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Booming Churches, Barred Pastors: How U.S. Visa Policies Thwart Hiring Ministers (Christianity Today)   Answering the Call to Reach Turkey for Christ (God Reports) In India, a Familiar Pattern of Pressure on Christians (Christian Today) Church “Eviction” Sparks Controversy (ABP News) Don’t Arrest Street Preachers Who Say Homosexuality Is a Sin, Police Told (Christian Today) …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, July 30 Read More »

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 …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, July 29 Read More »

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) …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, July 27 Read More »

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 …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, July 26 Read More »

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 …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, July 25 Read More »

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? …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, July 24 Read More »