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• Pastor dismisses Turkish president's promise to rebuild churches in Syria

  Staff writer | Fri 29 Nov 2019 11:58 GMT

  A pastor in Syria has dismissed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's pledge to rebuild churches in the country as nothing more than "a drug to numb the feelings of Christians".

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  Final words of murdered pastor to wife: 'I'm going out to evangelise'

  Staff writer | Thu 28 Nov 2019 23:09 GMT

  The missionary pastor who was brutally murdered in Europe earlier this month has been called a martyr by Korea Pastors Mission Association (KPMA). KPMA also called for prayers for his bereaved family, which includes a 4-year-old son, and a wife who reportedly gave birth to their second child just days following the horrific killing.

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  Wife of murdered pastor gives birth to second child just days after his death

  Staff writer | Thu 28 Nov 2019 22:52 GMT

  The wife of a pastor who was stabbed to death in Turkey on Nov. 19 reportedly gave birth to their second child just days after the tragedy. Pastor Jinwook Kim, 41, who had been pastoring a small group of Christians in the city of Diyarbakir, was tragically killed after being stabbed three times - twice in the heart and once in the back.

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  Pastor stabbed to death in horror attack; Leaves behind 4-year-old son and pregnant wife

  Staff writer | Wed 27 Nov 2019 13:50 GMT

  A pastor has been stabbed to death in a horrific attack, with several sources indicating that he was targeted because of his Christian faith.

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  Men feel stressed if their female partners earn more than 40% of household income

  Joanna Syrda | Tue 26 Nov 2019 9:17 GMT

  The best marriages are probably based on teamwork. But it seems individual contributions do matter – specifically, who earns how much of the household income.

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  Fears ban on 'conversion practices' will criminalise prayer and traditional church teaching

  Staff writer | Mon 25 Nov 2019 15:16 GMT

  Christians in Australia have voiced concerns about proposed changes to the law in the state of Victoria to outlaw "conversion practices" that could include prayer, pastoral care and religious teaching against sexual activity outside marriage.

• After elections, Hong Kong government 'mustn't squander this historic opportunity' to end paralysis

  Staff writer | Mon 25 Nov 2019 9:08 GMT

  Lord Alton is urging the Hong Kong government to listen to the people after a historic turn out in local elections that saw a landslide victory for pro-democracy parties.

• Christians welcome repatriation of British children from Syria

  Staff writer | Fri 22 Nov 2019 18:07 GMT

  The Foreign Secretary said that some orphaned British children caught up in the conflict in Syria were to be brought back to the UK.

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  Megachurch pastor Dimitri Bradley killed in car crash; Thousands at City Church in mourning

  Nate Flannagan | Fri 22 Nov 2019 17:51 GMT

  Megachurch pastor Dimitri Bradley has been killed in an horrific car crash, leaving thousands of members from his City Church in Richmond, Virginia, and others in the wider Christian community in mourning.

• Israel Folau courts controversy again after suggesting Australian fires are result of God's wrath

  Staff writer | Thu 21 Nov 2019 12:40 GMT

  Rugby star Israel Folau has been criticised by Australian prime minister Scott Morrison after suggesting that the bushfires raging across parts of Australia are God's judgement upon ungodly laws.

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  Situation is 'getting better' for Christians in Egypt

  Staff writer | Wed 20 Nov 2019 15:05 GMT

  There are still threats to Christians in Egypt but after decades of persecution, the situation is showing signs of improvement, a church leader in the country has said.

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  Calls for restraint in Hong Kong as hundreds protest at university

  Staff writer | Tue 19 Nov 2019 8:02 GMT

  UK politicians including a former Foreign Secretary have called on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to order the city's police to show restraint towards protesters barricaded inside a university.