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  Christians in Jaranwala, Pakistan acquitted of blasphemy charges

  A judge in Pakistan on Friday (March 1) acquitted two Christian brothers of false blasphemy charges that had led to Muslims attacking Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala last year, sources said.

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  Forum panel talks about necessary paradigm shift from orphanages to family-based care

  On the third day of the World Without Orphans global forum that is currently taking place in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a panel discussion highlighted a central issue the orphan care movement is wrestling with today: the need to move away from institutionalized care in orphanages and finding solutions that ensure children grow up in permanent families.

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  Addressing the root of the orphan crisis: the three-fold crisis of the soul

  “We are facing three major crises today,” he said. But the crises he was referring to were not the outward contributors to orphanhood and vulnerability among children, such as war, drug abuse, climate change or pandemics – all very relevant and important to understand in the context of a global event that seeks to address them.

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  Islamic extremists in Indonesia targeting youth, women

  The head of Indonesia’s counter-terrorism agency said officials are focussing on protecting teenaged children and women from Islamic radicalization as they have become the most targeted groups.

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  Global forum on orphan crisis kicks off in Thailand, points to hope not in strength or power but in work of God’s Spirit

  In the evening of February 29, World Without Orphans (WWO) kicked off its third global forum in Chiang Mai, Thailand, with the theme ‘together from crisis to hope.’ Bringing together more than 500 participants from over sixty countries, the event started off with a reminder that amid the overwhelming needs of overlapping crises today, human efforts cannot help but fall short. Instead, what God is looking for is believers who faithfully follow the leading of His Spirit to transform their communit

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  Pakistani Christians laud Senate’s approval of bill increasing minimum marriage age for Christians to 18 years

  Pakistani Christians have lauded the Senate of Pakistan for approving the Christian Marriage (Amendment) Bill 2023 that increases the minimum marriage age for Christians from 16 to 18 years.

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  Ominous new Decree 95 confirms Vietnam’s intent to control religion

  Shutting down churches will be easier, raising and receiving funds much harder.

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