Christianity Daily Articles
North Carolina Legislators Fail to Repeal Controversial Bathroom Law
North Carolina lawmakers have failed to vote to repeal the state’s bathroom law on Wednesday evening after the governor-elect announced on Monday that a special session would be called to repeal it. Hundreds Gather for Annual 'Higher Calling' Missions Conference, Hoping for 'Resurgence of the Holy Spirit'
Over 800 youth and college students gathered in San Diego on Tuesday evening for the annual ‘Higher Calling’ Conference, a missions conference hosted by the college ministry SOON Movement (also known as Korea Campus Crusade for Christ). Texas: Judge Allows Restoration of 'Charlie Brown Christmas Poster' on School Nurse Office Door with Bible Verse
A Texas court ordered restoration of a Bible verse on a Charlie Brown poster that was removed by the administration from a middle school. Evangelical Leaders Write Letter in Support of EPA Nominee Scott Pruitt
Over 40 evangelical leaders wrote a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, expressing their support for Secretary of Environmental Protection Agency nominee Scott Pruitt. Obama Signs International Religious Freedom Act
President Barack Obama signed a bill that would promote international religious freedom, and help stop the persecution of Christians and religious minorities around the world. Christianity Daily Presents Awards to Seminary Students
Christianity Daily, in partnership with with United Breakthrough Ministries (UBM) and Bliss Travel, hosted an essay competition for which participants were required to attend a seminar on the Old Testament and submit an essay in response to the seminar. French Lawmakers Pass Bill Criminalizing Pro-Life Speech on Internet
The French National Assembly has designated pro-life online information about abortion alternatives as a “crime.” Dylann Roof Found Guilty of Charleston Church Shooting by Federal Court
A federal court found Dylann Roof guilty of killing nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina in June 2015. Ohio Governor Signs 20-Week Abortion Ban, Vetoes 'Heartbeat Bill'
Ohio became the latest state in the US this year to ban abortions after 20 weeks, but vetoed the ‘heartbeat bill’ which prohibited abortion at around six weeks when fetal heartbeat becomes detectable. Most Churches to Hold Christmas Day and New Year's Services on Sunday
A new survey from LifeWay Research showed that nine in ten Protestant pastors said their churches will hold services on Christmas Day and New Year’s day, even when both of these days fall on a Sunday.