OM outreaches to 'The World Next Door'
For the past seven years OM has partnered with two local churches in Toronto, Canada to share God's love with 'the multicultural world that's just next door'. Recently an Aussie and others from four other nations were among the forty participants who participated in a short-term outreach..
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In spite of thief's confession, Christian charged in Bangladesh
Police in Nilphamari district have charged Christian day laborer Abul Hossen with cattle theft four days after the primary suspect confessed and testified that Hossen had no part in it, according to a defense attorney and a local official present in the courtroom.
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Australian Reverend to lead South pacific delegates in global evangelisation congress
From 17-24 October Rev Daniel Willis will be leading 150 delegates from the South Pacific who will be amongst over 5100 people from 191 nations gathering in Cape Town South Africa to attend the Lausanne Third World Congress. In 1974 the first Congress was held in Lausanne Switzerland and the second was held in Manila in the Philippines in 1989.
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US congress calls on Burmese regime to recognise Rohingyas as "full and equal" citizens of Burma
US Congressman Christopher Smith has today introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling on Burma's military regime to immediately recognize the Rohingya people "as full and equal citizens of Burma", and to lift all restrictions on movement, marriage and access to education. The resolution also calls for an end to the regime's campaign of religious and ethnic persecution "amounting to crimes against humanity throughout Burma".
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Muslim extremists murder Christian family in Pakistan
Islamic extremists killed a Christian lawyer, his wife and their five children in northwestern Pakistan this week for mounting a legal challenge against a Muslim who was charging a Christian exorbitant interest, local sources said.
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Church under attack in Indonesia agrees to change venue
A West Java church has agreed to move temporarily to a government-selected site following Islamist harassment that included a Sept. 12 attack on two of its leaders.
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First-ever biography of Burma's dictator launched in European parliament following human rights hearing
Nirj Deva MEP, Conservative MEP for South-East England, will host the launch of the first-ever biography of Burma's dictator Senior General Than Shwe, by CSW's East Asia specialist Benedict Rogers, at the European Parliament on 30 September.
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Muslim extremists suspected in death of Christian worker in India
Family members of a Christian worker who was found dead in a Muslim area in Jharkhand state a day after the Islamic Eid festival said they suspect he may have been murdered by local residents.
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Muslim Mob Attacks Christians in Gujrat, Pakistan
A mob of Muslim extremists on Thursday (Sept. 23) shot at and beat dozens of Christians, including one cleared of "blasphemy" charges, in Punjab Province's Gujrat district, Christian leaders said.
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Human rights organisation urges Indonesia to protect religious freedom and pluralism and increasing attacks on minorities
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) today called on the Indonesian Government to protect its long tradition of religious freedom and pluralism, enshrined in the State philosophy known as the 'Pancasila', following increasing attacks on Christians and Ahmadiyya Muslims in the country.
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Despite court victories, church building in Indonesia blocked
A year after a church in West Java won a court battle over whether it could erect a worship building, Islamic extremists have blocked construction through attacks and intimidation tactics, church leaders said.
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Momentum grows behind calls for a UN commission of inquiry to investigate Burma's crimes against humanity
International support is growing for the establishment of a United Nations Commission of Inquiry to investigate crimes against humanity in Burma. In recent days France, Canada, the Netherlands and New Zealand have added their support, and a total of ten governments are now calling for an inquiry. The United States, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Australia and Hungary have already expressed their support.