James Macintyre
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Christian Woman In China Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Holding Bible Study
Ma Huichao was sentenced on Friday at a court in the western Xinjiang region of China.
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Muslim Leader In Indonesia Faces Blasphemy Charges After 'Offensive' Comment About Jesus
The Muslim leader of a protest against the Christian governor of Jakarta for alleged blasphemy is now facing the same charge after a group of Catholics accused him of making an offensive comment about Jesus.
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Brexit Stalemate, Early Election, Fury Over Trump: 15 Political Predictions For 2017
Here â requiring a healthy pinch of salt for such apparently unpredictable times â are a few predictions for 2017.
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O Little Town Of Bethlehem: How The Birthplace Of Jesus Is Being Strangled By The Israeli Occupation
On the face of it, the holy city of Bethlehem is flourishing this Christmas. But under the surface, there lies a different story.
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Prince Charles Hits Out Against Religious Persecution
Prince Charles has hit out against religious persecution around the world and spoken about "Our Lord Jesus Christ" in an unprecedented appearance on the Thought for the Day slot on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
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'We Will Win The Ultimate War': Hundreds Seek Compensation From Catholic Church For Alleged Children's Home Abuse
A lawyer representing 249 men who are seeking compensation for alleged sexual abuse at a Catholic children's home has vowed to continue with a multi-million pound compensation claim despite a judge dismissing three out of the four first test cases.
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Ailing Vietnamese Pastor Kept In Isolation, Fed Food With Glass And Lead
A Vietnamese Lutheran pastor currently serving an 11-year prison sentence after fighting for religious freedom was recently kept in isolation and prevented from contacting his family.
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Santa Is 'Pitiful' And 'Irrelevant' Says Leading Evangelical John Piper
The conservative evangelical author John Piper has dismissed Santa Claus as "pitiful" and "irrelevant" and urged Christian parents not to teach their children that he exists and gives them presents, saying that instead everything at Christmas should "point to Jesus".
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Church And Charity Leaders Warn Against Tarnishing Refugees With Accusations Of Terrorism
Church and charity leaders today warned against tarnishing asylum seekers with accusations of terrorism after there were mixed reports in Germany about the identity of the attacker who targeted a Christmas market in Berlin last night.
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Catholic Church In Philippines Condemns President's 'Barbaric' Plan To Execute '5 Or 6' Daily
Catholic leaders and charities in the Philippines have condemned as "very barbaric" President Rodrigo Duterte's plan to restore the death penalty and execute "five or six" criminals each day despite what is widely acknowledged to be a corrupt legal system.
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Aggressive Secularism Discriminates Against Christians In The West, Vatican Diplomat Warns
A Holy See diplomat has warned that Christians face insidious discrimination, even in the West and countries where they are not obviously persecuted against, the Catholic Herald has reported.
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Berlin Christmas Market Attack: 23-Year-Old Pakistani Asylum Seeker Named As Suspect
A 23-year-old asylum seeker of Pakistani origin named Naved B has been arrested under suspicion of carrying out the truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin, according to German media reports.