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Two Christians arrested in Kashmir on false charges

TWO Christians in Srinagar, the capital of Indian state, were arrested on April 10 on false charges of forced conversions. The arrest took place, after a Muslim mob attacked two men, five women and two children, all of British origin.

Hijab issue takes Catholic school in Assam to court

TRIGGERING a fresh controversy, parents of a Muslim girl moved court after a Catholic school allegedly asked their four-year old to stop wearing Hijab, the traditional headscarf, or face expulsion.

Pastor Wilfredo ‘Choco’ De Jesus Named One of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’

THE Assemblies of God pastor is also vice president of social justice for the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and director of its Illinois chapter. The NHCLC is a grassroots coalition of more than 40,000 churches representing nearly 16 million Hispanic born-again Christians in the U.S.

Greg Laurie fills in for Rick Warren at Saddleback Church

"I didn't come here so much as a preacher, but I guess I am that," Laurie said Sunday morning during one of the four worship services that he delivered the message. "I come as a fellow father who is mourning to help another father who is mourning, another family (also mourning).

President Pranab Mukherjee rejects nine mercy pleas in nine months

PRESIDENT Pranab Mukherjee has rejected nine mercy petitions sentencing 14 convicts including one woman to death in nine months, making a rejection for every month of his tenure as President.

Church closures, demolition spark protests in Indonesia

HUNDREDS of Christians hit the streets of Indonesia’s capital this week to urge government action after local officials demolished a church building and threatened to close others at the behest of Islamist forces.

Turkish Church’s faith shines after foiled assassination plot

PASTOR Emre Karaali beams as he discusses the number of first-time visitors at his church’s Easter service – less than three months after a foiled plot to assassinate him that involved two visitors who pretended to be church members for a year.

GOD TV to air miracles from South Africa

GOD TV is once again interrupting its schedule to carry Revival LIVE as it happens, this time from Durban, South Africa where Canadian evangelist Todd Bentley has seen an outbreak of miracles in his meetings.

Kendrick brothers launch independent movie production company

THE new company, Kendrick Brothers Productions, also plans to train the next generation of Christian filmmakers, keeping that goal in mind as they plan their next movie.

John 3:16 conference addresses Calvinism

FRANK Cox, pastor of North Metro Baptist Church in Lawrenceville, Ga., which hosted the conference on March 21-22, told attendees that the event would help them "engage in the conversation going on across the nation and the Southern Baptist Convention."
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