Authorities in Indonesia Halt Construction of House of Prayer – Morningstar News
Local officials in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia on April 14 halted construction of a prayer house due to protest banners put up by Muslim residents.
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A Call for ‘Biblical’ Genocide
This issue of A Public Witness considers Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reference to Amalek from Deuteronomy and unpacks what it means when politicians invoke such passages during war.
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João Somane Machado, African United Methodist Bishop, Dies at 77
Retired United Methodist Church Bishop Jo o Somane Machado, who oversaw congregations in Mozambique and ordained the first female pastors in the country, has died at age 77
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16 Christians Slain in Attacks in Benue State, Nigeria – Morningstar News
Fulani herdsmen and other terrorists on Sunday (Oct. 29) killed six Christians in Benue state, following the slaughter of 10 others earlier this month, sources said.
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Over Three-Quarters of Britons Support Banning Pro-Life Protests Outside Abortion Clinics: Poll
A little over three-quarters of British citizens are in favor of banning pro-life protests outside abortion clinics, according to the recently released findings of a survey
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Israel focusing war efforts on northern Gaza
The Israeli military on Tuesday clashed with Hamas militants in northern Gaza in its effort to stomp out the terrorist group. Israeli forces have attacked hundreds of the group’s locations, said Isr...
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‘Remember what Amalek has done to you’: Netanyahu Compares Hamas to Rival of the Israelites
Critics are accusing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using genocidal language in a dramatic speech on Israel s war with Hamas in which he invoked the name of an ancient enemy of the ...
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Report Highlights Extensive Child Sexual Abuse by Spanish Clergy
An independent commission estimates that over 200,000 children in Spain have suffered sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.
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As Turkey’s Christians Celebrate a New Church, Religious Minorities Still Call for Respect
Though he has allowed new houses of worship to be built and old ones to be reopened, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan needs to do more, observers say, to restore respect for a truly pluralistic society as much as for church property.
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Dozens dead or injured after train crash in India
A train that had stopped for repairs Sunday evening was hit by another oncoming train, according to police in India. The crash caused two train cars to derail. At least 13 people were killed, and 25 p...
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Hamas preventing hundreds of American citizens from fleeing Gaza, US official says
Hamas is stopping hundreds of Americans from leaving Gaza, according to U S National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who revealed during a recent interview that the terrorist group has made a series ...
