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Pastors among 9 Christians arrested, charged with 'illegal' conversions in India: watchdog
Police in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh arrested nine Christians, including two pastors, on false charges of illegal conversion under the state’s controversial “anti-conversion” law, a Christian persecution watchdog organization reports.
Christian MP says prosecution for tweeting Bible verse on homosexuality is a ‘privilege’
A Christian politician in Finland who faces the possibility of six years in prison for sharing her deeply held biblical beliefs on sexuality and marriage says it’s “quite a privilege” to be interrogated for her religious beliefs.
California drops Aztec prayers from ethnic studies curriculum after parents file suit
The California Department of Education said it's removing two religious chants to Aztec gods from its ethnic studies curriculum in response to a lawsuit filed by parents.
14-year-old Pentecostal girl kidnapped, forced to marry captor in Pakistan
Yet another underage girl in Pakistan has been abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry her Muslim captor as police have allegedly been slow to act on the case, according to a report.
200 Hindu radicals attack Christians at house church in India
A mob of some 200 Hindu nationalists attacked a house church during its worship service in India’s eastern state of Chhattisgarh, injuring the pastor and at least two other Christians and forcibly converting a Christian woman to Hinduism, according to a report.
Tsunami causes ‘significant’ damage in Tonga’s capital; casualty reports await
Tsunami waves crashed across the shore of the Pacific nation of Tonga after the eruption of a huge undersea volcano Saturday, causing “significant” damage in the capital city of Nuku’alofa and bringing the entire U.S. West coast under a tsunami advisory.
Texas synagogue hostages are safe, suspect who wanted known terrorist freed shot dead
The FBI and Texas authorities resolved an hourslong hostage situation at a Dallas-Fort Worth area synagogue late Saturday after they killed an armed man who stormed the Jewish place of worship on the Sabbath and held four hostages, including a rabbi, reportedly demanding the release of a convicted terrorist whom U.S. officials once described as the “most wanted woman in the world.”
Team USA advises Olympic athletes to leave phones at home to evade China's cyber spies
The United States and several other countries are advising Olympic athletes who'll be competing in the 2022 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in China to use disposable or “burner” phones and not their own devices due to the communist government’s possible surveillance.
School district defends decision to allow After School Satan Club at elementary school
An Illinois school district is defending an elementary school after it received criticism from parents for handing out flyers promoting a controversial After-School Satan Club for students in the first through fifth grades sponsored by the Satanic Temple.
Supreme Court to hear case of Christian football coach fired for praying on field after games
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Christian high school football coach who was fired from his job for praying on the field after games.