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UK Insurer orders motorist to remove ‘Jesus loves you’ stickers

An insurance company in England has ordered a Christian motorist to remove “Jesus Loves You” and “Jesus Loves You V Much” stickers from his car or face invalidation of his policy,.

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Shahbaz Bhatti’s legacy lives on through landmark reforms for Pakistan’s Christians, other minorities

As Pakistan observes National Minorities Day on Aug. 11, the legacy of slain Christian federal minister Shahbaz Bhatti continues to shape the country’s minority rights landscape through reforms that remain among the most significant protections secured for religious minorities since the Muslim-majority nation’s creation almost eighty years ago.

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Two church leaders abducted in Sudan are freed

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Canada bans references to religion and God at public military events

A new national policy in Canada forbids military personnel, including chaplains, from making references to God or any religious tradition at public events, prompting objections from the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC).

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Head of Evangelical Kurdish Church in Beirut released from detention in Syria

Pastor Nihad Hassan, head of the Evangelical Kurdish Church in Beirut, was released on Monday (Aug. 3) from detention in Syria, which also coincided with his birthday.

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Oppressed Christians in Algeria go underground

Following Algeria’s closure of nearly all evangelical churches in waves of repression that began in 2017, Christians have been forced underground in what they describe as an internal exile, sources said.

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Funeral services held for 30 Christians massacred in Nigeria

Pastors and members of various churches attended a Catholic funeral service on Saturday (Aug. 1) for 27 Christians massacred by suspected Fulani terrorists in Kaduna state, Nigeria, sources said.

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Rebel militia abduct pastor and family members in Sudan

Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan’s People Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in North Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said.

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Christian children in Sri Lanka subject to bullying, discrimination, report says

Some Christian schoolchildren in Sri Lanka, especially children of non-traditional church pastors, are targeted by both bullies and teachers for their faith, according to a study by the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL).

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Alleged kidnapper given custody of Christian girl in Pakistan

A court in Pakistan on Saturday (July 25) handed custody of a 13-year-old Christian girl to the Muslim accused of abducting her, forcibly converting her to Islam and coercing her into marriage, a rights advocate said.

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