Christians in Indonesia Appeal Revocation of Building Permit – Morningstar News
A Christian organization in Indonesia is appealing a decision to revoke its construction permits, asserting the revocations were unlawful, sources said.
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Dubliners riot after stabbing injures three children
Irish police arrested 34 people for riots Thursday night in Dublin. The riots had erupted in response to a stabbing incident earlier that afternoon that injured five people. Three children had been am...
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Religious Hatred Motivated Murder in Pakistan, Father Says – Morningstar News
The father of a 20-year-old Christian who was gunned down in Pakistan this month said the confessed killer was driven by a strong hatred for Christians and Jews.
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Hamas releases Israeli, Thai hostages in 4-day ceasefire for prisoner-hostage exchange
Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza have been transferred to the Red Cross and are en route to the border crossing with Egypt after the Hamas terrorist group agreed to a four-day ceasefire with Israel
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Truce between Israel and Hamas begins
A truce between Israel and Hamas began Friday with a cease-fire. The deal, which Qatar helped broker, was planned to include the release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners...
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Atheist groups cheer as UK Parliament set to consider bill severing CofE’s ties to gov’t
A bill aimed at officially severing the Church of England from the British government is set to be introduced in Parliament next month
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Christians are ‘soft targets’ for kidnappers in Nigeria
A Christian group is calling on Nigeria to do more to protect vulnerable Christian communities after a succession of reports all pointing to a growing kidnapping crisis in the country.
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Hamas co-founder’s son warns of terrorist group’s indoctrination of children at UN meeting
Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, delivered a powerful address at the United Nations this week, condemning the actions and ideologies of Hamas His speech focused ...
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Andy Croft resigns from Soul Survivor
Andy Croft has resigned as the senior pastor of Soul Survivor Watford. It follows an investigation by the Church of England into safeguarding concerns about Soul Survivor founder Mike Pilavachi.
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Rescuers closing in on more than 40 miners trapped in India tunnel
Officials had said they hoped to reach the miners as early as Thursday. The 3-mile tunnel collapsed on Nov. 12. It is unclear what caused the collapse but the region in northern India is prone to land...
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Qatar says cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to begin Friday morning
A temporary cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel is expected to take effect on Friday, although the process leading up to that agreement has been plagued by false-starts and delays. Under the...
