World
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Open Doors 'very concerned' by threat to religious liberty in Hong Kong
The head of a human rights group that monitors Christian persecution worldwide has expressed concern over new security legislation the People's Republic of China over the semi-autonomous region of Hong Kong.
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Eritrea's Christians are 'suffering so grievously for their faith' - Lord Alton
Lord Alton has told UK Christians that they must not forget nor forsake their suffering fellow believers in Eritrea, where many have been imprisoned for their faith in inhumane conditions.
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Food and a prayer for the suffering church in the Middle East
With much of the Middle East in lockdown, life is especially grim for many of the region's Christian minorities - often passed over when aid is distributed.
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100+ coronavirus cases linked to evangelical church service
At least a hundred new coronavirus cases in Germany have been linked to a service held at an evangelical church after the country started to ease lockdown restrictions.
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Wuhan pastor interrogated by police while leading Zoom evangelism meeting
A pastor in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the origin of the novel coronavirus, was taken away by police for interrogation while he was leading an online meeting of Christians on evangelism and church planting
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Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre remains closed amid coronavirus pandemic
The three denominations that share custody of the church had announced that it would open again to the public on Sunday but it remains closed.
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Evangelical leader casts doubt on some social distancing measures
Thomas Bucher, General Secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance, said churches "should watch and pray to determine if we need to challenge certain official measures".
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70 churches granted legal status in Egypt
After a government committee headed by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly gave legal status to 70 churches this week, the number of Christian houses of worship legalized in the country has reached 1,638. However, the threat to churches in this Muslim-majority country remains.
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Man sentenced to 26 years after abducting Christian girl and forcing her into Muslim marriage
A federal court in Nigeria sentenced a man to 26 years in prison after he abducted a Christian teenager from her home and forced her into an Islamic marriage in 2015.
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Trump declares churches are 'essential,' orders them to reopen: We need more prayer, not less
Donald Trump has declared that churches are "essential services" and ordered governors to allow places of worship to reopen.
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Ban on religious gatherings is unlawful, France's top court rules
France's supreme court for administrative justice has ruled that the government's absolute ban on religious gatherings in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19 is unlawful.
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Paul's warning to the Galatians applies to modern-day America, says Os Guinness
"'Who's bewitched America?' It's in the process of switching from the Gospel that came from the American Revolution to the gospel that came from the French Revolution, which is not good news but bad news," the apologist said.
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Pastor who laid hands on COVID-19 sufferers, claiming to heal them, has died from the virus
A pastor who claimed to have 'healed coronavirus sufferers by laying his hands on them' has died from Covid-19, sparking fear among his followers.
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Ravi Zacharias 1946 - 2020
Once Zacharias found the truth of the gospel, his passion for sharing it burned bright until the very end.
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Christian leaders pay tribute to Ravi Zacharias
Christian leaders worldwide are paying tribute to Christian apologist, author and speaker, Ravi Zacharias, who died Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. He was 74.