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Iranian pastor who was once sentenced to death faces new charge after recent prison release
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, recently released from detention as part of Iran's national amnesty, is facing new charges of undermining state security along with another pastor, according to the United Kingdom-based charity Christian Solidarity Worldwide.
Maya Forstater awarded over $136K after losing job for challenging trans ideology
Maya Forstater, a British tax consultant who lost her job after asserting that biological sex is immutable, has been awarded over $100,000 in damages after an Employment Tribunal found that she had suffered “direct discrimination” and “victimization” at the hands of her employer.
Mob of parents brutally beat Indian high school principal over claims of 'Christian prayer'
In the western Indian state of Maharashtra, a mob of suspected Hindu nationalists attacked the Christian principal of a private high school, alleging he asked his students to recite a Christian prayer.
China prosecutes house church leaders as criminal ‘clique’
Leaders of Linfen Covenant House Church in China’s Shanxi Province have been indicted on charges of forming a “criminal group” and acquiring “illegal income” approximating 780,000 yuan (about $108,000), the church has announced.
Parent wins back job after voicing objection to school’s gender ideology lessons
A Christian parent governor at a local primary school in the United Kingdom has won back her position after being dismissed for voicing her concerns about the school's trans-affirming sex education policy as the High Court ruled in her favor and reinstated her to the governing body.
Young tribal Christian beheaded; India’s top court demands report from Manipur gov't
India's Supreme Court has called for an update on the law-and-order situation in the northeastern state of Manipur even as a tribal Christian was beheaded, and three others were shot dead in the region amid ongoing communal violence that began over two months ago.
China arrests pastor, Christians for ‘illegal business practices’; church says 'they are innocent'
Chinese public security forces stormed and disrupted an education center of the Shengjia Church community and arrested Pastor Deng Yanxiang and three coworkers, now formally accused of "illegal business operations," the U.S.-based group ChinaAid reports.
Church of England seeks to regain power to defrock priests, bishops
The Church of England is considering reviving its power to defrock priests, bishops, and even archbishops found guilty of serious misconduct or abuse, according to papers submitted to the General Synod, the denomination's legislative body.
Gunmen kill pastor, abduct 7 worshipers in Nigerian church attack
In a pre-dawn attack on a church vigil, unidentified gunmen stormed a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in southwest Nigeria's Ogun State, leaving the pastor dead and abducting seven worshippers.
SWBTS student advances to next phase of competition on ‘America’s Got Talent’
Lachune Boyd, a talented Master of Music student at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has seized the spotlight on “America’s Got Talent.” Boyd, specializing in voice, received a standing ovation and glowing reviews from the competition’s four judges during her audition.