Ethan Cole

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• Jul 21, 2009

  Christian Doctor Loses Position over Gay Adoption View

  A Christian doctor in England was removed from an adoption panel because she refused to endorse applications by gay couples.

• Jul 20, 2009

  Christian Group Feeds Nearly 150,000 in Pakistan's NWFP

  One of the world's largest humanitarian organizations said it has helped feed nearly 150,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan's conflict-torn Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP).

• Jul 15, 2009

  Calls for Int'l Support Persist as Pakistan Refugees Return to Swat Valley

  As Pakistani families begin to return to Swat Valley, aid groups are alerting the international community that continual support is needed for the millions of people still internally displaced.

• Jul 13, 2009

  Egyptian Church Set on Fire as Gov't Guards Stand By

  A Coptic church in northeastern Egypt was set on fire by Muslim extremists on Saturday while government security guards reportedly watched idly.

• Jul 10, 2009

  G8 Climate Change Progress 'Painfully Slow,' Say Christian Agencies

  International Christian aid agencies say that while there are a few commendable aspects about the G8 summit, progress for the climate change issue has been "painfully slow."

• Jul 8, 2009

  Lawyers to Defend Rights of N. Korean Refugees in China

  A group of human rights lawyers will defend a Chinese-Korean Christian woman who was jailed for helping to smuggle 61 North Koreans across the China border.

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  Jul 7, 2009

  Ministry: Improved U.S.-Russia Relations Could Help Church

  President Obama\'s effort to build a partnership and overcome suspicion in Russia could do more than improve U.S.-Russia relations; it could also help improve conditions for the persecuted evangelical church in Russia, a ministry working in the country said.

• Jul 4, 2009

  Formerly Detained Eritrean Christians Expose Harsh Treatment

  After five months in a tiny pitch-black cell, Hzkias, an Eritrean Christian jailed for his faith, said he "looked like another creature."

• Jul 3, 2009

  Baptist, Catholic Bodies Settle on 'Interchurch' Marriage

  After years of discussion, the Baptist and Roman Catholic bodies in Italy signed an agreement on "interchurch" marriage this week.

• Jul 3, 2009

  LWF Head Urges Religious Leaders to Reject Islamophobia

  The head of the Lutheran World Federation urged religious leaders from around the world to renounce Islamophobia during a conference convened by the president of Kazakhstan.