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Christians from Syria and Egypt Seek Refuge in the Caucasus (AINA) Copts Under Attack Throughout Egypt (Al Ahram) Follow-up on “Evicted” NYC Church (Denny Burk) Pastor Rick Warren Returns to Pulpit at Saddleback Church (TIME) Pope Francis Criticizes Brazil’s Church for Exodus of Followers (Los Angeles Times) Pope Francis: Who am I to Judge Gay […]

Japanese Are Showing New Interest in Christianity (Christianity Today) Really Listening to Atheists: Taking Nonbelief Seriously (The Atlantic) The “MIA” Church on Unreality TV (The Christian Post) Controversial “Morning-After” Pill Called Plan B Hits Store Shelves (The Washington Times) Nazi-Themed Café Opens in Indonesia (The Local) Pakistan: Christian Jailed for Text Messages (World Watch Monitor)

Christian Church Evicted from NYC Restaurant for Preaching Against Same-Sex Relations (The Washington Times) Gay-“Marriage” Campaign Heads to State Courts (The Washington Times) U.S. House Refuses to Fund ‘Atheist Chaplains’ at Defense Department (CNS News) Buddhism v Islam in Asia (The Economist) The Dying (No, Really) of Liberal Protestantism (The American Conservative) Observations and Implications

Global Study: Atheists in Decline, Only 1.8% of World Population by 2020 (CNS News) Christianity Is Not Exploding in Africa (TLI) Beyond Churches, Sudan Regime Targeting Foreign Aid Workers (Baptist Press) Iran: Christians Imprisoned for Their Faith (RLPB)   The Real War on Women Is Being Waged in the Islamic World (Human Events) Liberal Media

Study: 2.6 Billion of World Population Expected to Be Christian by 2020 (The Christian Post) America Remains as Religious as You Thought (The Weekly Standard) What American Christianity Looks Like: Theologically (Patheos) The State of Christianity in Israel (The Jerusalem Post) Can Christianity Survive in the New Iraq? (Juan Cole) Islamic Bias in Brevard Textbook?

King David’s Palace Found, Says Israeli Team (Associated Press) Is ‘Background Information’ Ever Necessary to Understand the Bible? (The Gospel Coalition) India: An Afghan Church Grows in Delhi (The New York Times)   Indonesia: Churches Closed Under Islamic Law (Worthy News) Christian Girls Being Snatched by Islamist Traffickers (CBN) U.S. Marriage Rate Drops to New Low