''The Christian Post'' is an American

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. Based in Washington, D.C., it was founded in March 2004. News topics include the Church, ministries, missions, education,

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, health, opinions, U.S. events, and international events. Also featured are devotionals, cartoons, and videos. Its executive editor is Richard Land, president of

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, and president emeritus of the

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's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission. Christopher Chou is CEO.

History

The online newspaper was founded in March 2004. Omotayo O. Banjo, Kesha Morant Williams, ''Contemporary Christian Culture: Messages, Missions, and Dilemmas'', Lexington Books, USA, 2017, p. 32 The objective is to deliver news, information, and commentaries relevant to Christians across denominational lines and to bring greater attention to activities of Christians and Christian groups in United States and around the world. It moved its headquarters from

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to Washington, D.C. in 2006. In 2017, the website had a monthly average of 10 million visits. On December 23, 2019, Napp Nazworth, a nearly ten-year veteran of the publication and an editor for ''The Christian Post'', resigned because the magazine planned to publish an article supporting

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after he became the subject of an editorial by a peer publication, ''

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''. In that article, Mark Galli called for the removal of the president on December 19, 2019, following the

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. Nazworth stated that he could not "be an editor for a publication with that editorial voice" and resigned from ''The Christian Post'' as its political editor.

Membership

''The Christian Post'' is a Global Partner of the

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and a Member of the Evangelical Press Association.Evangelical Press Association - Publication members
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External links

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