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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Terror Attacks Force Denomination to Close 70 Churches
Terrorist attacks have forced a denomination to close 70 churches in central Nigeria s Plateau state, while in the country s northwest, Christians are celebrating the release of a kidnapped priest
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Evangelicals disappointed by Synod vote on same-sex blessings
The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) has expressed its "deep disappointment" at the General Synod's vote to continue the process towards introducing standalone services of blessing for same-sex couples.
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Church Leaders Write to Keir Starmer about Fears of Conversion Therapy Ban
Church leaders have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressing concerns about the implications of a ban on so-called conversion therapy for traditional churches and ordinary Christian practice.
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Into the jungle: Explorers search for isolated people groups | Baptist Press
“Our small Cessna bobbled lower and lower until its wheels made contact with the gravel runway, slicing through its many puddles,” Devon Faulkner wrote in a blog entry. After deplaning, Faulkner and his partner walked off the landing strip and into the jungle.
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Russia, India to Increase Cooperation, Leaders Say
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, shake hands. Associated Press/Photo by Manish Swarup, file Indian Prime...
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Netanyahu Clarifies Israel’s Priorities in Cease-Fire Negotiations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said Israel’s continued military operations in Rafah had forced Hamas to come to the negotiating table. U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed a cease-...
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Christian Social Worker in UK to Appeal ‘Chilling’ Ruling
Felix Ngole, a Christian social worker in the U.K., plans to appeal a ruling that could allow for more discrimination against Christians.
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Reformist candidate named Iranian president-elect
Former Health Minister Masoud Pezeshkian won the election’s runoff vote on Friday by about 54 percent of citizen support after voter turnout hit a record low. The moderate addressed supporters as pr...
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Japan, Philippines Sign Military Cooperation Deal to Counter China
Japanese and Filipino leaders on Monday agreed to increase joint military exercises and make their militaries more compatible, according to Japan’s Foreign Ministry. The agreement aims to bolster se...
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Aid to Ukraine key topic for discussion at NATO summit, DOD says
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, right, in July 2023. Associated Press/Photo by Pavel Golovkin, file The U.S. Depar...
