Pastor in Nepal seeks to change prison term into fine
More than a month after the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered Pastor Keshab Raj Acharya to serve one year in prison under a law against proselytizing, he seeks to convert the sentence into a fine.
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Zones excluding ‘confusing’ behavior at German abortion clinics proposed
German parliamentarians seek to ban Christians and other right-to-life advocates from standing near abortion clinics under a draft law proceeding through the Bundestag.
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Evangelist Andres Palau meets with the President of Panama in lead up to Palau Festival
The President of Panama, Laurentino Cortizo, met with international evangelist Andres Palau, along with other dignitaries, including the Minister of Education and the International Director of the Palau Festivals. Their conversation centered around the legacy of the late evangelist Luis Palau and the importance of spreading a message of hope. Palau Jr. will be sharing this message during the Palau Festival, which not only includes spiritual moments but also practical acts of social service. The
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Young men more likely than women to say they want to be parents someday, study finds
As young adults are getting married and entering parenthood later in life than their parents' generation did before them, a new Pew Research study finds that among young adults without children, men are more likely than women to say they want to be parents someday.
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Unimaginable suffering and clergy under pressure after two years of war in Ukraine
Two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, families in the country are desperate and looking to the Church for support, putting clergy under huge pressure.
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Christian jailed in Pakistan despite another’s blasphemy confession
A Catholic has languished in jail for six months on a blasphemy charge even though a teenage boy has confessed and told police the 34-year-old father had no part in the acts, sources said.
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Church leaders accused of deliberately supporting conversion testimonies for asylum seekers wanting to take advantage of asylum status
By CDI StaffOn January 31 in London, a young woman and her child were attacked with acid by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. He was granted asylum status after a local priest supported his testimony of conversion to the Christian faith. Some British politicians have responded by accusing churches of helping migrants avoid deportation by deliberately fast-tracking conversions.
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Christian refugee from Iran faces possible expulsion from Turkey
An Iranian Christian convert faces possible expulsion from Turkey and a three-year prison sentence on a charge of spreading “propaganda against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” according to religious freedom advocates.
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George Barna: The US needs a 'spiritual awakening' to achieve 'unity'
A prominent Christian researcher is insisting that with the 2024 presidential election less than a year away, the United States needs a “spiritual awakening” to resolve the pervasive division and polarization that has come to define American politics.
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436 acts of hostility against US churches documented in 2023: report
Hostility against churches in the United States appears to be on the rise, according to a recent Family Research Council report that identified 436 incidents against churches in 2023, more than double the amount reported by the group in 2022 and eight times the number identified in 2018.
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Church of England needs 'far-reaching' change to improve safeguarding
The Future of Church Safeguarding, by Professor Alexis Jay, former Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), identified "shortcomings" with current safeguarding arrangements, including a lack of independent scrutiny and trust between the Church and victims.
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UK math teacher banned for ‘misgendering’ appeals to High Court
By Chris EyteA math teacher banned from teaching by the U.K. Education Secretary for saying, “Well done, girls,” to a group of students that included one who identified as a boy is appealing the ruling at the High Court.
