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  ECLJ director raises alarm over 'totalitarian' French assisted dying bill ahead of final vote

  A prominent Christian legal advocacy group is alarmed about France's proposed "aid in dying" legislation, warning that the bill introduces a "radical" euthanasia framework with minimal oversight that threatens human dignity and vulnerable populations.

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  Christian professionals urge countries to adopt the African Family Values Charter to shield states from financing conditions

  The Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) has advised African leaders to adopt the African Family Values Charter to safeguard the sovereignty of countries and maintain a level playing field as they negotiate with development partners.

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  Chile's government launched an inter-ministerial effort to regularize the legal status of churches

  The government of Chile has launched a coordination effort across multiple ministries to advance the legal regularization of churches located on state-owned and privately owned land — a situation affecting numerous evangelical congregations that, in some cases, has remained unresolved for decades.

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  Faith leaders, Peru's Ministry of Justice meet but reach no commitments ahead of government transition

  A government-convened meeting between Peru's Ministry of Justice and representatives of the country's religious confessions produced no concrete agreements, the president of the National Evangelical Council of Peru (CONEP) said, with a new government set to take office later this month.

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  Less than 1% of trafficking victims are ever identified, but church can help, anti-trafficking leader tells UN forum

  Fewer than one in a hundred victims of human trafficking is ever formally identified, a global anti-trafficking advocate told a United Nations side event Monday, calling the gap a fundamental failure of protection systems worldwide — and a challenge the church is uniquely placed to help address.

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  European leaders' statement on 'culture for Europe' lacks 'transcendence' says evangelical alliance leader

  A triumvirate of political leaders recently signed a joint declaration celebrating the culture of more than 451 million people across the 27 countries of the European Union (EU) — but the co-general secretary of the European Evangelical Alliance has lamented their lack of deference for the sacred.

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  'We refuse to look away': Megachurch hosting 8K to fight human trafficking

  A predominantly African American megachurch in Pennsylvania is hosting an 8K walk and run on Saturday to help combat human trafficking.

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