Earlier this month, Christians who are free to observe their faith gathered in churches around the world for the annual International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. They recited pre-written invocations for fellow Christians who face violence and oppression.
In the News
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December 6th, 2010
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December 6th, 2010
The FBI has issued a "cyber crime alert" for a new Barbie doll that comes equipped with a tiny hidden video camera in her chest, saying the toy could be misused to make child porn.
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December 6th, 2010
EU justice ministers have paved the way for European divorce regulations aimed at simplifying the legal process of divorce for binational couples. If adopted, the new rules would take effect in 2012.
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December 6th, 2010
A senior Iranian cleric, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, has suggested that opposing the country's supreme leader amounts to a denial of God.
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December 6th, 2010
Liberals and conservatives both believe that as Americans, we should be moral people. The major difference is where their morality intersects with their politics. Most conservatives believe that our morality should come from religion, separate from government. Most progressives incorporate moral guidance as a function of government.
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December 6th, 2010
This supposedly peaceful time of year has the capacity to create tension - Christmas light rivalries and fights over whether religious decorations should adorn government spaces.
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December 6th, 2010
As important as your religious beliefs may be to you, they don't necessarily make you happier, a new study in the American Sociological Review finds. What does make you more satisfied with your life, the study finds, is having friends at your congregation and a strong religious identity.
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December 5th, 2010
Christians have criticised the growing number of schools which have dropped their traditional assemblies in favour of multi-faith sessions or "moments of reflection" which include children staring at rocks, meditating or discussing the news.
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December 5th, 2010
Attackers gunned down an elderly Christian couple late Sunday inside their Baghdad home, the latest in a string of religious-rooted violence that has spurred international outcry and a full-court press for justice from Iraqi authorities.
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December 5th, 2010
Even if pardoned, Rehman notes grimply, Aasia will no longer be able to to live in her community. For her own safety, she will have to be moved — simply for defending her right to choose her own faith.