’ World Watch List.

• Apostle Peter vs. modern Catholicism: Whose view on assurance is right?

  Do you see why Peter, if he was on Earth today, would not make a good Catholic theologian?

• My son's battle with leukemia: What God taught me about suffering

  “Why did God make me sick, Daddy?” The question took my breath away.

• Man arrested for filming women in Florida church restroom held on immigration detainer

  Aquilino Sanjur Ortega is being held on an immigration detainer and $250,000 bail in Florida after being arrested earlier this week for allegedly filming women from the ceiling of the women's restroom in a church.

• Prayer warriors, faithful Americans, get ready for the National Day of Prayer

  Prayer warriors and other faith-driven Americans are expected to gather at hundreds of sites and online platforms across the country Thursday as the nation marks the 75th annual National Day of Prayer under the theme, “Glorify God Among the Nations — Seeking Him in All Generations.”

• 5 things to know about Tuesday's election results: Vivek, Ohio and Indiana

  While Election Day is six months away, a series of primary elections took place Tuesday with potential implications for control of both chambers of Congress in this year’s midterms and future election cycles. President Donald Trump’s influence was evident in the results, as several candidates he endorsed performed strongly in Republican primaries. Here are five key takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries.

• 'Religious discrimination': Greg Abbott threatens to pull state funding from Texas city over Islamic event

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is threatening to pull over $500,000 in state funding from a Dallas suburb if it moves forward with a private event next month that will require a “modest” dress code, including “burkinis” for women.

• Pastor Larry Ragland apologizes after GOP congressman disputes UFO briefing claims: 'I want to own it'

  Pastor Larry Ragland apologized Wednesday after a Republican congressman disputed his claim that he called into a private meeting with pastors about UFOs to warn that the government is planning to claim aliens created humans and invented Christianity.

• Terrorists try to hide from IDF in church near Bethlehem, causing clashes between Muslim, Christian Palestinians

  In an unusual incident on Tuesday evening, Muslim and Christian residents of the town of al-Khader near Bethlehem clashed after Palestinian terrorists tried to hide from the Israel Defense Forces in a monastery church.

• Nick Vujicic doc ‘No Limbs, No Limits’ explores faith, family and finding purpose through pain

  Nick Vujicic opens up about "No Limbs No Limits," a new documentary exploring his journey from despair and disability to global ministry and reflects on faith, suffering, repentance and the belief that “God can use us all.”

• Indonesian authorities stop construction of Christian prayer house to appease Muslim protesters

  Local officials in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province have halted construction of a Christian prayer house following protests from Muslim residents. 

• Archaeologists uncover statue of pharaoh often portrayed in films as the Exodus ruler

  The discovery of a massive statue thought to represent Ramses II — frequently depicted in films as the pharaoh in the biblical Book of Exodus who refused to release the enslaved Israelites — is shedding new light on ancient Egyptian civilization in the East Delta region. 

• Ruben Saenz becomes new president of UMC Council of Bishops

  Ruben Saenz Jr. has become the new president of The United Methodist Church Council of Bishops. He succeeds Bishop Tracy S. Malone, the first black woman to serve in the role.

• Adam Hamilton campaign gets over $1M in donations in first week

  Adam Hamilton’s United States Senate campaign has reportedly received over $1 million in donations a week after the United Methodist megachurch pastor announced his candidacy.

• ‘Surrounded by love’: Texas megachurch gives away free prom dresses

  At a time when many young women are trying to figure out what to wear for prom, one megachurch in Texas recently offered a helping hand.

• Todd Wagner on disruptive faith, dead churches, and why so many Christians aren’t growing

  In a powerful and candid conversation, former Watermark Community Church pastor Todd Wagner opens up about launching Unhindered, a ministry inspired by the final word of the book of Acts: “unhindered.” After more than two decades leading one of Dallas’ most influential churches, Wagner shares why he believes the modern church faces a spiritual leadership crisis.

• RFK Jr. says SSRI withdrawal worse than heroin, rolls out 'deprescribing' initiative during emotional summit

  Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a sweeping new initiative Monday to reduce the overprescription of antidepressant selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other psychotropic medications, especially for children.

• Do Muslims love Jesus?

  The true story of the Jesus of history is not in celebrity or political endorsements or the caricatures from other religions.

• I studied brain cells for years as a neuroscientist. Then my own pregnancy changed everything

  In an age when artificial intelligence may surpass us in many endeavors, fetal development strikes me as an irreplaceable biological wonder.

• John Piper rejects ‘soul sleep,’ says believers are with Christ immediately after death

  Pastor and theologian John Piper has pushed back on the idea that Christians enter a state of unconscious “soul sleep” after death and stressed that instead, believers go immediately into the presence of Jesus.