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  Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum themed ‘Disciple or Die 2.0’ to open in South Korea, renewing urgency for mission mobilization

  Evangelical leaders from across Asia will gather in South Korea beginning Wednesday (June 11) for the Asian Evangelical Leadership Forum (AELF), convened under the theme “Disciple or Die 2.0,” a continuation of the urgent call to discipleship and mission from earlier gatherings. Hosted at Antioch Center near Seoul, the three-day forum is organized by the Asia Evangelical Alliance (AEA) and will serve as a strategic platform for accelerating discipleship movements across the continent.

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  Court in Pakistan acquits Muslims accused in Jaranwala attacks

  Defective police investigation resulted in the acquittal of 10 Muslims involved in burning a church building and ransacking a Christian’s home during the Aug. 16, 2023 riots in Jaranwala, Pakistan, an attorney said.

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  'May the president turn division and confrontation into new hope and respect,' Christian body tells Korea's newly elected president Lee Jae-myung

  In a public statement titled What We Expect From the New President, Rev. Kim Jong-hyuk, president of the United Christian Churches of Korea, expressed hope that the newly elected president Lee Jae-myung and the government will bring about new hope and respect in a political landscape marked by distrust, division, hatred and confrontation.

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  Churches targeted on Easter in India remain closed

  More than a month after Hindu nationalist groups in India targeted two Christian congregations on Easter, the churches remain shut while awaiting police action, sources said.

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  Order for church to leave worship site overturned in Indonesia

  In a rare move in Indonesia, an administrative court earlier this year overturned a local government order for a church to vacate its worship site, sources said.

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  Proposed internet regulation bill in South Korea draws criticism as 'backdoor equality act'

  A new legislative proposal in South Korea aimed at amending the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection has drawn criticism from Christian leaders and legal experts, who say it resembles the previously proposed Equality Act and may function as a “backdoor” version of it.

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  Christian athlete makes history by becoming first Pakistani woman to win gold at Asian weightlifting championship

  Sybil Sohail, a young Christian athlete, made history by becoming the first Pakistani woman to win a gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Masters Championship, held last week in Doha, Qatar.

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