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  Mar 19, 2020

  Sudan abolishes Islamist committees formed to confiscate church properties

  Sudan’s transitional government has abolished committees formed under the Islamist regime of former President Omar al-Bashir that were used to take over church properties. 

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  Mar 18, 2020

  Idaho Senate passes bill to ban trans athletes from competing in girls' sports

  The Idaho Senate passed legislation Monday that would prohibit biologically male trans-identified athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s athletic competitions. 

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  Mar 18, 2020

  Christian NGO to deploy 'hospitainer' in Syria with donation from Glennon Doyle's charity

  A Michigan-based Christian humanitarian organization is partnering with a charity led by bestselling author Glennon Doyle to deploy a “hospitainer” that will treat thousands stuck in the crossfire of the Syrian civil war. 

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  Mar 18, 2020

  Is coronavirus hampering religious freedom rights worldwide? USCIRF explains

  The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom is calling on world governments to account for religious freedom in their responses to the coronavirus outbreak, citing concerns with some government and societal responses to the crisis. 

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  Mar 17, 2020

  Church of the Highlands opens coronavirus testing site to help up to 500 people daily

  The multi-campus Church of the Highlands in Alabama says it will begin offering drive-through coronavirus testing at its Grandview campus starting Tuesday, even for people who can't afford to pay for it. 

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  Mar 17, 2020

  LifeWay creates online Sunday school alternative for kids as churches respond to coronavirus

  The Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing arm, Lifeway Christian Resources, is offering a free, in-home children’s Bible study program available to churches of all kinds that have postponed their services due to the coronavirus outbreak. 

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  Mar 17, 2020

  Nigerian Christian teen escapes captors weeks after abduction, forced conversion to Islam

  A Nigerian Christian girl who was abducted in January and forced to convert to Islam has finally been reunited with her family in the country’s northcentral Kaduna state. 

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  Mar 16, 2020

  Retiring pastor of Minnesota's largest megachurch opens up about his struggles with anger

  After over nearly three decades of leading what has grown to become the largest church in Minnesota, pastor Bob Merritt has retired from the nine-campus Eagle Brook Church. 

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  Mar 14, 2020

  Nigerian priest details 6 ways Christians face discrimination in Nigeria

  A Nigerian priest who oversees trauma care for people victimized by Boko Haram in northern Nigeria visited the United States this week to share concerns about how Christians are facing lesser-known forms of societal discrimination because of their faith in Christ. 

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  Mar 12, 2020

  5 things to know about Joe Biden

  Former Vice President Joe Biden is beginning to pull away as the frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary election as he picked up key victories to extend his delegate lead over Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in the March 10 primaries.