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  Mar 18, 2022

  Ukrainian Orthodox churches in 'jeopardy' if Russia expands control in Ukraine, USCIRF warns

  The top religious freedom watchdog panel in the United States has warned that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church could be in “jeopardy” if Russia expands control over the neighboring Eastern European country that it began invading last month. 

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  Mar 4, 2022

  Churches near Ukraine's border shelter refugees as 1 million flee Russian invasion

  Churches in countries neighboring Ukraine have opened their doors to shelter and aid refugees as the United Nations refugee agency estimated Thursday that 1 million people have fled the Eastern European nation since the beginning of Russia's invasion last week. 

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  Mar 3, 2022

  Iran acquits 9 Christian converts of 'acting against national security' in 'landmark decision'

  An Iranian appeals court has acquitted nine Christian converts serving five-year prison sentences on charges of “acting against national security” for their participation in house churches, a ruling dubbed a “landmark decision” by a prominent human rights group.

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  Feb 25, 2022

  6 Evangelical reactions to Russia’s Ukraine invasion: ‘Potentially major prophetic fulfillment’

  Global Evangelical figures and organizations are calling for peace and prayer as top U.S. leaders fear Russia’s full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine is just the beginning of an attempt to “reestablish” the former Soviet Union. 

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  Feb 24, 2022

  Dozens killed as Russia launches attacks on Ukraine; Biden slams Putin's 'premeditated war'

  Attacks by Russian forces in several key cities in Ukraine have reportedly killed dozens of Ukrainian military personnel, the largest attack by one European country against another since World War II. 

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  Dec 31, 2021

  More churches burned down by Myanmar military amid massacres in predominantly Christian state

  Two Christian churches were among over 50 buildings burned down by Myanmar military troops on Thursday in the Thantlang township of the Chin state as the junta has razed several villages in recent months in the predominantly Christian province.

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  Dec 31, 2021

  Sudanese forces kill 4 civilians during protests against military coup, doctor group says

  Four protesters were reportedly killed Thursday by security forces in Sudan as thousands nationwide took to the streets in opposition to an October military coup that overturned a civilian-led transitional government that ousted longtime dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

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  Dec 30, 2021

  John MacArthur urges pastors to preach on sexual morality to protest conversion therapy ban

  Pastor and theologian John MacArthur of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles is calling on pastors to preach about the “biblical view of sexual morality” on Jan. 16 in opposition to a Canadian law banning conversion therapy set to take effect next month. 

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  Dec 29, 2021

  Franklin Graham doesn't believe vaccine COVID-19 passport microchips are the 'mark of the beast'

  Evangelist Franklin Graham doesn’t believe that the “vaccine passport” chip implant developed by a Swedish company is the mark of the beast described in the Bible but warns of what such technology could lead to in the future. 

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  Jun 25, 2021

  Trans-identified NCAA champion hurdler ruled ineligible for women's US Olympic trials

  The first openly trans-identified athlete to win an NCAA title has been ruled ineligible to compete in the 400-meter hurdles U.S. Olympic Trials.