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  CNEF calls on French evangelicals to “refuse hatred” as second voting round looms for Assemblée Nationale election

  Turbulent political times in France has led to an influential evangelical body pleading for peace after the swing to the far-right in the first round of a national election for the Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly). As France gears up for the second round of the controversial snap election this Sunday (July 7), the National Council of French Evangelicals (CNEF) issued a press release last Thursday (June 27) calling for the wider church to demonstrate that a more harmonious society is possi

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  Christian sentenced to death under Pakistan’s blasphemy law

  An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan on Saturday (June 29) handed the death sentence to a Christian for allegedly sharing a “blasphemous” video on a social media platform despite lack of evidence, his attorney said.

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  Prayer rallies being held outside parliament buildings on the eve of UK General Election

  Two prayer rallies are being held outside parliament buildings this evening (July 3) on the eve of the U.K. General Election tomorrow. Hundreds of Christians are expected to attend the event in two locations, according to rights group Christian Concern. "God has done mighty wonders in the history of the United Kingdom when his people united in prayer."

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  Two evangelists severely beaten in eastern Uganda

  Two Christians were on their way to preach Christ in Iganga town, eastern Uganda on May 28 when they took a wrong turn.

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  Evangelical groups join UN expert’s damnation of prostitution as a system of violence and exploitation, following gruesome report

  Following a United Nations rapporteur's report on the atrocities that accompany prostitution, evangelical groups call on nation states to stop normalizing sex services and instead officially recognise prostitution and its related variations as systematically linked to violence and the exploitation of women and girls. "Prostitution is a system of exploitation and an aggregated form of male violence against women and girls that intersects with other forms of structural discrimination."

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