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Teachers Arrested at Christian School in South Sudan to Aid Muslim Takeover
Police in South Sudan arrested 12 staff members of a Christian school and restricted others from leaving the campus, accusing them of obstructing the work of a Muslim-owned business that is trying to take over the institution, according to reports.
Growing Number of Americans Love Jesus but Don't Go to Church, Barna Finds
While an increasing number of Americans are reportedly abandoning the institutional church and its defined boundary markers of religious identity, many American still believe in God and practice faith outside its walls, a new Barna study has found.
Iraqi Church Leaders Unite to Rebuild 12,000 Homes Destroyed by ISIS, Bring Christians Back to Ancestral Roots
As Christians are now returning to their homes on the Plains of Nineveh in Iraq about three years after being displaced by deadly and frequent attacks by the Islamic State terror group, three major church groups have come together to rebuild more than 12,000 houses that were destroyed or damaged.
Thousands of Muslims Protest Jakarta's Christian Governor Ahead of Election
Thousands of hardline Muslims marched on the streets in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta Friday, demanding that the city's Christian governor be jailed over a blasphemy case ahead of the city's gubernatorial election.
Middle School Moms to File Lawsuit Over Islam 'Indoctrination' Course in Public Schools
Two mothers of seventh graders are filing a lawsuit against Chatham Middle School in New Jersey, where students are taught, "May God help us all find the true faith, Islam."
2 Women Convicted in the US of Financing Christian-Killing Terrorist Group in Africa
Two women living in the United States were sentenced Friday for providing material support to the al-Shabaab terror group, which has long been targeting and killing Christians in parts of Africa, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Christians Will Have a Future in Syria if ISIS Can Be Defeated
A former leader of a Mennonite group who worked for a decade in Syria says he's hopeful Christians will have a future in that country provided the Islamic State terror group is defeated.
Egypt's Coptic Christians Travel to Jerusalem in Record Numbers Amid ISIS Attacks
Amid increasing attacks on Coptic Christians by the Islamic State terror group in Egypt, a large number of Copts are now making pilgrimages to Jerusalem, according to reports.
Atheists, Highly Religious Least Fearful of Death: Study
In addition to the highly religious, atheists are also among those who are least afraid of dying, a new study led by researchers from the University of Oxford in Britain found.
Georgetown Univ. to Apologize for Historical Ties to Slavery in Religious Ceremony
Georgetown University will hold a spiritual ceremony in April to publicly apologize for its historical ties to slavery. Maryland Jesuits sold 272 enslaved men, women and children in 1838. Attendees will include descendants of the enslaved people as well as members of the university community and the general public.