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  Mar 6, 2019

  New global religious freedom mov’t underway: 'We can’t just keep talking about it'

  A desperately-needed global movement to push for religious freedom rights worldwide has begun, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback said last Thursday at a United Nations event focused on religious freedom.

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  Mar 6, 2019

  Canada sees exponential rise in trans-identified kids, referrals to gender clinics

  Gender clinics in Canada are reporting an exponential growth in the number of children being referred for gender transitions. 

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  Mar 5, 2019

  UK opens first transgender-only prison unit for men in women's prison

  A women’s prison near London will open what has been referred to as Europe’s first prison unit exclusively for men who identify as women.

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  Mar 4, 2019

  Francis Chan defends Gospel for Asia after legal settlement: 'No money was misappropriated' 

  Popular preacher and author Francis Chan issued a strong defense of the nonprofit charity Gospel for Asia following the announcement Friday that the organization will pay $37 million to settle a class action lawsuit over the alleged misuse of donations.

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  Mar 4, 2019

  Mass arrests of Chinese megachurch members continue; some 'violently beaten'

  Nearly 50 more members, including 11 kids, of a Chinese megachurch closed down by the communist government in December were arrested at two different venues last Sunday, a watchdog group has reported.

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  Mar 3, 2019

  Scammers posing as pastors: Churches nationwide issue urgent warning

  Scams in which local pastors are impersonated in order to trick their congregants out of hundreds of dollars has permeated communities across the nation.

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  Mar 2, 2019

  Tajikistan: Children barred from attending church, 5,000 Bible verse calendars burned

  Tajik authorities implementing a new religion law are barring children from attending religious services and have burned thousands of calendars with Bible verses.

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  Mar 2, 2019

  India: Christian convert beaten by Hindu villagers, beheaded by Maoist guerrillas

  An Indian man who had become a Christian last year was killed and beheaded in eastern India, reports Persecution Relief.

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  Mar 2, 2019

  At Least 32 Christians killed as mob burns homes, church in Nigeria

  At least 32 Christians were killed by suspected Fulani extremists on Tuesday in Nigeria, sources told a leading Christian persecution monitor.  

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  Mar 1, 2019

  NewSpring Church battling 2 lawsuits after day care volunteer molests 14 children

  NewSpring Church in South Carolina is fighting back against two lawsuits alleging that lack of church oversight enabled the sexual assaults of at least 14 children at the hands of a former church day care volunteer.