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title : Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi Released After Five Years in Iranian Prison, Jailed For His Faith
summary : This Christmas brings joy rather than terror to Christian pastor Farshid Fathi, who was released from an Iranian prison after spending nearly five years in jail for his Christian faith. Fathi originally was arrested on Dec. 26, 2010, with 60-plus other Christians from house churches in Tehran by agents of Iran's Intelligence Ministry. World Watch Monitor announced Tuesday that the Iranian pastor was freed on Monday, despite the fact his sentence recently was extended.
date : Dec 23, 2015 11:36 AM EST
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title : Missionary Visits Get Canadian Pastor Hyeon Soo Lim Life Imprisonment Sentence By North Korea For Anti-State Charges
summary : Hyeon Soo Lim, pastor of the Light Korean Presbyterian Church in Toronto, was sentenced to life in prison with hard labor by North Korea's Supreme Court after a 90-minute trial Wednesday regarding what was referenced "crimes against the state." Lim's relatives and colleagues said he travelled on a humanitarian mission Jan. 31 to North Korea where he supports a nursing home, a nursery and an orphanage.
date : Dec 16, 2015 10:46 AM EST
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title : Franklin Graham To John Kerry: 'ISIS Doesn't Want To Coexist With Christians, Wants To Eliminate'
summary : Franklin Graham has joined with several other world leaders in trying to make a point to US Secretary of State John Kerry and the State Department. Graham said, "I join leaders who are urging Secretary of State John Kerry to include Christians in the State Department's classification of genocide in the Middle East. ISIS doesn't want to co-exist with Christians - it wants to eliminate them. This is genocide against Christians, and their lives do matter."
date : Dec 15, 2015 05:29 PM EST
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title : #MyTreedom Campaign Combats Christian Persecution With Christmas Tree Photos
summary : A newly-launched Facebook campaign called My Treedom celebrates freedom from religious persecution and the right to observe Christmas around the world by posting daily photographs of Christmas trees and holiday decorations from some of the hardest places to live and practice as a Christian.
date : Dec 15, 2015 11:26 AM EST
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title : Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife Naghmeh Advocates for Imprisoned Husband: 'I Cannot Deny His Love, Passion for Jesus,' despite Marital Abuse
summary : After deliberately stepping away from social media on Nov. 1, Naghmeh Abedini, wife of incarcerated U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini in Iran, told Facebook supporters on Monday she will continue her public advocacy for her husband, despite revelations about "very dark parts" of their marriage. She previously halted any public support of her spouse, citing continued psychological, physical, emotional and sexual abuse, especially his addiction to pornography.
date : Dec 09, 2015 06:58 PM EST
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title : Muslim Woman Makes 'Traitorous' Decision To Follow Christ, Gets Beaten by Muslim Husband until One One Day He Woke Up Paralyzed
summary : Once a woman becomes a Muslim, she should follow this faith through rest of her life. But this is not the case for Gulzhan, a former Muslim and now believer of Christ. She met Jesus in her dream. After that miraculous encounter, she decided to surrender herself to Jesus and accept him as Lord and Savior of her life.
date : Dec 04, 2015 01:21 PM EST
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title : Persecuted Syrian Christians Avoid Refugee Camps, Fear Muslim Attacks
summary : Immigration has been a hot debate topic in Washington DC, and even among 2016 presidential contenders. Many republicans have argued that since the Paris attacks, all Syrian immigrants should be banned from the US. The debate has been intense enough that it could even bring on a government shutdown when the government spending bill comes up for a vote next month. The irony here is that the very ones that are supposed to be getting the protection are often too fearful to accept it.
date : Nov 25, 2015 02:00 AM EST
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title : Duck Dynasty's Sadie Robertson to Star in 'I’m Not Ashamed' Movie In Her Big Screen Debut
summary : Following the heels of the Oregon campus shooting, a new film, about the 1999 Columbine campus massacre, will be coming out to reverberate echoes of the recent tragedy in Oregon last month. "I'm Not Ashamed" stars Sadie, Bella, and Korie Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame. The movie centers on Rachel Joy Scott, the 17-year-old teen who was the first fatality of the shooting.
date : Oct 05, 2015 08:08 PM EDT
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title : Jennifer Lawrence And Hunger Games Co-Stars Think Donald Trump is Hillary Clinton’s Brilliant Idea
summary : Just like her iconic character in the Hunger Games, Jennifer Lawrence takes to Donald Trump in the same way Katniss Everdeen takes to President Snow. And it's a political stand that she and her Hunger Games co-stars make no secret of.
date : Oct 03, 2015 02:36 AM EDT
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title : Protests Spring Up as China Continues Cross Demolition on Churches, Arrests Christians: ‘These Charges Are False’
summary : Police in China have detained seven members of a Christian church on charges of embezzlement and other suspected crimes. A lawyer representing one of the members claimed that they resisted a government campaign to take down their church’s cross.
date : Aug 05, 2015 06:31 AM EDT
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title : North Korea Detains Canadian Megachurch Pastor; Isolated Country Has Complicated Relationship with Christianity
summary : The isolated country of North Korea has detained a Canadian pastor, releasing video footage on Monday that showed him confessing of crimes against the state. The Communist country also has an uneasy relationship with Christianity.
date : Aug 07, 2015 12:39 AM EDT
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title : ISIS Forces Assyrian Christian Woman to Stomp on Image of Jesus While Holding Gun to Her Head
summary : An Assyrian Christian woman who was recently released from ISIS captivity has revealed that members of the extremist group held a gun to her head and forced her to desecrate an image of Jesus Christ by trampling on it.
date : Aug 03, 2015 02:23 PM EDT
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title : Christian Missions can be a Dangerous Calling Thanks to Radical Islam and Secularism
summary : Throughout history, Christians from around the world have answered the call from God to go out into the world and preach the gospel to all nations. However, that action has always carried a certain amount of risk even in modern times.
date : Aug 05, 2015 12:13 PM EDT
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title : Columnist Charles Krauthammer: ‘Christian Righteousness’ Emerges in World Full of Chaos
summary : Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer has written a column highlighting both Christian persecution and Christian righteousness. He also elaborated on his personal connection to Lord George Weidenfeld.
date : Aug 05, 2015 11:58 AM EDT
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title : Christians in Egypt, Pakistan, China, Israel Describe Persecutions They Face Due to Their Faith in Jesus Christ
summary : Christianity has historically faced persecution in many parts of the world for hundreds of years. Even today, there are some countries where being a Christian carries a higher risk of imprisonment, murder, and other harsh forms of persecution; many still cling to their faith despite the difficulties.
date : Jul 28, 2015 02:38 PM EDT
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title : Stranded Iraqi, Syrian Christians Look For Hope Outside Refugee Camps, Wanting to Leave Middle East
summary : Christians from Iraq and Syria have fled to Kurdish-run refugee camps after the terror group known as ISIS overran many of their communities across the Middle East. Now they are trying to look for hope anywhere they can while languishing in the camps.
date : Jul 23, 2015 03:04 PM EDT
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title : Asia Bibi’s Death Sentence Suspended by Pakistan Supreme Court: 'Eyewitnesses Never Appeared'
summary : Christian Asia Bibi had been the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. Now the country’s Supreme Court has suspended the sentence until a final decision is made on her appeal.
date : Jul 23, 2015 02:49 PM EDT
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title : Christian Mother Asia Bibi Gets Final Chance to Appeal Her Blasphemy Case to Pakistan’s Supreme Court
summary : Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has been sentenced to death for supposedly making blasphemous remarks about Islam. However, she has been granted a final chance to appeal her case on Wednesday to the country’s Supreme Court and possibly win her freedom.
date : Jul 22, 2015 10:57 AM EDT
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title : Religious Tolerance in India Questioned as 39 Dalit Christians Are ‘Converted’ to Hinduism: ‘It Was Conceived in Sin’
summary : Many people in the West think that India, where the dominant religion is Hinduism, as a place of religious tolerance. However, Christians in that country have challenged that stereotype after 39 of them were “converted” back to Hinduism on Sunday.
date : Jul 21, 2015 11:33 AM EDT
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title : Christian Asia Bibi Given Opportunity That Could Set Her Free From Pakistan's Death Row; Clerics Still Vow to Kill Her, Place Bounty
summary : Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi has been sentenced to death row in Pakistan thanks to the country’s strict interpretation of blasphemy laws. However, she will be given a chance to appeal for her freedom.
date : Jul 16, 2015 11:20 PM EDT
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title : More than 200 Syrian Christian Refugees Granted Asylum In Belgium, Escaping ‘Dire Conditions’
summary : The Belgian government announced on Wednesday that it has helped 244 Christian refugees escape from Syria and move to Belgium. Most of the refugees are families with children.
date : Jul 09, 2015 09:09 PM EDT
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title : In Rare Action, Police in Pakistan Save Christian Couple Accused of Blasphemy from Mob Attack
summary : Police in Pakistan generally fail to step in and save Christians from attacks by Muslims thanks to the country’s hardline blasphemy laws. However, the police have broken tradition and intervened this time.
date : Jul 07, 2015 11:39 AM EDT
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title : ISIS Overruns Syrian City of Hassakeh, Forcing 4,000 Christian Families to Flee
summary : The terror group known as ISIS has overrun the city of Hassakeh in northeastern Syria, forcing 4,000 Christian families to flee the area. Most of the Christians have fled to the nearby city of Qamishli for refuge.
date : Jul 02, 2015 08:22 PM EDT
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title : Christian Doctor Recalls 92-Day Hostage Situation in Egypt: ‘I Was at Peace During the Whole Ordeal’
summary : Christian orthopedic doctor Wadie Ramses was held as a hostage for 92 days by radical Muslim kidnappers in Egypt. He recalled details of his ordeal in an interview.
date : Jul 01, 2015 09:30 AM EDT
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title : In ‘Gross Miscarriage of Injustice,’ Christian Woman Asia Bibi Faces Death in Pakistan for Drinking from Muslim Water Cup
summary : A Christian woman in Pakistan has been sentenced to death for drinking from a Muslim water cup. However, her current health status is also in jeopardy, which has led to calls for her immediate release.
date : Jun 30, 2015 05:32 PM EDT
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