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Analysis: Trump\'s New Executive Order On Religious Freedom May Be Unconstitutional But It Is Not Surprising
Analysis: Trump's New Executive Order On Religious Freedom May Be Unconstitutional But It Is Not Surprising

Legal experts and LGBT campaigners have condemned the Trump administration's draft executive order on religious freedom as "unconstitutional" and "un-American".

#ThisFlag Anti-Mugabe Pastor Evan Mawarire Arrested On Return To Zimbabwe
#ThisFlag Anti-Mugabe Pastor Evan Mawarire Arrested On Return To Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwean pastor who fled to the US after arrest for high profile protest against President Robert Mugabe, has been arrested upon his return home.

Christians In Turkey: Attacked, Deported And Seen As A \'Threat Against National Security\'
Christians In Turkey: Attacked, Deported And Seen As A 'Threat Against National Security'

Churches face serious terror threats in Turkey, where hate speech against Christians in social and conventional media has increased and church figures are being deported, according to the country's Association of Protestant Churches.

Leaked Trump Executive Order On Religious Freedom Threatens To Sweep Away Anti-Discrimination Protections For Minorities
Leaked Trump Executive Order On Religious Freedom Threatens To Sweep Away Anti-Discrimination Protections For Minorities

A draft religious freedom executive order that will delight conservative evangelicals and outrage liberals reveals sweeping plans by Donald Trump's administration to overhaul anti-discrimination protection for various minority groups.

Trump Vows To Prioritise Persecuted Christians\' Entry to U.S. As Refugees: \'They\'ve Been Horribly Treated\'
Trump Vows To Prioritise Persecuted Christians' Entry to U.S. As Refugees: 'They've Been Horribly Treated'

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that persecuted Christians will be given priority over other refugees seeking to enter the United States, saying "they have been horribly treated."

Pastor, 8 Other Christians Missing And Feared Dead Or Abducted After Muslim Mob\'s Attack On Uganda Church
Pastor, 8 Other Christians Missing And Feared Dead Or Abducted After Muslim Mob's Attack On Uganda Church

The pastor of a church in eastern Uganda and eight of his parishioners remain missing and feared dead or kidnapped two weeks after the church was attacked by a mob of Muslims.

Christian Woman Stabbed To Death By Man Who Called Himself An \'Anti-Theist,\' Someone Opposed To All Religions
Christian Woman Stabbed To Death By Man Who Called Himself An 'Anti-Theist,' Someone Opposed To All Religions

A 31-year-old Christian woman met a bloody end for saying that she does not approve of gay marriage.

Exclusive: Lord Carey Praises Potentially \'Outstanding\' President Trump And Condemns \'Reprehensible\' Protests
Exclusive: Lord Carey Praises Potentially 'Outstanding' President Trump And Condemns 'Reprehensible' Protests

The former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has hit out at "hysterical" and "baying" critics of the potentially "outstanding" President Donald Trump, and said that he would "of course" attend a state banquet were he still Anglican leader.

Syrian Christian Family Blocked By Trump's Refugee Ban Voted For Him

A Christian family who were one of the first casualties of the refugee ban are Trump supporters, it has emerged.

Trump Under Pressure From Israel Supporters To Move Embassy To Jerusalem
Trump Under Pressure From Israel Supporters To Move Embassy To Jerusalem

Donald Trump is coming under pressure from both sides of the aisle to press ahead quickly with his controversial proposal to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – and to do it by stealth.

Leaders Of Anglican Mission Agencies Call On Trump To Reverse Refugee Ban
Leaders Of Anglican Mission Agencies Call On Trump To Reverse Refugee Ban

Leaders of Anglican mission agencies have expressed their "profound concern" over Donald Trump's recent executive orders on immigration and refugees.

15 Christian Women Raped By Muslim Mob In \'Revenge Attack\' For Pastor Overseeing Conversions
15 Christian Women Raped By Muslim Mob In 'Revenge Attack' For Pastor Overseeing Conversions

Fifteen women were raped in a church by a mob of Muslims in eastern Uganda as a punishment against a pastor who was allegedly converting Muslims to Christianity.

Indian Evangelist\'s Wife Appeals For Prayers As Husband Remains In Coma After Arrest For Distributing Scriptures
Indian Evangelist's Wife Appeals For Prayers As Husband Remains In Coma After Arrest For Distributing Scriptures

An evangelist from India needs prayers from Christians worldwide.

Priest Defends As \'Funny\' His \'Jump For Trump\' Suicide Post On Social Media
Priest Defends As 'Funny' His 'Jump For Trump' Suicide Post On Social Media

A conservative Catholic priest who oversees a church in the largely immigrant area of Queens, New York has come under fire after using a social media post to instruct Donald Trump protesters to commit suicide.

Trump\'s Refugee Ban: Will It Do More Harm Than Good To America?
Trump's Refugee Ban: Will It Do More Harm Than Good To America?

Here, we take a closer look at the effects of Trump suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days and permanently banning refugees fleeing the war in Syria as well as extending a temporary block on refugees from Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Somalia, Libya and Yemen for 90 days.

Christians May Not Return To Mosul For Years, If At All, Experts Warn
Christians May Not Return To Mosul For Years, If At All, Experts Warn

An Iraqi Christian leader and a senior academic have warned that Christians may not return to Mosul for years to come, if at all, as some residents of the war-torn city celebrate their new freedom from Islamic State.