Mission
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Indonesia: Tents built to replace demolished churches to be torn down
Small blue tents built by Christians in Aceh to replace churches that were reduced to rubble last year are themselves to be torn down.
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Justin Welby: Anglican split over homosexuality would be a failure but 'not a disaster'
Schism over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion would not be a disaster but it would certainly be a failure, the Archbishop of Canterbury said today.
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Church must repent of "second class" treatment of gays, Anglican leaders warn Primates
More than 100 Anglicans including the Dean of St Paul's have written a letter to the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, urging repentance for "second class citizens" treatment of gay people. The letter is timed to coincide with the Primates' Meeting.
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Persecuted Slovak priest dies of lung cancer
A popular Slovak Roman Catholic priest who suffered persecution by the communist regime has died of lung cancer.
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Lawsuit against 'celebrity pastor' alleges he used artwork without permission
A Florida pastor whose congregation includes Justin Bieber and the Kardashians has been accused of an alleged illicit use of art for his Miami church.
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Head of Christian charity warns of 'looming disaster' due to ageing populations and low birth rates
Nola Leach of Care was speaking to Christian Today after it was revealed a scheme that allows members of the public to petition for new EU laws could be abandoned, because the public keeps asking for the wrong sorts of laws.
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Malaysian mother loses court battle over conversion of children to Islam
A kindergarten teacher in Malaysia is to appeal to a higher court after she lost a case challenging the conversion of all her three children to Islam by her ex-husband.
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Muslims in US will double in a generation
The number of Muslims living in the United States will double within a generation, according to new research.
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Christians in the Philippines suffering new levels of violence and intimidation
Christians in the Philippine island of Mindanao are suffering similar levels violence and intimidation as Christians in Iraq, according to a missionary priest.
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Teachers in Iraq arrested for refusing to teach doctrine of death
More than 30 teachers working in the northern Iraqi province of Nineveh have been arrested for refusing to follow the jihadist education syllabus imposed by Islamic State.
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We will rebuild your torched churches, Egypt president tells Christians
The president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, has pledged to rebuild every single one of the dozens of churches, Christian institutions and homes destroyed during the last two years of anti-Christian violence in his troubled nation.
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Ex-atheist turned Jesus' follower spends Christmas feeding and spreading cheer to Christian refugee families
An American atheist turned Christian humanitarian leader has once again undertaken his avowed mission to feed and bring cheer to Christian children and their families in U.N. refugee camps in the Middle East.
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Archbishop of Canterbury uses new year message to speak up for refugees
The Archbishop of Canterbury today speaks up for refugees, calling on Britain to welcome them today as this country has done in the past.
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Pope accepts resignation of Australian bishop accused of cover-up over child sex abuse
The Pope has accepted the resignation of a bishop accused of covering up for the Catholic Church during the Australian Royal Commission on child sex abuse.
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Asia Bibi, under sentence of death for blasphemy in Pakistan, forgives her persecutors
Asia Bibi, the Christian woman who has spent her seventh Christmas behind bars under death sentence in Pakistan for blasphemy, has forgiven her persecutors.