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  Christian in UK banned from teaching for ‘misgendering’ student

  A High Court judge in England on Thursday (July 25) upheld a ban on Christian Joshua Sutcliffe from teaching following his dismissal for refusing to use the preferred pronoun of a schoolgirl identifying as a boy.

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  Evangelicals from across Germany are gathering at the annual Alliance Conference for Scripture, encouragement and fellowship

  Last year, Frank Heinrich met an older man at the Alliance Conference who told him it was the 38th time he’d visited the near annual event – proof, if needed, of its popularity for German Christians needing more fellowship, accurate Bible teaching, and both a refreshment and refocus in life. “It’s a tradition for some people because they can be inspired there,” Heinrich, a Salvation Army pastor by calling, told Christian Daily International. He is co-leader of Evangelische Allianz Deutschland [

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  Russia begins demolishing of church building in occupied Crimea

  Russian occupation forces began dismantling a worship building of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the Crimean city of Yevpatoria on Sunday (July 21), according to published reports.

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  Pakistan reverses ban on passports for asylum seekers

  Pakistani Christians who have fled the country due to persecution were relieved to hear the government has reversed its decision to stop issuing or renewing passports to those seeking asylum abroad.

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  Undeterred by terror threats, Pakistan Christian scouts put lives on the line in service of society

  Irfan Ilyas Gill is neither a Shia nor a Sunni Muslim but a member of the Pakistan Christian Scouts who along with 30-40 other Christians has been voluntarily facilitating Shia mourners participating in the Ashura processions in Pakistan’s biggest metropolitan city Karachi for over 12 years.

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