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Daily Archives: September 2, 2026

Study: Church attendance is up. But what about unchurched?

September 2, 2026

Looking out at those gathered for a weekend worship service, around half of pastors say their congregations have grown. Slightly more than half of U.S.

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Iraqi Christian woman wins landmark case for religious minorities

September 2, 2026

An Iraqi Christian woman forcibly registered as Muslim can change religious affiliation in the official state database, Iraq’s highest appeals court ruled. 

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NC pastor considers health challenges ‘light’ in comparison to ‘eternal weight of glory’

September 2, 2026

There’s nothing insignificant about losing an arm, both legs and the tips of several fingers. Yet when North Carolina pastor Steve Mathews reflects on the ordeal that nearly claimed his life, he describes it with a surprising word: “light.”

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Violence in Sudan reaches former safe haven for Christian refugees

September 2, 2026

A region in Sudan that was once a safe haven for refugees and where nearly half the population is Christian has become another scene of deadly violence, as the country’s army and para military battle in the fourth year of war.

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