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  Christian professionals urge countries to adopt the African Family Values Charter to shield states from financing conditions

  The Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) has advised African leaders to adopt the African Family Values Charter to safeguard the sovereignty of countries and maintain a level playing field as they negotiate with development partners.

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  UK denies travel to Finnish lawmaker Päivi Räsänen following hate speech conviction

  The U.K. government has barred Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen from entering the country due to Finland’s Supreme Court convicting her of hate speech.

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  Chile's government launched an inter-ministerial effort to regularize the legal status of churches

  The government of Chile has launched a coordination effort across multiple ministries to advance the legal regularization of churches located on state-owned and privately owned land — a situation affecting numerous evangelical congregations that, in some cases, has remained unresolved for decades.

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  Faith leaders, Peru's Ministry of Justice meet but reach no commitments ahead of government transition

  A government-convened meeting between Peru's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the country's religious confessions produced no concrete agreements, the president of the National Evangelical Council of Peru (CONEP) said, with a new government set to take office later this month.

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  Anglicans launch vision to plant one million churches as Africa's Christian growth shapes global mission

  Anglican leaders have unveiled an ambitious plan to plant or restore one million churches across the Anglican Communion over the next decade, saying the effort is intended to bring the church closer to communities around the world while welcoming an estimated 20 million new believers.

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