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  Guatemala's evangelical leaders reject attempt to redefine marriage

  Members of Guatemala's LGBTQ+ community have filed a petition with the country's Constitutional Court seeking to strike down a provision of the Civil Code that defines marriage as exclusively between one man and one woman, opening a new chapter in the country's debate over same-sex marriage.

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  Secular charity challenges UK Government’s evidence for LGBT conversion therapy ban

  A secular sexual rights group challenged the reliability of evidence supporting UK Government plans for a ban on LGBT conversion practices, claiming the underlying data fails to justify the creation of a new criminal law.

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  EU to submit resolution on forced conversions/marriages of minority girls in Pakistan

  The issue of abductions, forced religious conversions and forced marriages of minor Christian girls in Pakistan is set to come under renewed international scrutiny at the European Union Parliament on Tuesday (July 14).

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  Global evangelical leaders call churches to mark Creation Sunday on Sept. 6

  Leaders from the World Evangelical Alliance, Baptist World Alliance, and the Lausanne/WEA Creation Care Network joined representatives of several other global Christian bodies Wednesday in a joint webinar calling churches worldwide to observe Creation Sunday on Sept. 6 — calling creation care an act of worship and discipleship, not a political cause.

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  Giving to Caesar: Tanzania turns to faith leaders to promote tax ethics and voluntary compliance

  Tanzania's tax authority is enlisting religious leaders in its latest effort to improve tax compliance and encourage citizens to see paying taxes as both a legal duty and a moral responsibility.

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