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Tensions inflamed by blasphemy accusation in Pakistan
More than two dozen Christian families were forced to flee their homes in Pakistan last week after allegations of blasphemy against a pastor living in the United States triggered fears of mob violence, sources said. -
Chinese firm markets lifelike humanoid robots as remedy for loneliness
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Christian in Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charge
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Chinese underground church pastor Ezra Jin freed, arrives in US weeks after Trump raised case with Xi
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Muslims protest presence of church in Indonesia
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Bill seeks to replace colonial-era Christian marriage law in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
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Pastor in India faces false charge, burned church building
The wife of a pastor falsely named in a criminal case in India this week sought the arrest of a Sikh man suspected of setting their church building and residence ablaze on June 14, sources said. -
WEA joins Korean church bodies opposing civil code bill over religious freedom concerns
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has recently issued a strong statement opposing the Civil Code amendment bill currently pending in the Korean National Assembly, following statements by the Christian Council of Korea (CCK) on Feb. 3 and the Communion of Churches in Korea (CCIK) on Feb. 5. The WEA expressed concern that the amendment could excessively expand administrative authority over religious organizations, and that it could conflict with the freedom of religion guaranteed by the Korean -
New book calls churches to make child protection a gospel priority
Church leaders, theologians and child advocacy practitioners from around the world gathered online to launch God's Heart for Child Protection and Safeguarding, a new volume urging Christians to view safeguarding not as an administrative requirement but as a central expression of the gospel. -
Christian accused of blasphemy dies in jail in Pakistan
A 61-year-old Catholic in Pakistan suffering from advanced dementia died on Wednesday (July 1) after nearly a year in jail awaiting trial on a false blasphemy charge, sources said. -
Exam ordered in case of kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan
A court in Pakistan has ordered a medical examination to determine the age of a Christian girl abducted, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a Muslim, sources said. -
Joni and Friends donates 250,000th wheelchair to Thai girl
Global disability ministry Joni and Friends marked the distribution of its 250,000th wheelchair by presenting it to an 11-year-old Thai girl who previously relied on her mother to carry her everywhere. -
Christian families hospitalized after severe assault in India
Nine tribal people in India have been released on bail after they sent 13 Christians to the hospital with severe injuries, sources said.
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