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NZ Government Could Face Hundred Billion-Dollar Compensation Bill for Abuse in State Care
More than 200,000 people were victimised in state and faith-based care over decades, as New Zealand becomes the latest country ro unearth a dark past.
July 31, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
Attacks on Churches Increased 800 Percent in Last 6 Years: Report
At least 915 acts of hostility were carried out against U.S. churches between 2018 and 2023.
February 23, 2024
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Savannah Hulsey Pointer
RCMP Investigating Fourth Alberta Church Fire in December
A fire investigator has determined that the incident was due to arson.
December 22, 2023
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Matthew Horwood
FBI Arrests Juvenile Suspected of ‘Swatting’ Synagogues, Churches in Orange County
The juvenile is allegedly a member of an online swatting ring that targeted numerous religious, educational, and public ...
December 14, 2023
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Jill McLaughlin
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Appeals by Churches Over Pandemic Restrictions
One of the pastors challenging pandemic bans on in-person worship is expressing disappointment the Supreme Court of Canada ...
August 11, 2023
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Doug Lett
House Oversight Subcommittee Reviews COVID Pandemic Policies
The House Oversight Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic holds a hearing titled "Churches vs. Casinos: The ...
June 21, 2023
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Glitzy Positano: Not Just a Pretty Facade
For most, Positano is simply the most romantic and chic stop on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. South of Naples, ...
March 21, 2023
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Rick Steves
At Least 1 Dead, Several Injured in Machete Attack at Southern Spain Churches
MADRID—Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible "terrorist" incident after a machete-wielding man attacked ...
January 26, 2023
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Reuters
‘It’s the God Story’: The ‘Miracle’ Car That Finds the Family of Late Pastor Who Built Churches All His Life
A late pastor who was born on Christmas Day in 1906 built 12 churches by mortgaging and re-mortgaging ...
December 3, 2022
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Louise Chambers
BC Drops 24 Tickets Against Pastors for Holding In-Person Worship Services During Pandemic Restrictions
British Columbia’s Crown Prosecution Service has dropped two dozen COVID-19 tickets served on three Chilliwack pastors who conducted ...
May 12, 2022
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Isaac Teo
Faith-Based Group Sends 1 Million Meals, Spiritual Support to Ukrainians
The untold story of the Ukraine war in much of the U.S. mainstream media is how churches and ...
March 21, 2022
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Patrick Butler
The Floating Staircase
The spiral staircase of the Loretto Chapel is well known as a miracle because of its unique structure. ...
March 15, 2022
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Fu Yao
Soft-Pedaling China’s Atrocities Only Metastasized Its Machinery of Repression: Human Rights Experts
The belief that downplaying Beijing’s human rights abuses would lead to reforms in China has not only validated ...
December 29, 2021
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Isaac Teo
Arson, Vandalism of Churches Deserves More Attention From Political Leaders: Observers
As more churches are set on fire or vandalized, observers note that the situation is getting out of ...
July 28, 2021
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Lee Harding
How the ‘New Christianity’ Movement Has Altered Religion—Interview With Pastor Lucas Miles
There's been a growing phenomenon of churches in the United States following progressive policies and drifting from standards ...
July 13, 2021
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Joshua Philipp
Church Wins Lawsuit Against Newsom, Settlement Limits Future Restrictions
When COVID-19 restrictions were first imposed on houses of worship last March, California churches complied. But when they ...
June 6, 2021
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Jamie Joseph
Lockdown Measures Are Hurting Churches, Congregants
Commentary With restrictions on gatherings and other lockdown measures persisting for nearly a year across much of the ...
February 8, 2021
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Sayeh Hassan
Federal Judges Again Say ‘No’ to Cuomo’s Limits on Church Attendance
Gov. Andrew Cuomo lost another round in federal court when a three-judge panel from the U.S. 2nd Circuit ...
January 11, 2021
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Mark Tapscott
Greek Churches Open on Epiphany Feast Despite Tight Lockdown
ATHENS, Greece—The Greek government relented and allowed limited attendance at churches celebrating the feast of the Epiphany on ...
January 6, 2021
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The Associated Press
Over 900 Crosses Removed From Churches, Christians’ Persecution Continues in China
The year 2020 proved to be quite a turbulent time with the world still struggling to live through ...
December 25, 2020
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Jocelyn Neo
Lockdown Measures Tested in Court, as Opposition to COVID Restrictions Grows
An appliance store chain is challenging recent COVID-19 lockdown measures in Toronto and Ontario’s Peel Region in the ...
December 9, 2020
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Jason Unrau
Supreme Court Orders Review of California Restrictions on Churches
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a review of restrictions the state of California has imposed on churches ...
December 3, 2020
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Zachary Stieber
Pastors Gather in Dana Point to Discuss Unfair Treatment of Christians
Nearly 100 Southern California pastors gathered for a luncheon in Orange County on Oct. 20 to discuss the ...
October 21, 2020
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Jamie Joseph
SoCal Pastors Will Meet to Discuss Religious Persecution by State Officials
Over 100 Christian pastors have scheduled a gathering to discuss the unfair treatment of religious groups during the ...
October 20, 2020
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Jack Bradley
Burning Churches, Violent Minority Unleashes More Suffering for Chileans on Protest Anniversary
Marking a year since protests and riots broke out in the Chilean capital of Santiago, rioters on Oct. ...
October 19, 2020
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Melanie Sun
California Churches Sue Newsom Over Singing Ban
Several Christian churches filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom on July 15, saying the California governor’s new ...
July 17, 2020
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Breanna Heath
Cultural Revolution Returns: Everything Religious is Purged
Reproduced from Bitter Winter: A magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China During the Cultural Revolution, anything even slightly ...
July 9, 2020
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Bitter Winter
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