Christian mother in Pakistan abducted, forcibly converted/married
A Muslim in Pakistan who twice abducted a Christian mother raped her, fraudulently converted her to Islam and fabricated an Islamic marriage, sources said.
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Judge rules school chaplain’s sacking for challenging LGBT+ ‘unsafe’
A judge in England on Tuesday (March 4) ruled a school chaplain’s firing for challenging LGBT+ teaching was “unsafe” due to anti-Christian bias of a member of the employment tribunal that had dismissed his appeal, according to an advocacy group.
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'Perfect exactly the way God made you': 7 highlights from Trump's address to a joint session of Congress
President Donald Trump delivered an address to a joint session of the United States Congress in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, a month and a half after he took office as the 47th president of the United States.
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Peruvian lawmaker proposes eliminating 'femicide' charge, sparks controversy
Last week, Peruvian Congresswoman Milagros Jáuregui de Aguayo presented a bill that would eliminate the crime of femicide and instead classify the murder of spouses or cohabitants under the principle of equality before the law.
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From food aid to food security: How reclaiming the Sahel desert is greening Niger and enhancing livelihoods
A groundbreaking regeneration project in Niger, West Africa has proved successful in reclaiming land from the harsh Sahara desert turning it into lush arable land, feeding half a million people who had depended on food aid for years.
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Assassinated lawmaker in Pakistan honored on anniversary of death
Christian rights activists and church leaders in Pakistan vowed to step up efforts to protect persecuted Christians as they honored the memory of assassinated Christian politician Shahbaz Bhatti on Sunday (March 2), the 14th anniversary of his death.
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Imprisoned Ukrainian priest transferred to labor camp in Russia
By Jack BethelAn imprisoned Ukrainian Orthodox Church priest has been sent 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) from his parish in Russian-occupied Ukraine to a hard labor camp in Russia to serve his 14-year sentence on false espionage charges, according to rights group Forum 18.
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Renowned apologist and scientist Francis Collins announces retirement after decades of leadership in science and faith
By Chris EyteChristian apologist and globally renowned U.S. physician-geneticist Francis Collins has announced his retirement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which he led as director for 12 years before returning to laboratory work. Collins, 74, served as the 16th NIH director from Aug. 17, 2009, until Dec. 19, 2021, before stepping down to work in a laboratory at the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the NIH.
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Church Mission Society's free Lent devotional series focused on hope
By Chris EyteThe Church Mission Society (CMS) is offering a free Lent devotional series this Easter to encourage Christians to be hopeful in an ever-challenging and changing world. “How Not to Give Up” will be sent to subscribers starting Ash Wednesday, tomorrow (March 5), with one devotional sent per week until Easter.
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Most diverse global theological education conference kicks off with vision to see millions prepared for ministry
“The most vital global missiological endeavor of our time is theological education,” said Dr. Michael Ortiz as he opened the 19th global consultation of ICETE, the International Council for Evangelical Theological Education, in Tirana, Albania yesterday (Mar. 3).
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Kidnapped girl in Pakistan who escaped is abducted again
A Muslim in Pakistan who kidnapped and forcibly converted a Christian girl who later escaped has abducted her again, her father said.
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‘No further revisions to the Seoul Statement,’ Lausanne Movement says
No further changes will be made to the Seoul Statement that came out of the Fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, held from Sep. 22-29, 2024, in Seoul, Korea, the Lausanne Movement’s leadership announced on a conference call with some 200 Congress participants on Wednesday (Feb. 26). The statement’s unexpected publication on the first day of the event and last-minute edits to sections related to homosexuality triggered controversy among participants who felt they did not have any opp
