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  Sep 15, 2020

  'Jihad of the Womb': Watchdog details systemic abduction of Christian girls in Egypt

  A watchdog group has shed more light on the widespread abduction, trafficking and exploitation of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt, highlighting the cases of 13 women and girls who were kidnapped or abducted in the last three years. 

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Trump admin. proposes expansion of Mexico City Policy banning abortion funding

  The Trump administration on Monday formally proposed a new regulation to broaden the Mexico City Policy barring foreign organizations that receive federal global health funding from promoting or performing abortions overseas even if they do so with other funding sources. 

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Baylor University labels conservative group's 9/11 flag display 'sensitive content'

  Baylor University in Texas received backlash from conservatives last Friday after it placed a sign in front of an annual on-campus 9/11 flag display, warning students of “sensitive content” in accordance with a “standard process” enacted last year.

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Black Christian college offers students free online therapy amid rise in lockdown stress

  Students at a historically black Christian college in Texas, as well as several other colleges across the nation, will have access to free mental health therapy for one year as many struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Sep 12, 2020

  Evangelical, Catholic voters in 5 swing states may shift 11% for Biden over Trump: survey

  New research commissioned by a progressive Christian activist group and compiled by several university researchers suggests that there could be an 11-point swing among evangelical and Catholic voters in swing states away from President Donald Trump and toward Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. 

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  Sep 11, 2020

  Pakistan sentences Christian man to death over allegation he sent blasphemous texts

  A trial court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death earlier this week after he was accused of sending blasphemous text messages to his former boss, fueling more criticism against the country’s blasphemy laws that are frequently used to target religious minorities. 

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  Sep 10, 2020

  Tech company terminates agreement with Christian group over SPLC 'hate' group label

  A California-based fundraising software company that serves nonprofits will no longer provide service to the national Christian conservative activist organization Family Research Council, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center’s listing of the organization as an anti-LGBT “hate” group. 

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  Sep 9, 2020

  Christian orgs praise new DOE regulation to defund universities that violate faith groups’ rights

  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and other faith-based student groups are praising a Department of Education final rule issued Wednesday that they say will protect campus student organizations’ rights to choose leaders who share their religious beliefs. 

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  Sep 9, 2020

  Disney criticized for thanking Chinese authorities in 'Mulan' credits, ignoring human rights abuses

  Movie giant Disney is receiving much scrutiny this week with some calling for a boycott after it thanked Chinese government agencies, which have been accused of being complicit in systemic human rights violations against Muslims, in the live-action remake of “Mulan.”

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  Sep 8, 2020

  Evangelical pastor, 2 others killed in Nigeria in Fulani attack; 7 abducted

  The Rev. Alubara Audu from the Evangelical Church Winning All denomination in Nigeria was murdered along with two others during a raid conducted by suspected Fulani radicals on Sunday morning as deadly violence against Christians in the Kaduna state continues.