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  UK Christian group urges medical group to reconsider its opposition to single-sex NHS policy

  Christian advocacy group Christian Concern has urged the British Medical Association (BMA) to reconsider its opposition to NHS England’s new guidance on single-sex accommodation, arguing that prioritizing gender identity over biological sex can harm patients and disadvantage healthcare workers.

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  Archaeologists identify early Christian church previously only known about through letters

  Archaeologists in northern Italy have identified the likely site of an early Christian church that St. Jerome described in a letter in A.D. 396, along with a nearby building believed to have been the bishop’s palace in the ancient city of Altino.

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  Serbia’s Vučić concedes election to student movement; evangelical pastor calls result ‘a miracle’

  Aleksandar Vučić, who has dominated Serbian politics as prime minister or president since 2014, conceded defeat Sunday to a student-led anti-corruption movement in snap parliamentary elections.

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  Nigerian mother acquitted of blasphemy receives Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award

  A Nigerian Christian mother who spent 19 months in prison on blasphemy-related charges before being acquitted has received the 2026 Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award.

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  Evangelicals in Albania call for prayer as violent protests escalate

  After the peaceful ‘flamingo’ protests, riots have now broken out in Tirana, Albania. The Evangelical Alliance condemns violence, both “by protesters against institutions and businesses” and “the disproportionate use of police force against citizens”.

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  Petition in England objects to city council restrictions on street-preaching

  A church in England on Wednesday (Oct. 14) handed a 27,000-signature petition to a city council after local authorities ordered members to stop preaching the gospel with amplification in public.

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  Swiss churches across five traditions issue joint ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence

  Five Swiss church bodies representing Protestant, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic and evangelical Christians have jointly issued 10 ethical guidelines on artificial intelligence, arguing that human dignity rather than technical capability should determine how churches and society use the technology.

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