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Tea Party, Occupy movements fail to capture Americans’ hearts
n a war between the Tea Party and the Occupy Wall Street movement to capture the hearts of Americans, who wins? According to a new poll, it’s a draw. Less than a third of Americans say either movement represents their values, a...
Gospel For Asia workers assist displaced Sri Lankans in government camp
Thousands of displaced Sri Lankans who were caught between the crossfire of government forces and the rebel Tamil Tigers group are receiving aid from Gospel for Asia. Although the civil war ended in 2009, there are still small ...
Refugee status sought for Pakistani Christians
The head of a Christian congress in Pakistan announced recently that he will send an appeal to the United Nations to allow refugee status for Pakistani Christians because they do not feel safe in their own country. Dr. Nazir S....
Christians in Pakistan stage hunger strike because of job discrimination
A group of Christians are on a hunger strike in a city in Pakistan because jobs that should have been given to minorities have been given to Muslims instead.
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Southern Baptist Convention elects African-American to second-top position
The largest Protestant denomination in the nation elected recently, for the first time, an African-American for its second top post.
Christianity is the most persecuted faith globally, report says
A newly released report says that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world, and violence against Christians continues to rise. The 2010 report on religious freedom by Aid to the Church in Need said that religio...
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Human rights groups seek repeal of Pakistan’s blasphemy law
Leaders from over a dozen international human rights organizations joined forces recently in the Pakistan Christian Congress held at Reeves Center, Washington DC to seek the repeal of the much abused blasphemy law, and to fight...
Bombs kill 1, injure 80 Christians in Iraq
Two bombs were set off within minutes of each other in a Christian populated area in Iraq recently, killing one and injuring 80 others, the Associated Press reported. The explosions took place in the northern city of Mosul, whe...