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Events from this week in Christian history include the death of Thomas Fuller, the YMCA begins its first world conference, and the birth of V.S. Azariah.

Innsbruck is often treated as a gateway to skiing and alpine adventure. That sells the Austrian city short.

A Federal High Court in the Muslim-majority northern Nigeria has ruled that Islamic religious police have no authority to arrest a woman over her conversion from Islam to Christianity. The ruling curbs the reach of Hisbah, religious police units that enforce Sharia law.

More than thirty countries issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s executions of those who participated in protests earlier this year. The countries behind the statement include Canada, Albania, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the High Representative of the European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, […] The post World Leaders Issue Joint Statement on Iran Executions appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

Gen Z isn't silent about Jesus — they talk about their faith more than any generation before them. But new research shows they're also the generation most likely to doubt God is listening. This piece explores what's behind that tension, drawing on Scripture, research, and one very personal story of a Sunday faith that didn't survive the rest of the week.

Six years after a constitutional challenge to India's anti-conversion laws was filed, the Supreme Court still hasn't ruled — while the laws spread to 13 states and generate thousands of arrests but almost no convictions.

The World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., was vandalized on Thursday. Bubbly soap and graffiti disfigured the memorial, which was closed while workers began the process of removing the graffiti, according to Reuters. “Clean hands Dirty $” was painted in red on one surface. Elsewhere, red and green paint was splashed on the memorial. The […] The post WWII Memorial in DC Closed Down After Being Targeted by Vandalism appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

I found myself pregnant with twins at 19 and unmarried — the same situation my birth mother had faced. That's when I knew something had to change..

The Trump administration released a final rule prohibiting the use of federal Medicaid dollars for so-called gender-affirming care for minors. The rule also blocks the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) plan from paying for gender-affirming surgeries. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement that officials “are ending federal taxpayer funding for […] The post Trump Admin Pulls Medicaid Dollars from Gender Procedures appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

President Trump issued a memo that calls for robust efforts to be taken in support of the nation’s shipbuilding industry. “The United States Navy has experienced a series of shipbuilding setbacks stemming from overly complex designs and iterative design change procedures, which have resulted in cost growth, delays, and cancellations,” the memo reads. “The lack of capacity […] The post Trump Announces Plan to Rebuild America’s Navy appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

The largest social media company in the world is headed to a California courtroom next week. Meta, the company behind sites like Facebook and Instagram, is accused of bringing psychological harm to children and illegally collecting their data. Attorneys general say features like endless scrolling and push notifications led to addiction and mental health issues […] The post Facebook, Instagram Parent Company Meta Accused of Harming Children in Landmark Case appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.

The more visible you become, the more feedback you receive. And almost none of us were taught how to sort it. So we do one of two things. We armor up and dismiss everything, which makes us unteachable. Or we absorb everything, which makes us paralyzed. Both responses cost you the growth that good criticism […] The post Faithful Are the Wounds of a Friend appeared first on Charisma Magazine Online.