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After eight years of imprisonment under false accusations and numerous delays in justice proceedings, a Gospel for Asia-sponsored missionary in India has been released. Brother Samuel was arrested in 2004 in Jharkhand, India, on charges of participating in insurgency riots that left 19 dead. Despite avowing his innocence from the beginning and having no connection…
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French opponents of plans to legalise same-sex marriage in their home country have invited Brits to protest alongside them in London's Trafalgar Square. The rally will take place at the same time as a major demonstration planned in Paris in opposition to the French Government's plans to redefine marriage. The last Paris rally in January…
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As police looked on, militants attacked a Christian church in central India earlier this month, causing severe injuries to some and sending the pastor into hiding, according to witnesses. According to a story by World Watch Monitor, the assault took place during the second day of a revival meeting earlier this month at India Christian…
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Christians in the UK are joining with others around the world in celebrating marriage this week. Marriage Week UK was launched Thursday night in Westminster, London, and sees the start of a week of special events across the nation. The week is also celebrated globally, with around 1.5 million people taking part in a Marriage…
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Last month, the Russian parliament approved by a vote of 388-1-1 a draft law outlawing the dissemination of “homosexual propaganda” to minors, prompting the Obama administration to pull out of “civil society” dialogue. The legislation, backed by the combined efforts of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church, also would ban public events promoting homosexual…
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"Une mère, un mari, un mariage" (One mother, one husband, one marriage): This is the call to arms for those opposed to the legalization of gay marriage and gay adoption in France. Under this banner thousands are expected to turn out on Saturday for demonstrations that are being organized in every single one of France's…
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President Obama announced on Tuesday that he has approved an additional $155 million in humanitarian aid to the Syrian people. With the new infusion of aid, the Obama administration has now committed $365 million in humanitarian assistance since the unrest against the Bashar Assad's regime began nearly two years ago. "We're under no illusions," Obama…
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Saeed Abedini, an Iranian-American pastor currently imprisoned in Iran, is being threatened with death as the country continues its longstanding pressures against Christians, according to a U.S. organization advocating in Abedini's behalf. The Iranian-born Abedini, a U.S. citizen who planted a network of house churches in Iran, was imprisoned last September and recently indicted on…
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A pair of adult identical twins in Belgium have been legally killed at their request, the men's doctor told journalists. The 45-years-old men, who were born deaf, spent their lives side-by-side — growing up together and then, as adults, sharing an apartment and working as cobblers together, according to Belgian media reports. The men’s names have not…
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