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  Rev. Dr. Michael Youssef on hope, reconciliation, and the role of Christians in Jordan

  Prominent Christian leader Rev. Dr. Michael Youssef will visit Jordan to take part in a public ministry event Sept. 4 at the Jordan Evangelical Theological Seminary (JETS) in Amman. The event is sponsored by retired Maj. Gen. Imad Maayah, a former member of the Jordanian parliament and president of the Jordan Evangelical Council.

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  US slams 'golden door' on world’s persecuted Christians, report says

  The U.S. government’s 2026 Fiscal Year ending on Sept. 30 likely will be the first in a quarter century in which no refugees enduring religious persecution are resettled in the United States, according to a report by two Christian aid agencies.

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  Palestinian Christian denied Bible in detention released after 32 months

  Looking frail after 32 months in an Israeli jail, a Palestinian Christian prisoner from the Ramallah area was released on Aug. 20.

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  Museum of the Bible to host 'Dawn of Christianity' exhibit on Jordan's biblical heritage

  The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., signed an Aug. 1 agreement with Jordan's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to host "Jordan: Dawn of Christianity," an international exhibit tracing key biblical sites in modern-day Jordan.

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  'Thou shalt not steal,' Huckabee says in warning to settlers targeting Palestinian Americans' West Bank properties

  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has warned militant Israeli settlers against seizing properties owned by Palestinian Americans in the occupied West Bank, calling such actions "a violation of God's law" and raising the prospect of U.S. sanctions against those responsible.

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  Christian jailed without charges in Syria; others threatened with arbitrary arrest

  Syria has jailed a Christian – a former mayor who led the defense of an Islamic State assault on his town 11 years ago – without charges since February 2025, rights groups say.

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  Jordan’s PM to supervise preparation of Baptismal Millennium sites; four projects totaling $120 million signed

  The Jordanian government has taken a significant step to intensify preparations for the second millennium celebration of the Baptism of Jesus Christ at the Baptism Site, the government announced Aug. 11.

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