Call for changes after fall in number of Religious Studies students
Educational leaders are calling for more specialist teacher recruitment after a fall in the number of students taking A level Religious Studies (RS).
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Indian Christians arrested after being accused of conversion
Five individuals, three of whom were pastors, were detained and freed on bail the same day after being brought before a sub-divisional magistrate.
Nicaraguan Court Orders Seizure of Top Jesuit-Run University and Its Assets
A Nicaraguan judge ordered the confiscation of all assets belonging to the Central American University, a highly regarded Jesuit-run institution The seizure occurs amid escalating government action ...
Blasphemy Accusation Sparks Attacks on Christians in Pakistan - Morningstar News
Instigated by mosque leaders, Muslim mobs on Wednesday (Aug. 16) burned 20 church buildings and ransacked Christian homes and businesses in Jaranwala, Pakistan after a Muslim framed two Christians in a false blasphemy case, a relative said.
1,000 Christians Forced to Sleep Rough after Mob Violence in Pakistan
A thousand Christians have fled their homes and are now sleeping rough after they were targeted by rampaging mobs.
Pakistan Arrests 129 Muslims After Mob Attacks on Churches & Homes of Minority Christians
Police in eastern Pakistan arrested 129 Muslims after a mob angered by an alleged Quran desecration attacked a dozen churches and nearly two dozen homes of minority Christians, officials said Thursday. Police also arrested the two Christian men suspected of defacing the Quran.
SBTS student denounces attacks on Christians in Pakistan homeland | Baptist Press
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP) — Pakistan is approximately 7,500 miles from Kentucky, but attacks on Christians and churches in eastern Pakistan this week have drawn strong rebuke from a Louisville man.
UN meets on North Korean human rights; first since 2017
The United Nations Security Council met to discuss concerns over human rights violations for the first time in five years on Thursday. The council discussed accusations of the country's political and ...
Mob in Pakistan burns Christian churches, homes
A Muslim mob destroyed Christian churches and homes after rumors that two Christian men desecrated a Quran, Pakistani police said Thursday. Police estimate about 6,000 people participated in the riots...
More Than 60 Migrants Feared Dead after Migrant Boat Capsizes
Children play on fishing boats in Dakar, Senegal, on June 24 Associated Press/Photo by Zane Irwin, file Senegal’s foreign ministry on Thursday said 38 people...
