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  'How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?' — A podcast on listening to the next generation

  “How do we prevent suicide among your teenage friends?” This powerful question sits at the heart of today's episode of Faith Without Frontiers, where host Gordon Showell-Rogers speaks with Geordon Rendle, Youth for Christ’s global youth advocate, about faith, mental health, grief, hope, and the urgent need to truly listen to today’s teenagers.

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  Why the proposed African Family Values Charter is dividing the continent

  A proposed African charter aimed at promoting family values, national sovereignty and cultural identity is drawing support from lawmakers and religious leaders across the continent while sparking opposition from human rights groups and some governments who say it could undermine existing protections for women and minority groups.

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  Australian churches show gains in child safeguarding policies, survey finds

  The majority of Australian churches have developed formal policies for protecting children and vulnerable people, according to findings published in April from the National Church Life Survey, though a wide gap remains between what church leaders know and what ordinary congregants understand about reporting abuse.

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  Lausanne releases free discipleship video series to connect everyday faith with global mission

  The Lausanne Movement has released a free five-part video series designed to help Christians connect personal faith with global mission, according to the organization.

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  German church groups warn of refugee protection rollback on 75th anniversary of Geneva convention

  A coalition of German church and humanitarian organizations marked the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Geneva Refugee Convention by calling on governments worldwide to reverse what they describe as a dangerous erosion of refugee protections — and urging Berlin to stop offloading responsibility onto poorer nations.

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