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  Feb 21, 2020

  Islamic terrorism spreading in majority-Christian Mozambique; 700 dead, 100,000 displaced

  Over 100,000 people have been displaced and at least 700 have died in the majority-Christian country of Mozambique since 2017, as the spread of radical Islamic extremism in Africa is starting to plague the continent’s southeast region. 

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  Feb 20, 2020

  Jagermeister logo is not offensive to Christians, Swiss court rules

  A court in Switzerland has ruled in favor of herbal liqueur producer Jägermeister amid a complaint that its logo is offensive to Christians. 

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  Feb 20, 2020

  New Disney Channel cartoon branded 'evil,' 'demonic' by One Million Moms

  The conservative Christian watchdog group One Million Moms is warning parents that “The Owl House” — Disney Television Animation’s new fantasy-comedy cartoon series — is portraying witchcraft in a positive light. 

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  Feb 20, 2020

  14 children, pregnant woman among 32 killed in Cameroon attack as civil war rages on

  A pregnant woman and 14 children were among 32 killed in an attack Friday in Cameroon’s civil war-ridden English-speaking region. While the military has been blamed, an Army spokesperson has refuted claims that the military blatantly killed civilians.

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  Feb 19, 2020

  Nigeria vows to 'redouble' efforts to free Leah Sharibu 2 years after Boko Haram abduction

  Wednesday marks two years since Christian schoolgirl Leah Sharibu was abducted along with 109 of her classmates from her school in the northeast, Nigeria by a faction of the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.

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  Feb 19, 2020

  Locust infestation could cause next famine in Africa, evangelical charity warns

  A historic desert locust infestation in East Africa could cause the next major famine as people in the region are already struggling with hunger after droughts were followed by cyclone flooding, one of the world’s leading evangelical aid charities has warned. 

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  Feb 18, 2020

  14 parents sue school district for affirming kids' transgender identity without consent

  A group of 14 parents from eight families have filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district over its policy requiring teachers to call students by their preferred names and pronouns. 

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  Feb 18, 2020

  Pastor among 2 dozen killed after gunmen storm church service in Burkina Faso

  A pastor and at least 23 others were killed and 18 others injured after gunmen attacked a church in northeast Burkina Faso on Sunday. In a neighboring community, a deacon, a pastor, and the pastor’s family were killed by abductors over the weekend.

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  Feb 18, 2020

  Nigerian military accused of burning villages, displacing civilians in Boko Haram fight

  The Nigerian military has been accused by a leading human rights watchdog of razing villages and displacing hundreds of residents in its quest to defeat extremist groups Boko Haram and the Islamic State. The military, however, has contested those allegations.

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  Feb 17, 2020

  New Air Force dress code makes it easier for Muslim, Sikh airmen to live out their faith

  The U.S. Air Force has created a more efficient process to ensure that Sikh and Muslim Airmen are allowed to wear sacred garments and grow out hair in accordance with their faiths.