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Christian mother challenges English High Court ruling to withdraw life-sustaining treatment from brain-injured son
A Christian mother and her family are challenging an English judge’s decision to withdraw clinically assisted nutrition and hydration from her 28-year-old son, who has a prolonged disorder of consciousness following a severe brain injury. -
Christians called to engage confidently amid growing curiosity in ‘dangerous’ New Age spirituality
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Pakistan’s PM honors Christian nurse who risked her life to save infant
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Nicaragua advances constitutional reform that would bar ‘traitors to the homeland’ from elections
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Darlene Zschech reflects on struggles that inspired popular worship song 'Shout to the Lord'
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More than half of young people in Germany favor a social media ban, survey finds
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Colombian evangelical body backs pastor as court finds prayer at presidential inauguration breached religious neutrality
The Evangelical Confederation of Colombia (CEDECOL) has expressed its "absolute support" for Pastor Eduardo Cañas Estrada after a court found that the religious content of President Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration breached the state's duty of religious neutrality. -

Lawmaker tables bill to protect sanitation workers in Pakistan's Punjab, majority of whom are Christians
A Muslim lawmaker in Pakistan’s Punjab Provincial Assembly on Tuesday (Sept. 1) introduced legislation seeking to establish permanent legal protections for sanitation workers, a workforce that includes a large proportion of Christians. -

Russian strike destroys humanitarian warehouse run by Christian ministry in Ukraine
A Russian strike on the evening of Friday, Aug. 28, destroyed the warehouse and office used by the humanitarian arm of Ukraine for Christ, a Christian mission that had run the site for four years, the organization said in a statement posted on Facebook. -

Christian nurse hailed as hero in Pakistan after saving infant from deadly hospital fire
A Christian nurse who risked her life to rescue an infant from a deadly fire at a government hospital in Pakistan’s federal capital has been hailed as a hero across the country after CCTV footage of the rescue went viral on social media. -

UK sports bodies restrict female categories to biological sex following legal threats
Two U.K. sports governing bodies have changed their eligibility policies to restrict female categories to biological sex, following legal warnings over the inclusion of transgender women. -

Nepali churches reach cut-off valleys by mountain bike as Himalayan floods leave hundreds dead
Christian relief teams have begun moving into remote valleys of northern Nepal after a torrent of water, mud, rock and ice swept through Himalayan river settlements on Aug. 26, killing hundreds of people and leaving more than 1,400 missing across Nepal and the Tibet region of China. -

Germany debates official signposts for Islamic prayers
Penzberg, in southern Germany, is the first municipality in the country to display information on the mosque and its prayer times on official signs at the entrance to the town.
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