Florence Taylor

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  Iraq reverses decision to force children of Muslim converts to become Muslim

  The Iraqi government has amended legislation that would have forced children of converts to Islam to be regarded as Muslims.

• West has 'betrayed the Christians of the East', says Syrian Patriarch

  The head of the Syrian Catholic Church, Mar Ignace Youssif III Youan, has said the West has betrayed Syrians and caused an endless conflict in the country.

• Christian activists assaulted and beaten in Vietnam

  Two Christian activists have been deliberately targeted by Vietnamese police, according to human rights groups, with officers allegedly attacking one of them twice in less than a fortnight.

• Millenials and Marriage: They might marry later, but they still marry

  A new poll shows that millennials are delaying marriage until they have accomplished other important milestones, such as home ownership, cohabitation and economic stability.

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  Pakistan has executed at least one person a day for 11 months

  Pakistan has executed 311 people since December 2014 when the death penalty was reintroduced, according to Ekklesia.

• Ireland's churches unite in support of Stormont deal

  The leaders of the four biggest churches in Ireland have issued a joint statement in support of the Stormont deal, which was made yesterday.

• Italian priest fighting for his life after shot while riding bicycle

  An Italian priest is seriously injured in hospital after unidentified gunmen shot him in northern Bangladesh.

• John Kasich calls for new agency to spread Judeo-Christian values

  Republican Presidential candidate John Kasich has proposed a new government agency to beam messages of Judeo-Christian values throughout the world to help defeat Islamic state.

• Chinese underground priest found dead in river

  An underground priest who previously ran a Christian website shutdown by Chrinese authorities has died under mysterious circumstances in China, according to UCA News.

• Bishop of Durham warns against Islamophobia after Paris attacks

  The Bishop of Durham has warned against Islamophobia in reaction to the Paris terrorist attacks.

• 2,000 gather to commemorate life of Amanda Blackburn, pastor's wife who was shot

  "Some people have funerals, and then some have celebrations," Pastor Perry Noble said, describing the scene as over 2,000 people gathered to commemorate the life of Amanda Blackburn, a pastor's wife who was shot on Tuesday in her home.

• Obama dismisses Christian-only refugee policy, calls rejection of Muslims 'shameful'

  Barack Obama has called the Republican candidates who have argued Muslim refugees must be kept out of America "shameful."