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Pastor shot after Sunday church service
A pastor in southwest Mexico was shot and killed after a church service on Sunday amid the ongoing targeting of faith leaders by criminal gangs.
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Christian college suspends transgender student after breast reduction surgery
A transgender student at a Christian college in Tennesee has been suspended for "sexual perversion" after undergoing breast reduction surgery.
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Donald Trump meets black inner-city pastors
Along with Vice President Mike Pence, Trump met with a group of about 20 clergy as they discussed the progress the administration is making on a number of issues impacting inner cities such as employment, criminal justice, prison re-entry and opportunity zone initiatives.
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Pakistani Christian in hiding because of blasphemy accusations pleads with UN to help
A Pakistani Christian refugee accused of blasphemy is facing renewed death threats after his location in Thailand was revealed on social media this month.
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Evangelicals are knowledgeable about their own religion, less so about other faiths - poll
When trying to answer questions about other world religions (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Sikhism and global religious demography), Christian respondents did not fare as well as Jews, atheists, and agnostics.
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11 killed in bombing outside church in north-east Syria
At least 11 people were injured in a car bombing outside a Syriac Christian church in a Kurdish-majority city in north-east Syria on Thursday while at least 13 others were killed in another car bombing in Afrin.
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Christian family challenges Norway over child protective policy in top human rights court
Europe's top human rights court has agreed to hear the case of a Christian family that fled Norway after their five children were seized for months by the Scandinavian country's controversial child protective services agency.
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10-year-old Christians excluded from school after objecting to LGBT school assignment
Two 10-year-old Christian students were suspended for five days last month after they were accused of using "homophobic" language when objecting to an LGBT Pride Month primary school assignment.
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Former IKEA employee says he was fired after posting Bible verses on homosexuality
The popular Sweden-based furniture retailer IKEA is being sued after it fired an employee in Poland for posting Bible verses to voice his objection to the company's promotion of "LGBT rights."
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Christian florist faces thousands in legal fees after losing court appeal in gay wedding case
The Washington Supreme Court has again ruled against Christian grandma florist Barronelle Stutzman who faces the risk of crippling fines for refusing to create floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding.
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Dean of Wakefield Cathedral proposes compromise in dispute over female celebrants
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Another legal challenge to remove 'In God We Trust' fails in the courts
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Anglican clergy claim Bishop of Chelmsford told them to leave C of E – despite his denials
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Church Society defends vicar being investigated over views on LGBT education in schools
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Oxford City Council cancels priest's talk on transgenderism following complaints
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Crack-heads or blockheads? Drug-taking, adultery and the Tory leadership contest
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Christian baker Jack Phillips sued for the third time over LGBTQ cake order
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What is carbon offsetting and why is it only part of the answer?
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Arrowheads and layers of ash point to Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem
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Spurgeon's College asks Jo Johnson to intervene after regulator rejects registration application
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With fewer worshipping communities, how can historic churches be preserved for generations to come?
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How churches are stepping in to help British children going hungry during the summer holidays
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Historic churches repeatedly targeted by lead thieves look to alternative materials
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How do we go from being strangers to having deeply connected relationships?
