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Washington mudslide death toll rises to 28, local churches remember victims
Local churches offer prayers for the dead and missing, as the death count of the March 22 Washington Mudslide continues to rise.

Holy Grail found? Church overwhelmed with visitors after Spanish Historians' claim
Spanish historians believe they have recovered the cup Jesus drank from at The Last Supper
8-year-old girl pushed out of US Christian school for being a tomboy?
8-year-old Sunnie Kahle withdrew from Timberlake Christian Academy after administrators warned that she wasn't feminine enough to attend the school.

Calls for prayer ahead of presidential elections in Afghanistan
Afghans head to the polls on Saturday for the third presidential elections in the country since the fall of the Taliban in 2001

UK, Syria, North Korea, Saudi Arabia feature in Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin
Jihadists have driven Armenians from Kessab; 33 North Koreans have reportedly been sentenced to death for having contact with a South Korean Baptist missionary

UK churches pray for peace in Ukraine
Christians are uniting at the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manchester on Sunday to pray for Ukraine

UN council's call for action on North Korea human rights abuses welcomed
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called upon the Security Council to take action in the face of strong evidence of widespread human rights abuses in North Korea

'Jesus is Muslim' billboards concern Christians
The billboards have been funded by the group behind the website Ask-A-Muslim.com and come with straplines like "Muslims love Jesus too" and "Jesus is Muslim"

Calls to repeal blasphemy laws after latest death sentence for Christian
The Glasgow-based Global Minorities Alliance has called upon Pakistan to repeal its notorious blasphemy laws following Thursday's death sentence for a Christian street sweeper.
Washington mudslide: Oso church reaches out
Oso Community Chapel is the only church on a 30-mile stretch of State Route 530, the roadway sliced in half March 22 by a massive landslide in Oso, Washington, that killed at least 14 people and destroyed some 50 homes.

3,000 Syrian Christians flee Armenian village as Islamist rebels take control
Reports of desecrated churches, looted houses: locals blame Turkish complicity

Blasphemy death sentence for Christian road sweeper in Pakistan
The Christian father-of-three from Lahore was sentenced to death at a private hearing. The accusation followed a row with a Muslim friend over property

The true cost of climate change
Christian Aid has published a new report detailing the devastating effects of climate change on some of the poorest communities around the world.

World Vision USA admits 'mistake' on marriage policy, asks donors 'to forgive'
After 48 hours of heavy criticism from evangelicals, World Vision USA has reversed its policy change from earlier this week in which they had said they would accept employees in same-sex marriages.

All that glitters is not gold: The ugly truth about the jewellery industry
Christian activist Greg Valerio has uncovered widespread corruption and exploitation in the jewellery industry, but believes the Church is in the ideal position to flip the situation and improve the lives of millions of vulnerable miners worldwide.

World Vision America reverses decision to hire employees in same-sex marriages, affirms biblical marriage
World Vision's original code of conduct demanded "abstinence before marriage and fidelity in marriage" but the organization announced Tuesday that it would extend the policy to same-sex marriages.