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John MacArthur takes a stand against Canadian conversion therapy ban
Pastor and theologian John MacArthur is calling on pastors to preach about the "biblical view of sexual morality" on January 16 in opposition to a Canadian law banning therapy for unwanted sexual attractions and gender confusion.
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Pandemic has negatively impacted churches, say half of pastors
Nearly half of Protestant pastors (48%) say that the economic lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic have negatively impacted their churches, but only a small fraction of them say the impact has been "very" negative, according to a new survey.
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Government restrictions on religion worldwide at record levels
Newly released data from an ongoing Pew Research Center study shows that government restrictions on religion around the world have risen to a record level amid increases in government restrictions on religion in Asia and Pacific countries, most notably.
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Gospel for Asia says tax department probe into partner church has been 'wildly mischaracterized'
Gospel for Asia has responded after the Indian government accused its partner ministry, Believers Eastern Church, and leader Bishop K.P. Yohannan of "siphoning out" tax-exempted funds for "personal and other illegal expenses."
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Jim Wallis steps down as Sojourners editor after op-ed row
Longtime progressive evangelical leader Jim Wallis has been replaced as editor-in-chief at Sojourners magazine after staff members resigned following his decision to unpublish a controversial op-ed accusing the Catholic Church of having a "white-power faction."
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How can Joe Biden square 'authentic' faith with 'radical' abortion views, asks evangelical leader
Prominent evangelical activist and pastor Tony Perkins has pushed back against the claim that Joe Biden is a "more acceptable" presidential candidate for Christians in 2020 than President Donald Trump as the Biden campaign positions itself to appeal to evangelicals.
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Christians and Yazidis experiencing persecution in Syria after US troop withdrawal, commission hears
A religious freedom scholar told the United States' top religious freedom panel that the U.S. troop pullback in northeastern Syria has created a "vacuum" that has allowed Turkish forces and affiliated opposition groups to carry out war crimes against Christians and other religious minorities.
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27 killed in attacks on Christian villages in Mali
Suspected Islamic radicals killed at least 27 people, some of whom were burned alive, in a series of attacks that spanned from last Tuesday to Wednesday evening in three villages that advocates say are predominantly inhabited by Christians in Central Mali, officials said.
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Trump makes religious freedom a 'national security imperative'
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday instructing the U.S. State Department to prioritize international religious freedom in its implementation of foreign policy and budget $50 million per year toward the advancement of religious freedom.
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Man sentenced to 26 years after abducting Christian girl and forcing her into Muslim marriage
A federal court in Nigeria sentenced a man to 26 years in prison after he abducted a Christian teenager from her home and forced her into an Islamic marriage in 2015.
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Ban on religious gatherings is unlawful, France's top court rules
France's supreme court for administrative justice has ruled that the government's absolute ban on religious gatherings in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19 is unlawful.
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Hundreds of Christians killed in Nigeria this year - report
About 620 Christians have been killed and hundreds of homes and churches damaged in Nigeria since the start of the year as attacks carried about by Fulani radicals and Islamic terrorists continue, a Nigerian NGO has warned.
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GOD TV says it will obey regulations in Israel amid fears of being shut down
The head of the international Christian television network GOD TV has said that Israeli authorities are looking to "shut down" its new Hebrew-language Christian channel after concerns were raised about whether the channel will proselytize to Jews.
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ISIS has 'returned in force' to Iraq
As governments try to combat the spread of COVID-19, there has been a resurgence of deadly attacks by the Islamic State in Iraq over two years after the group's territorial defeat.
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GOD TV in Israel threatened with closure
A new evangelical Christian television channel in Israel has been threatened with being shut down if it engages in any type of missionary activity
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