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  '47 Days With Jesus' biblical drama starring 'The Chosen' cast members to hit theaters ahead of Easter

  Just ahead of Easter, “Forty-Seven Days with Jesus,” an inspirational film retelling the story of Jesus’ final days on Earth and starring “The Chosen” cast members, is slated to hit theaters. "Forty-Seven Days with Jesus," starring Yoshi Barrigas and Catherine Lidstone ("The Chosen") is gearing up for a limited three-night theatrical run in over 800 theaters across the U.S. on March 11-12 and 14.

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  Religious nones on the rise in Switzerland

  There has been a significant increase in the number of people in Switzerland who do not have any religious affiliation. 'Nones' now comprise the largest group when it comes to belief - or lack of belief - comprising over a third of the population (34%).

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  Christians tortured, forced to recite Islamic creed in Pakistan

  An Islamist cleric presided over the forced conversion of two Christians in Sialkot District, Pakistan after they were tortured into reciting the Islamic conversion creed, sources said.

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  US House Speaker Mike Johnson warns of global threats to religious freedom, calls on Biden to protect Uyghurs

  The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson urged the Biden administration to take stronger action against the Chinese Communist Party as the ruling government's treatment of the predominantly Muslim Uyghur minority group continues to invite allegations of human rights and religious freedom violations. 

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  Russian religious persecution takes aim at Ukrainian identity, Summit told

  Russian soldiers and occupation officials have committed at least 76 acts of religious persecution in Ukraine since the invasion of February 2022 as part of an attempt to destroy national identity, official and church sources said at the International Religious Freedom Summit.

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