UN Asked to Recognize Surrogate Motherhood as a New Form of Slavery
The request makes the case that surrogacy fits the definition laid out in the 1926 Slavery Convention that the practice entails the rights of ownership of a person.
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Prominent Myanmar Christian Leader Released from Prison for Second Time
The former head of Myanmar's Kachin Baptist Convention has been released from prison for the second time this year, after being released and re-detained in April.
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Paris Olympics Organizers Apologize after Opening Ceremony Offended Christians
Organisers of the Paris Olympics have apologised for offence caused by scenes during the opening ceremony on Friday evening that Christians claimed mocked Christianity.
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Unknown Assailants Shoot Pastor Dead in Laos – Morningstar News
Pastor Thongkham Philavanh was feeding his chickens and ducks behind his house in Vanghay village, northwestern Laos, on Monday (July 22) when two men on motorcycles, faces covered, arrived.
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Christian leaders in France and UK reel from ‘mockery of Christianity’ at Paris Olympics …
Christians have continued to speak out against offensive scenes in the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics which included an apparent depiction of The Last Supper featuring drag queens.
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India’s Christian leaders work to convince Modi government to curb attacks
False charges of forced conversion, say the leaders, are used to target Christians, who cite attacks on church properties and institutions, the harassment of pastors and raids on private parties.
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Olympics opening ceremony criticised over ‘offensive’ drag queen Last Supper parody
The CEO of the UK Evangelical Alliance, Gavin Calver, called the depiction "utterly insensitive, unnecessary and offensive".
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Court upholds ban on Christian teacher who refused to use pupil’s preferred pronouns
A High Court judge has upheld a teaching ban on Christian maths teacher, Joshua Sutcliffe, over his refusal to use the preferred pronouns of a biologically female pupil who identifies as a boy.
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‘We are enduring immense hatred’: Hindu Extremists Storm Church, Beat Christians at Worship Service
Members of a house church in northern India can no longer meet for worship after a mob of about 150 Hindu extremists attacked them on July 14, sources said
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Attack in India Ends Church’s In-Person Worship Services – Morningstar News
Members of a house church in northern India can no longer meet for worship after a mob of about 150 Hindu extremists attacked them on July 14, sources said.
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French Trains Sabotaged ahead of Paris Olympics Opening
The French state railway company SNCF on Friday said that several high speed trains were diverted or canceled after a series of arson attacks. The arsonists set cables on fire along three lines and da...
