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Will Libyan democracy, religious freedom flourish now that Gaddafi is gone?
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Libyans are celebrating in the streets over the death of ex-Libyan Leader Muammar Gaddafi. But now that the Libyan revolution is over, how will it affect that nation’s Christian minority? Will democracy and freedom flourish? ‘We declare to the whole world that we have liberated our beloved country, with its cities, villages, hill-tops, mountains, deserts…
Burmese Catholic priest tells of gunfire, raid at church, being forced to carry soldiers’ gear
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Could freedom and democracy be returning to Burma? After almost a half-century of brutal military rule, Christians there are hopeful. “Burma appears to be turning a new leaf,” reports Mission Network News. “The brutal military rule has given way to a civilian government. The head of that new government launched a series of reforms that appear…
Conflicting reports swirl as Iranian Christian pastor condemned to death awaits verdict
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Has the Iranian Supreme Court annulled Christian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani’s controversial death sentence? Apparently not. On October 11, Mohabat News, the Iranian Christian news agency announced on its website that the high court had found “defects” in Nadarkhani’s case requiring his case to be returned to a local court. However, now there is speculation that the report is one more example of…
British media, theaters celebrate 400th anniversary of the King James Bible
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“We all know by now that the King James Bible is 400 years old, right? I mean, it has been everywhere,” writes Matt Trueman in the British daily newspaper the Guardian. “We’ve had James Naughtie retelling its story on Radio Four,” writes the drama blogger, “a book and a television series from Melvyn Bragg and,…
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