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(AP) – BEIJING – Looking pale and drawn, an American missionary headed home Saturday after North Korea released him from six weeks’ detention for crossing its border on Christmas Day to protest religious suppression in the totalitarian regime. Robert Park, his eyes almost closed, made no comment as U.S. consular officials guided him to a transit area in Beijing’s airport after his morning arrival from North Korea. He was to leave later in the day for the United States, U.S. Embassy spokeswoman Susan Stevenson said. “We welcome North Korea’s release of…
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North Korea says it will free detained US missionary Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea North Korea has announced it will free an American missionary detained for illegally crossing its border on Christmas Day. The North’s Central News Agency says
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The drive-by shooting of Coptic Christians by extremist Muslims has been condemned by public opinion worldwide, reports Jeremy Reynalds, correspondent for ASSIST News Service.
According to a story by Mary Abdelmassih of the Assyrian International News Agency (AINA), the incident, which killed six people and wounded nine, occurred on Jan. 6 after Copts finished celebrating the Orthodox Christmas Eve midnight Mass in the southern town of Nagaa Hammadi.
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At New Venture, glass windows were shattered and all the Bibles were thrown into a pile and set on fire. Police suspect the burglaries at St. Andrew United Methodist, Westside Baptist and the Way of Life Church are related, but not the fire at New Venture on Christmas Day.
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At New Venture, glass windows were shattered and all the Bibles were thrown into a pile and set on fire. Police suspect the burglaries at St. Andrew United Methodist, Westside Baptist and the Way of Life Church are related, but not the fire at New Venture on Christmas Day.
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AP – Pope Benedict XVI has a new commandment for priests struggling to get their message across: Go forth and blog.
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The latest local church attendance figures from the Church of England have shown further falls, despite initiatives such as Back to Church Sunday, and a focus on Christian festivals such as Easter and Christmas.
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The shooting deaths of six Coptic Christians in Egypt on Coptic Christmas Eve (Jan. 6) is fueling efforts to publicize and protest what Copts describe as persecution and violence typically met by inaction by the Egyptian government.
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The shooting deaths of six Coptic Christians in Egypt on Coptic Christmas Eve (Jan. 6) is fueling efforts to publicize and protest what Copts describe as persecution and violence typically met by inaction by the Egyptian government.
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Since last week’s deadly Christmas Eve shootings in the Egyptian town of Naga Hammadi, demonstrations have been held in cities across the world with more on their way.
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CAIRO – The suspects in a drive-by shooting that killed seven people outside an Egyptian church on Coptic Christmas Eve will be tried in an emergency state security court. Prosecutor General Abdel-Maguid Mahmoud on Saturday referred the three suspects to trial on murder charges. The Jan. 6 attack killed six Copts and one Muslim in the southern town of Nag Hamadi. The shooting shocked Egypt’s Coptic minority and underscored the government’s failure to address chronic sectarian strains in a society where religious radicalism is gaining ground. The Interior Ministry called the shooting a revenge attack for the alleged November rape of a 12-year-old Muslim girl by a Christian man. Egypt’s…
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The Church of Iran, a local evangelical movement led by young Iranians now claims more members than other denominations with foreign support. However, it is in great danger. After years of harassment from the government, at least 7 of its leaders have just been imprisoned in the north and south of the country, reports Blogdei.
Even though the 13th article of Iranian constitution guarantees to a certain degree religious freedom for minorities (Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians), it is still fo… >>
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In Christian bookshops up and down the country books are being cleared from shelves. But this is no ordinary January sale – it is further evidence of a trade in turmoil after the travails suffered by the big secular booksellers such as Waterstone’s and Borders. The Christian bookselling industry was hit before Christmas with news that its largest remaining chain, Wesley Owen, was going into administration. Of its 40 shops, 14 have been bought out, but the…
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Mushfig Bayram ("Forum 18 News Service ," January 14, 2010)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan continues in 2010 to punish unregistered religious activity, in defiance of international human rights standards, Forum 18 News Service has learned. On 3 January, eight police officers raided a Christmas gathering organised by an officially registered church.
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Pope Benedict XVI has met with and forgiven the mentally disturbed woman who knocked him over at Mass on Christmas Eve. But the Vatican says that it is apparently still intending to pursue its legal action against her.
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Pope Benedict XVI has met with and forgiven the mentally disturbed woman who knocked him over at Mass on Christmas Eve. But the Vatican is apparently still intending to pursue its legal action against her.
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AP – Pope Benedict XVI met on Wednesday with the woman who knocked him over at St. Peter’s Basilica during Christmas Eve Mass, and he forgave her, the Vatican said.
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New York City, N.Y., Jan 13, 2010 / 05:55 am (CNA).- In the wake of the Christmas Eve shootings of Egyptian Coptic Christians by a group of Muslims, Coptic attorney Caroline Doss has planned a rally at the United Nations in protest, telling CNA that religious freedom "does not exist" in Egypt.
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By Patrick B. CraineVIENNA, Austria, January 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Austrian women of all ages can now obtain the abortifacient 'morning-after' pill without a prescription, reports the Associated Press. The change, announced before Christmas by the country's health…
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By Patrick B. CraineVIENNA, Austria, January 12, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Austrian women of all ages can now obtain the abortifacient 'morning-after' pill without a prescription, reports the Associated Press. The change, announced before Christmas by the country's health…
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