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Teetotalism on Rise in UK as Hospital Admissions for Alcohol Problems Rise (The Telegraph) Trump Set to Help Religious Groups Opt Out of the Obamacare Contraception Mandate (The Guardian) Michigan Senate Panel OKs Tougher Bills for Genital Mutilation (Detroit News) Germany: Female Christian Refugee Murdered by Afghan Compatriot (OCP Media Network) 1.5 Million Assyrians Left …

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N.C. College’s Faith Statement Defended (Baptist Press) Trump to Sign Religious Freedom Order on National Day of Prayer, Report Says (The Christian Post) Cambridge U Students Celebrate “Caesarian Sunday,” A Pre-Exam Day of Drinking (Varsity) The Challenges of Marrying a Nun During the Reformation: Heinrich Bullinger (Swiss Info) The Secret to Honesty Revealed: It Feels …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, May 3 Read More »

Texas Adopts ‘Compromise’ Language on Evolution (Baptist Press) Let My People Go: A Ministry Aimed at Equipping Local Churches to Fight Human Trafficking (SBTS Blog) Korean Turns to Muslims to Boost Tourism (Korea Joongang Daily) Morocco’s Christian Converts Emerge from the Shadows (New Vision) Malaysia: ‘Ben-Hur’ Jesus Scenes Wiped from Film due to Islamic Laws …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, May 2 Read More »

Gene Editing and Designer Babies—Why the Future Desperately Needs Us (Answers in Genesis) How Artificial Wombs Will Change Our Ideas of Gender, Family and Equality (The Guardian) Rebel Catholic Group Defies Church, Ordains Woman Priest in NC (The Charlotte Observer) In Egypt, There May Be More Catholics in Graveyards than in Churches (Al Ahram) Elementary School …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, May 1 Read More »

Texas Tries Different Tack in Pro-Life Legislation (Baptist Press) Canadian Anglicans Considering Dual “Citizenship” for Indigenous Believers (Anglican Journal) Indonesia’s Main Muslim’s Women’s Group Wants Minimum Marriage Age Hiked from 16 to 18 (The Jakarta Post) The Skeptical State of Bible Reading in 2017 (Christianity Today) Bulgarian Orthodox Heroism (1940-1945) (Kairos Journal) Orthodox Christology in …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, April 29 Read More »

For the First Time, Russia Ranked Among Worst Violators of Religious Freedom (Christianity Today) Austria Joins UK in Adopting Anti-Semitism Definition (The Jerusalem Post) Germany Bans Burka Face Cover for Public Servants (Times of Israel) California Professor Argues Why Over-the-Counter Medical Abortion Should Be Available (The Guardian) Book Review: The god of William Paul Young …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, April 28 Read More »