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In the News:

Pakistan: No justice for Christian policeman whose family was murdered by Muslim mob (MNN).
India: Extremists Use Anti-Conversion Laws to Victimize Pastors (ASSIST News Service).
Kenya: Vote could end Muslim courts Is allowing Islamic Courts the same as state-sponsored religion? (MNN).
"Somali Islamists Execute Christian Convert" (Assist News Service).
Myanmar: Genocidal campaign against tribal peoples continues (MNN).
USA: Supreme Court decision about beliefs of campus group concerns ministry leaders Jay Sekulow says, "This is an extremely disappointing decision that significantly damages the constitutional rights of religious organizations" (CharismaNews).
India: human trafficking a major problem India's home secretary says that at least 100 million people are involved in human trafficking, others estimating that around 1.2 million children have been forced into prostitution (ASSIST News Service).
USA: Michigan Charismatic Pastor Says Muslims Open to Gospel "Muslims don't respond to angry confrontations over apologetics; they respond to grace and friendships" (CharismaNews).
UK: Street Preacher Charged for Saying Homosexuality a Sin (ChristianityTodayOnline).
Crisis in Afghanistan The Religious Liberty Commission of the World Evangelical Alliance "calls on the worldwide church to pray for Afghanistan that there will be respect for the freedom of religion and that the government of Afghanistan will take a all necessary action to safeguard the lives and the rights of all Afghans and expatriates working in Afghanistan." (WEA).
Presecution Watch: Karnataka State, India: Case against ministry workers drags on (MNN).
Morocco: Extremists using Facebook to target Christians Rising persecution in historically moderate Muslim nation (MNN). See also: U.S. Pastors Praise Morocco As Christian Serves Jail Sentence For Evangelism Morocco recently expelled at least 100 Christian foreigners on charges of proselytizing (Christian Persecution Info), a violation of freedom about which the US State Department has done little (RNS).
USA: Christians arrested for having open theological discussion Alarming restriction of religious freedom in Dearborn, Michigan concerns many ministry leaders (MNN).
Researchers around the world receive funding to study Pentecostal/charismatic movement (CharismaNewsOnline).
Kyrgyzstan: Christian Groups Respond to Deadly Clashes At least hundreds dead, thousands injured, and as many as 200,000 fleeing (Christian Post).
Iraq: Iraqi Assyrian Christian Killed in 'Targeted Shooting' (ASSIST News Service).
Afghanistan: US 'ally' calls for execution of Christians (MNN).
Haiti: Indigenous Christian Ministries helping with recovery (Christian Aid).
Morocco: Deportations of Christians continues (MNN).
Religious Freedom: Stanley Carlson-Thies, Freedom of Worship or Freedom of Religion? A shift in US public policy regarding the free excercise of religion may have significant implications (Christian Leadership Alliance).
Sri Lanka: Devastating flood: 500,000 homeless (Christian Aid).
Calvin Smith, professor and author and contributor to Pneuma Foundation publications, comments on the Israeli-Gaza flotilla fiasco.
Kenya: More flooding (Christian Aid). See earlier story: Massive Flooding Affects Thousands in Kenya, Parts of Uganda, Tanzania (Christian Aid).
Belarus: Officials claim church is damaging environment Ongoing campaign of persecution against charismatic church takes a new turn (Forum18).
Foursquare Church Elects New President (CharismaNews).
UK: Church of England says there has been judicial discrimination against Christians (ChristianityTodayOnline).

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