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  Church of the Nazarene launches Ireland Partnership to support church planting, ministry

  The Church of the Nazarene has launched a new church planting and theological education strategy for the island of Ireland, aiming to strengthen ministry efforts across both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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  Political candidate in UK wins damages for discrimination against him as Christian

  The Liberal Democrat party in the United Kingdom this month agreed to pay damages of at least £250,000 ($337,250) to former BBC journalist David Campanale for unlawful discrimination against him for his Christian beliefs.

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  UK church to appeal ban on street preaching

  A church in England will launch an appeal on Friday (May 1) after authorities issued a ban to the entire congregation on preaching in a city center.

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  Christian refugee advocate criticizes recent BBC report on false asylum claims in UK

  A Christian refugee resettlement expert has criticized a recent BBC investigation into fraudulent asylum claims in the United Kingdom, arguing that the report failed to provide sufficient context about people with legitimate protection needs.

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  Pew study finds Catholics losing members through switching while Protestants gain in some regions

  A new global study by the Pew Research Center reports that Catholicism has experienced net losses through religious switching in nearly every country surveyed, while Protestantism has recorded gains in several regions, particularly in Latin America.

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  Spanish evangelical group adopts church planting strategy targeting 100 new congregations by 2036

  Leaders of a Spanish evangelical church federation have approved a long-term church planting strategy aimed at establishing 100 new congregations across Spain over the next decade, with a particular focus on regions that currently have little or no evangelical presence.

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  Charges dismissed against grandmother in abortion clinic buffer zone case in Scotland

  A judge in Scotland cleared a 75-year-old grandmother of criminal charges Monday (April 27) after her arrest for standing in an abortion clinic “buffer zone” with a sign offering “consensual conversation.”

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