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  Jan 28, 2021

  Trump's policies destroyed infrastructure Biden needs to raise refugee ceiling to 125,000, advocates say

  Former President Donald Trump's cuts to the refugee ceiling will continue to impact resettlement for years as President Joe Biden’s commitment to resettle 125,000 refugees per fiscal year will only be as good as the infrastructure that has been decimated in recent years, advocates said Wednesday. 

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  Jan 27, 2021

  'Greatest evangelistic hour in the history of global Christianity' is now, Nick Hall says

  God used COVID-19 to create the greatest evangelism opportunity in history, said evangelist Nick Hall.

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  Jan 26, 2021

  Billy Graham prayer line seeing spike in calls amid fears of uncertainty

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s prayer phone line has received 1,000 calls every day since its creation in March 2020 in response to COVID-19 and the lockdowns, said its assistant director Jonathan Edwards.

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  Jan 26, 2021

  El Salvadorian pastor leaves NC church sanctuary for first time in 3 years after Biden executive order

  Jose Chicas spent the last three years hiding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a Durham, North Carolina, church. He left the building on Jan. 22 after President Joe Biden signed an executive order prohibiting all deportations of illegal immigrants who arrived in the United States before Nov. 1, 2020, except for national security reasons.

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  Jan 25, 2021

  Parents too afraid to oppose critical race theory in schools, says activist

  Critical race theory has infiltrated Christian private schools and parents aren’t speaking up because they’re afraid, said one education activist.

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  Jan 25, 2021

  Wycliffe Bible translators overcome COVID-19 challenges

  The COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges for Bible translation efforts worldwide, but Wycliffe Bible Translators USA has pressed on with its mission despite the challenges. 

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  Jan 24, 2021

  Christian leaders urge Biden to lift sanctions on Syria

  The Biden administration should end sanctions by the United States that have contributed to starvation and poverty in Syria, an open letter signed by prominent Christians and human rights activists demanded.

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  Jan 24, 2021

  NGO report accuses Turkey, Azerbaijan of genocidal intent in Nagorno-Karabakh offensive

  A new report by International Christian Concern accuses Muslim-majority Turkey and Azerbaijan of having an intent to commit “genocide” when they launched a weeks-long military offensive in an ethnic Armenian territory last year. 

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  Jan 21, 2021

  Pro-life Trump voters sold 'the whole democracy down the river,' Nancy Pelosi says

  People who opposed the impeachment of President Donald Trump because of their pro-life beliefs sold American democracy “down the river,” House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi implied on a recent podcast with Hillary Clinton.

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  Jan 21, 2021

  Brother of Christian imprisoned in Pakistan on blasphemy charge pleads for Biden to help

  A United States citizen whose brother is facing the possibility of being sentenced to death in Pakistan on trumped-up blasphemy charges is asking the Biden administration to step in and save his life.