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  Trust shapes how U.K. Christians give, Stewardship report finds

  Stewardship, a financial support organization, has published its third report examining current trends in financial giving and generosity by U.K Christians. The latest 64-page report puts the ethical value of trust at the center of its enquiry with the understanding that giving is not just about capacity or conviction but also relational. “This year, we have therefore paid special attention to the impact that perceptions of integrity, transparency, accountability and reliability have on the way

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  Laura Fernández pledges a government that respects religious freedom in Costa Rica

  After her electoral victory Sunday, Feb. 1, with more than 48% of the vote, Costa Rica’s president-elect, Laura Fernández, held her first news conference, outlining how her administration will relate to the country’s religious sector.

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  Pastor, daughter and son-in-law slain in Plateau state, Nigeria

  Fulani herdsmen last month killed a pastor, his daughter and her husband, leaving the couple’s 3-month-old baby with a machete wound, in Plateau state, Nigeria.

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  Kenya’s President Ruto, clergy condemn violence during service attended by politicians

  President William Ruto has cautioned politicians against politicizing church services following violent attacks that happened at an Anglican Church of Kenya church in Central Kenya on Jan. 25. The incident at Watima ACK Church involved an armed group that stormed the church compound and disrupted the Sunday service that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and other politicians were attending. 

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  China exporting repression of religion worldwide, Brownback says

  China is helping totalitarian regimes to repress religion around the world, even as the U.S. administration has cut or stalled programs vital for religious freedom globally, officials told a hearing of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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