The Middle East’s Favorite Christmas Carol Is About War and Hate

Traditional melody suggests it is only when Christians realize the holiday comes with “hard realities” that the spirit of Nativity dwells in their hearts.
This past holiday season—like many before it—the Arab world’s favorite Chri…

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The Middle East’s Favorite Christmas Carol is About War and Hate

Traditional melody suggests it is only when Christians realize the holiday comes with “hard realities” that the spirit of Nativity dwells in their hearts.
This past holiday season—like many before it—the Arab world’s favorite Chri…

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Azerbaijan Added to US List of Religious Freedom Offenders

Is the Islamic nation’s inclusion—the State Department’s only change this year—driven by its treatment of Christians, Muslims, or ethnic Armenians displaced from the Artsakh enclave?
For the first time, the United States has recognized …

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Christmas Massacres Challenge Secular Explanations of Nigeria Conflict

Religious animosity mixed with farmer-herder tensions continue to plague Christians in beleaguered Middle Belt region.
At least 140 Nigerian Christians were killed over the Christmas holiday.
Attacks on 26 villages in Plateau State began December …

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Ukraine’s Top 10 Bible Verses of 2023

Leaders reflect on what the YouVersion Bible app’s list of the most-shared Scriptures in their nation this year includes—and misses.
Perennial favorite John 3:16 may have nothing to do with the war against Russia. Isaiah 41:10 speaks more cle…

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