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Maine shooting suspect posted sobbing Facebook video about ‘trauma’ hours before rampage

Joseph Eaton, 34, shared an emotional video of himself online on Monday where he said that people think he is ‘just another f*** up’ and complained about people who ‘claim to be Christian’

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023

Diseases gave us the rise of Christianity, the end of the Aztecs and public sanitation. How might future plagues change human history?

“Every once in a while a book lands on your desk that changes the way you perceive the world you live in, a book that fundamentally challenges your understanding of human history.” So began the blurb that came with this book. Aha! I thought. The usual advertising hyperbole, a gross…

The Conversation · Apr 18, 2023

Supreme Court Weighs Whether Postal Service Can Force Christian Employee To Work on Sundays

Plus: Dominion defamation suit against Fox News starts today, Republicans' debt plan, and more...

Reason · Apr 18, 2023

Russell Crowe’s latest film role — Vatican’s ‘James Bond of exorcists’

Rev. Gabriele Amorth was appointed chief exorcist of the Diocese of Rome in 1986 and remained there until 2016, when he died at age 91. In those three decades, Amorth claimed to have conducted over 60,000 exorcisms.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023

Christian faithful flock to 'Holy Fire' under restrictions

Christian worshippers thronged the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem to celebrate the ceremony of the “Holy Fire.”

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Marjorie Taylor Greene defends alleged Pentagon leaker as ‘white, male, Christian’

Jack Teixeira arrested by FBI at his home in Massachusetts amid probe into document leaks

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Orthodox Christians attend Holy Light in Jerusalem under police curbs

Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence that has drawn anger from churches.

Reuters · Apr 15, 2023

Watch live: Christians mark Holy Saturday with candlelit vigil in Jerusalem

Warning: This live feed may contain scenes of violence.Watch live as Christians mark Holy Saturday with a candlelit vigil at the Holy Sepulchre Church in Jerusalem.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023

Four Kenyans, told their work on Earth was done, fast to death, police say

Fifteen "radicalised" Kenyan Christians were rescued on Friday from a fast which began after they were told they were going to meet their maker, but four died during the rescue mission, police said.

Reuters · Apr 14, 2023

'The Pope's Exorcist': The real priest who inspired the film

The Rev. Edward Siebert is a key figure behind the new film “The Pope’s Exorcist” starring Russell Crowe

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023