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  Archbishop of Canterbury revokes award to Pakistani cleric after bin Laden remarks resurface

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has withdrawn an interfaith award given to Pakistani Muslim cleric Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi after past remarks praising Osama bin Laden resurfaced, raising questions in Pakistan about why he was recommended for the honor by Church of Pakistan’s Moderator Bishop Azad Marshall.

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  Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance asks opposition lawmaker to identify pastor who allegedly offered votes for money

  The Costa Rican Evangelical Alliance Federation (Federación Alianza Evangélica Costarricense, FAEC) has asked opposition lawmaker Abril Gordienko to identify the Christian pastor who, she said publicly, offered her 42,000 votes in exchange for 420 million colones (about $940,000) during the most recent election campaign.

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  Court suspends sentences of human rights lawyers in Pakistan

  Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday (Sept. 17) suspended the sentences of leading human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, ordering their release on bail while their appeals against their convictions continue before the Islamabad High Court.

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  Peru's president unveils school reform to remove content her government considers ideological

  Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori unveiled an education reform Sept. 14 that would update the national school curriculum and remove content her government considers ideological.

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  Evangelical Press Association members vote on name change after spirited online meeting

  Members of the Evangelical Press Association began voting Sept. 15 on a board proposal to rename the organization Christian Communicators Network, after a virtual meeting in which board members explained their reasoning and fielded questions ranging from the loss of the word "evangelical" to the process itself.

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