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Monks attack church in Sri Lanka
Source says there have been at least 50 acts of violence against Christians in Sri Lanka this year
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Third Day's 'I Need a Miracle' tops charts
Last week, Third Day hit number one on Billboard with "I Need A Miracle" from the band's latest and 12th studio album project, Miracle, which released on November 6.
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Christians killed in Sudan bombing
The Sudanese military in the last two weeks has bombed more non-Arab people in largely Christians areas of the Nuba Mountains - killing three Christians, destroying two relief agency structures and demolishing a Catholic Church building, sources said.
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Donations may drop during holiday season
Although most Americans plan to continue to support their favourite charities this holiday season, there's concerning news on the horizon.
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Saddleback aims for zero orphans in Rwanda
In honour of World AIDS Day on 1 December, Saddleback Church is setting its own goal of reaching zero orphans throughout Rwanda by 2015.
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Rights of Indian Christians being denied
Millions of Indian Christians are being denied their constitutional rights by the government, which is refusing to give them a place in the country's hierarchical caste system.
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Call to protect right of conversion
A United Nations independent expert recently highlighted threats to a key religious human right: conversion.
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Nuba civilians bombed in Christian areas of Sudan
The Sudanese government has stepped up bombing of its own non-Arab civilians in Christian areas of Sudan's South Kordofan state the past month, killing a 1-year-old baby and wounding others, sources said.
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Charitable status of churches put at risk
Britain's charity watchdog has put the charitable status of the nation's churches in question after it ruled that a congregation in Devon in the south west of England did not exist for public benefit.
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Pakistan: pastor arrested over blasphemy accusation
A Pakistani pastor was arrested and accused of blasphemy after police took him into protective custody when a Muslim mob attacked his home.
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Pakistan: Blasphemy accusation leads to school attack
A large number of people, including activists from religious parties, have ransacked and set on fire a girls' school in Lahore, Pakistan, and clashed with police following reports that a question paper for a test had contained blasphemous references and "indecent" remarks about the Prophet Mohammad.
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Four Christians imprisoned in Iran
An Iranian Assembly of God pastor and three ministers have each been sentenced to a year in prison for preaching Christianity.
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Greek Orthodox priest killed in Syria
A Greek Orthodox priest has been found slain after being kidnapped near the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Syrian government and the Vatican news service reported Thursday.
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Nigerian church hit by suicide bombing
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing on Sunday during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say.
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Pray for Christians in Aleppo
A humanitarian group has received an urgent prayer request from its partners in Syria for Christians in the city of Aleppo, whose major residential areas have been invaded by opposition fighters.