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• Christians in India demand action over delayed church reconstruction

  01-07-2022 16:25 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: FancyCrave/Pexels (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) -- Approximately 12,000 Christians participated in protests across the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh on June 18, demanding that the state government acts swiftly to resolve an ongoing dispute regarding the reconstruction of a church. The rallies were organized by the Arunachal Pradesh...
  
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• Man to sue UK’s National Health Service for pushing him into sex-swap operation

  01-07-2022 16:13 via christiannews.net
  (The Christian Institute) -- A man who lived for around five years as if a woman is preparing to sue the NHS, saying it pressured him into the "biggest mistake" of his life. While in his twenties, Ritchie Herron, who was battling mental health issues, was told by strangers on the internet he "must be trans." He decided to seek professional help to solve his...
  
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• Laotian widow under house arrest for leading villagers to Christ

  01-07-2022 15:59 via christiannews.net
  
  Laos (Mission Network News/Christian Aid Mission) — A 45-year-old widow in Laos was sharing Jesus with her village — and paid for it with her freedom. Christian Aid Mission says Rina* began following Christ after police came to her Prai tribal village and announced on loudspeakers that they were banned from worshiping the Christian God. The Prai people in Laos...
  
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• High school football coach scores big win at Supreme Court over post-game prayer

  30-06-2022 22:16 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: First Liberty (Fox News) -- The Supreme Court handed a big win to a former Washington high school football coach who lost his job over reciting a prayer on the 50-yard line after games. At issue was whether a public school employee praying alone but in view of students was engaging in unprotected "government speech," and if it is not government...
  
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• MPs demand abortion be made a human right

  30-06-2022 18:14 via christian.org.uk
  
  Pro-abortion MPs are demanding that abortion be made a human right in the UK, following the US Supreme Court overturning of Roe v Wade.
  
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• Church of England 'adamantly rejects' assisted suicide

  30-06-2022 17:40 via christian.org.uk
  
  The Church of England is “adamant in its rejection” of a push to legalise assisted suicide, according to the Secretary General of its General Synod.
  
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• Parents must have access to RSE materials say Peers

  30-06-2022 15:59 via christian.org.uk
  
  Outside organisations that deliver Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) should not be ‘hiding’ their resources from parents, members of the House of Lords have said.
  
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• IEA: 'Online Safety Bill raises significant free speech issues'

  30-06-2022 11:10 via christian.org.uk
  
  The Government’s Online Safety Bill’s scope is “breath-taking”, raising “significant issues for freedom of expression”, a respected think tank has found.
  
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• Presbyterian Church in Ireland: ‘We will not re-write, re-edit or re-frame’ the Bible

  29-06-2022 23:37 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: James Coleman/Unsplash (The Christian Institute) -- The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has stated emphatically that it will not reinterpret the Bible’s stance on issues such as marriage, abortion, and "gender identity." Speaking at the denomination’s General Assembly 2022, outgoing Moderator Dr. David Bruce told elders that the church must be...
  
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• Christian family in Vietnam forced from their home

  29-06-2022 23:17 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Nam Le/Pixabay (Barnabas Fund) -- A Christian family in Vietnam’s Nghe An province have been forced from their home village for refusing to re-convert to a local animist religion. The family of 13 people have suffered persecution at the hands of local authorities, who on June 4 voted to expel them from their home village in Ky Son...
  
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• Baptist leader takes stand against redefining marriage

  29-06-2022 17:38 via christian.org.uk
  
  Allowing ministers to marry someone of the same sex could signal the end of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, a senior church figure has warned.
  
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• Pro-abortionists launch violent attacks after Roe v Wade overturned

  29-06-2022 15:22 via christian.org.uk
  
  Pro-abortionists have attacked pro-life centres around the US after the Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling on Roe v Wade.
  
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• Presbyterian Church in Ireland: 'We won't re-write the Bible'

  29-06-2022 13:38 via christian.org.uk
  
  The Presbyterian Church in Ireland has stated emphatically that it will not reinterpret the Bible’s stance on issues such as marriage, abortion, and ‘gender identity’.
  
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• World’s Top Persecutors of Christians Called Out in Upcoming Report

  28-06-2022 22:01 via christiannews.net
  
  International Christian Concern to Share the Incriminating Report via Facebook Livestream of International Religious Freedom Summit 06/28/2022 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) is releasing its annual “Persecutor of the Year Awards” report at the International...
  
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• 'Abuse of trust' law finally strengthened

  28-06-2022 18:15 via christian.org.uk
  
  It is now against the law in England and Wales for sports coaches and religious leaders to engage in sexual activity with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care.
  
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• Church of Scotland apologises after gender-self ID backlash

  28-06-2022 17:11 via christian.org.uk
  
  A Church of Scotland representative has apologised for implying female survivors of abuse have been ‘used or confused’ into voicing concerns over the Scottish Government’s plans to allow people to choose their own legal sex.
  
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• Afghan Christians find refuge in Pakistan

  27-06-2022 15:37 via christiannews.net
  
  Pakistan (International Christian Concern) – Droves of Christians who fled Afghanistan have sought refuge in Pakistan, seeking to escape the specter of the Taliban, who seized control of the Afghan government in August of last year. Christian Solidarity International and two local churches have provided shelter and aid to many of these Christian refugees near...
  
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• A pilgrim’s (rather slow) progress on Sicily’s most recent long-distance trail

  27-06-2022 10:56 via theguardian.com
  
  The Magna Via Francigena, from Palermo to Agrigento, became a pilgrimage in 2017 and locals are embracing the new visitors“Sola?” “Si, sola.” Wherever I went, I was asked the same question: are you alone? When I replied in the affirmative, people were shocked and disapproving. Lone female travellers are still rare in Sicily’s hinterland, and those on foot are rarer still.I was walking the Magna Via Francigena – the Great Road of the Frankish Knights – a
  
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• How the Christian right took over the judiciary and changed America

  25-06-2022 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Leaders of the movement understood very well that if you can capture the courts, you can change societyThe supreme court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which reverses the constitutional abortion rights that American women have enjoyed over the past 50 years, has come as a surprise to many voters. A majority, after all, support reproductive rights and regard their abolition as regressive and barbaric.Understood in the context of the movement that created the suprem
  
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• Breaking: Roe v Wade overturned

  24-06-2022 18:19 via christian.org.uk
  
  The US Supreme Court has overturned its 1973 ruling on Roe v Wade, removing the constitutional right to an abortion across America.
  
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• US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, sends murder of unborn children back to the states

  24-06-2022 18:16 via christiannews.net
  
  WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, which created a so-called "constitutional right" to an abortion, and has sent the matter back to the states. "We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or...
  
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• Wales' First Minister offers a ‘trans-inclusive’ definition of ‘woman’

  24-06-2022 17:05 via christian.org.uk
  
  “Transgender women are women”, the First Minister of Wales has said.
  
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• Oxford college run by former Stonewall chairman apologises for axing Christian event

  24-06-2022 17:02 via christian.org.uk
  
  An Oxford college has apologised for cancelling a Christian event over unfounded allegations.
  
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• International sports bodies strengthen protections for women's sport

  24-06-2022 16:59 via christian.org.uk
  
  International sporting bodies for cycling, swimming and rugby league have strengthened rules to protect women’s sports.
  
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• Canada to decriminalise several illegal drugs in three-year trial

  24-06-2022 13:17 via christian.org.uk
  
  A Canadian province is set to decriminalise a number of illegal drugs in a three-year trial starting next year.
  
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• Baptist Union considers same-sex marriage for ministers

  24-06-2022 12:17 via christian.org.uk
  
  The Baptist Union of Great Britain is to reconsider its commitment to one man, one woman marriage for its ministers under pressure from LGBT activists.
  
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• Abortions hit another record high in England and Wales

  24-06-2022 10:33 via christian.org.uk
  
  The number of abortions in England and Wales in 2021 reached the highest figure since records began.
  
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• Parents at Sydney Anglican school St Catherine’s reject ‘hurtful’ anti-same sex marriage statement

  24-06-2022 07:19 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 80% of parents are opposed to requirement by conservative Sydney diocese for incoming principal to sign anti-same-sex marriage pledgeGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingParents at Sydney Anglican school St Catherine’s are preparing for a fight after publicly rejecting a new requirement for incoming principals to sign a statement that marriage is between a man and a woman, with some same-sex parents saying the statement is deeply hurtful.St Catherine’s princ
  
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• Death Sentence Upheld for Two Christians in Pakistan

  23-06-2022 20:48 via christiannews.net
  Badshahi Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. (Romero Maia, Creative Commons) LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Hopes for freedom of two Christian brothers on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws were dashed this month when a court upheld their death sentence despite lack of evidence against them, their lawyers said. Qaiser Ayub, 45, and Amoon Ayub,...
  
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• Death sentence upheld for 2 Christians in Pakistan

  23-06-2022 20:48 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Romero Maia/Creative Commons LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning Star News) – Hopes for freedom of two Christian brothers on death row under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws were dashed this month when a court upheld their death sentence despite lack of evidence against them, their lawyers said. Qaiser Ayub, 45, and Amoon Ayub, 42, have been incarcerated...
  
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• Pope Francis orders online release of second world war-era ‘Jewish’ files

  23-06-2022 20:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Vatican archive of 2,700 cases of requests for help by Jewish people renews debate on Pope Pius XII legacyPope Francis has ordered the online publication of 170 volumes of files relating to Jewish people from the recently opened Pope Pius XII archives, amid renewed debate about the legacy of the second world war-era pope.The archive of 2,700 cases “gathers the requests for help sent to Pope Pius XII by Jewish people … after the beginning of Nazi and fascist persecution”, said
  
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• NZ uni student assignment: ‘Challenge trans ideology and you will be failed'

  23-06-2022 16:07 via christian.org.uk
  
  An essay question that warned students against criticising radical transgender ideology was “worded inappropriately”, a New Zealand university has admitted.
  
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• 4 churches harassed in Russian-occupied Ukraine

  22-06-2022 23:40 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Tim Mossholder/Pexels Ukraine (Mission Network News) — Soldiers and officials have harassed four Protestant churches in Russian-occupied Eastern Ukraine. They conducted searches, demanded to see documents, and stole equipment. In one case, they even forced church members out of their building. All these incidents took place between June 12 and...
  
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• Nury Turkel Unanimously Elected as Chair of USCIRF

  22-06-2022 21:27 via christiannews.net
  
  OSLO, NORWAY - 27 May 2019: Oslo Freedom Forum - Portraits. (Photo by Dan Taylor - ©Dan Taylor). 06/22/2022 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Nury Turkel will serve as the next Chair of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Fellow USCIRF Commissioners unanimously elected...
  
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• Christians in Oxford asked to commit to protecting environment

  22-06-2022 17:26 via theguardian.com
  
  The addition to baptism and confirmation ceremonies thought to be first of its kind in UKChristians being confirmed or baptised in the Oxford diocese will henceforth be asked to commit to protecting the environment as part of the church’s formal liturgy.The addition to the ceremonies is supported by the Right Rev Steven Croft, bishop of Oxford, and asks people being baptised or confirmed to “strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the Earth&rd
  
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• Christians asked to commit to protecting environment in Oxford

  22-06-2022 17:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The addition to baptism and confirmation ceremonies is thought to be first of its kind in UKChristians being confirmed or baptised in the Oxford diocese will now be asked to commit to protecting the environment as part of the church’s formal liturgy.The addition to the ceremonies is supported by the Right Rev Steven Croft, bishop of Oxford, and asks people being baptised or confirmed to “strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the Earth”
  
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• At Least 10 Christians Killed in DRC Attack

  22-06-2022 16:04 via christiannews.net
  
  Passengers Shot and Vehicles Set on Fire During Road Ambush 06/22/2022 DRC (International Christian Concern) – More than 10 Christians were killed on Tuesday, June 21, when an Islamist extremist group ambushed their three vehicles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack occurred near the village of Makisabo, Beni....
  
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• “NHS trust ‘putting Stonewall ideology over health’”

  22-06-2022 15:42 via christian.org.uk
  
  A major NHS trust is awarding contracts based on points for adopting Stonewall ideology, a whistleblower has told The Daily Telegraph.
  
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• Japanese court upholds definition of marriage

  21-06-2022 16:59 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Rudy and Peter Skitterians/Pixabay (The Christian Institute) -- A claim that Japan’s ban on homosexual marriage is unconstitutional has been rejected by a district court. Osaka District Court dismissed the case brought by three same-sex couples who argued that being unable to legally marry violated their constitutional right to...
  
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• BBC training instructs journalists to 'influence politicians and push LGBT agenda'

  21-06-2022 16:47 via christian.org.uk
  
  The BBC is under fire for advising journalists to use their influence to advance the LGBT agenda.
  
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• Chinese religious groups pledge to follow Communist Party regulations

  21-06-2022 16:41 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Free Phoitos/Pixabay (Barnabas Aid) -- The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM), the official Protestant church of China, has pledged to follow Chinese Communist Party (CCP) directives on the management of religions, including supervision of churches and their finances. The TSPM was one of seven state-authorized religious groups to sign a joint...
  
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• School sex ed provider website tells over 14s about ‘quite common’ violent sex acts

  21-06-2022 16:28 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Pixabay/Pexels (The Christian Institute) -- Violent sex acts have been portrayed as normal on a website aimed at over 14s by a sex and relationships educator. Justin Hancock, who runs the sex advice website BISH, claims that acts such as choking someone during sex are “quite common” among adults and young people. Hancock provides...
  
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• CI: 'Ofsted should check schools comply with the actual law, not Stonewall Law’

  21-06-2022 12:18 via christian.org.uk
  
  Stonewall dogma has been unduly influencing Ofsted inspections, The Christian Institute has warned.
  
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• US wants investigation into Palestinian Christian journalist’s death

  20-06-2022 15:42 via christiannews.net
  
  Photo Credit: Abu Adel/Pexels Palestine (Mission Network News) — U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has called for an independent investigation into the killing of Palestinian Christian and journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. Her death caused international outrage last month. Several media sources and rights groups say an Israeli gunman killed her. The...
  
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• Police in Sudan Arrest Church Leaders from Bible Study

  20-06-2022 14:23 via christiannews.net
  
  Omdurman, Sudan. (Creative Commons) JUBA, South Sudan (Morning Star News) – Police in Sudan walked into a church Bible class on Tuesday (June 14) and arrested two Christian leaders for “violating public order,” their attorney said. Officers in Omdurman, across the Nile River from Khartoum, took Pastor Kabashi Idris of the African Inland Church...
  
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• ISIS claims attacks on Christian village

  19-06-2022 22:54 via christiannews.net
  
  Mozambique (International Christian Concern) –­­ ISIS has claimed responsibility for attacks on several Christian villages in Caba Delgado, Mozambique, that happened between May 23 and May 31. Six villages were attacked, leaving 8 people dead. Four of those who were murdered were Christians. Following the attacks, ISIS released photographs of six decapitated...
  
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• Canadian males who identify as females can be placed in women’s prisons

  18-06-2022 23:47 via christiannews.net
  
  (The Christian Institute) -- Male prisoners in Canada who identify as women can ask to be placed in female-only prisons. A recent directive from the Correctional Services of Canada (CSC), will see newly sentenced offenders placed according to their chosen gender identity, rather than their biological sex. Offenders already in prison may apply to transfer to an...
  
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• Police in India Assault, Charge Pastor for Family Devotional

  17-06-2022 18:37 via christiannews.net
  Azamgarh Railway Station, Uttar Pradesh state, India (Durgesh angel98, Creative Commons) NEW DELHI (Morning Star News) – Nearly two months after police arrested a pastor in India from his grandmother’s home, tied him to a tree and beat him, threats from officers and others have kept him from filing a complaint on the brutality, sources said. Pastor...
  
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• Govt blocks attempt to include atheism in RE

  17-06-2022 16:18 via christian.org.uk
  
  An attempt by secular humanists to include atheist teaching in assemblies and Religious Education lessons in academies has been blocked by the Government.
  
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• Schools' sex ed provider tells over 14s about violent sex acts

  17-06-2022 16:17 via christian.org.uk
  
  Violent sex acts have been portrayed as normal on a website aimed at over 14s by a sex and relationships educator.
  
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