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  Austrian Evangelical Alliance leader pays tribute to Graz shooting victims

  By Chris Eyte

  The leader of the Austrian Evangelical Alliance has published a moving tribute following a deadly school shooting that claimed 11 lives in the city of Graz, pointing to comfort in God despite humans' helplessness.

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  Finnish MP Räsänen describes police, government opposition to faith

  By Chris Eyte

  A politician in Finland who previously oversaw police as Minister of Interior recently told a conference in Berlin how officers later opposed her faith while interrogating her on “hate speech” charges for supporting biblical marriage.

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  Europe US & Canada Church & Missions

  The Holy Spirit has fueled gospel witness through the ages, Heitzig tells European leaders

  By Chris Eyte

  At the recent European Congress on Evangelism in Berlin, Rev. Skip Heitzig emphasized the vital and ongoing role of the Holy Spirit in empowering gospel proclamation, drawing parallels between the early church’s explosive growth and the Church’s present-day mission. Citing passages from the book of Acts, Heitzig challenged Christian leaders not to rely on programs or personal effort alone, but to seek the same spiritual empowerment that transformed timid disciples into bold evangelists.

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  Slain church leaders among abuses by Russian occupation forces in Ukraine

  By Jack Bethel

  Horrific human rights abuses of evangelical Christians by Russian authorities illegally occupying territories in Ukraine have been documented in a report released earlier this year.

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  Europe US & Canada Church & Missions

  ‘Christian nationalism corrupts the gospel’: Jeff Fountain tells Swiss evangelicals

  By Chris Eyte

  Christian nationalism is not biblical and poses a threat to the gospel and the Church’s witness, delegates heard at the annual Assembly of Delegates of the Swiss Evangelical Alliance (Schweizerische Evangelische Allianz/SEA), held in May 2025. Speaking at the event was Jeff Fountain, former European director of Youth With a Mission (YWAM) and current director of the Schuman Centre for European Studies in Amsterdam. In his keynote address, Fountain challenged the rising influence of Christian nat

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  Europe Religious Freedom

  UK Supreme Court supports school worker fired for anti-LGBTQ+ views

  By Chris Eyte

  The Supreme Court of the U.K. on Monday (June 9) refused a school’s attempt to appeal a Court of Appeal decision favoring a Christian employee fired for social media posts opposing LGBTQ+ materials in class.