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John MacArthur reaches $800,000 settlement with California and LA County in Covid dispute
A long-running dispute between John MacArthur, the state of California and Los Angeles County over Covid-19 lockdown rules appears finally to be at an end.
Australia's church leaders say vaccine passports may create 'unethical two-tiered society'
Nearly 2,500 church leaders from different denominations in Australia are urging Prime Minister Scott Morrison not to implement vaccine passports in the country, warning that it would create "an unethical two-tiered society" and "medical apartheid."
Dozens of Christians killed in Nigeria this month
Some 36 Christians were killed in a string of attacks across Kaduna state, in the north of the country.
Fears of a Christian genocide as the last US troops leave Afghanistan
"The possibility of there being a genocide against Christians in the wake of this withdrawal is extremely high," says former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Pope calls for prayer and fasting for Afghanistan
Pope Francis is asking Christians to stand with the people of Afghanistan by praying and fasting.
Why are Christians and other religious minorities not being prioritised in Afghan resettlement programme, asks peer
Crossbench peer Lord Alton is urging the UK government to ensure that Christians and other religious minorities are among the groups being given priority in the resettlement of Afghan refugees.
5,100 Christian and other at-risk Afghans evacuated in private rescue mission, says Glenn Beck
The refugees are now in an undisclosed country awaiting settlement.
Christians in Afghanistan are already being killed by the Taliban, says religious freedom expert
And Afghan Christians are "doubly jeopardized" because they are "conflated with Americans and the West", says the Hudson Institute's Nina Shea.
Christians in Nigeria are living in fear of another attack
"There has been so much bloodshed and property burnt and more people displaced and also crops destroyed. We pray that God will stop it from happening again."
The prognosis for Afghanistan's Christians is 'dire', says former Muslim who fled to Britain
"In the last few weeks the Taliban have shattered the dreams of millions of Afghans," said Afghan convert Jay.
North Korea's 'campaign to exterminate' Christians 'has been brutally effective' - report
The North Korean Communist dictatorship is as determined as ever to stamp out Christianity, a new report from the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has found.
British government must 'go further' in helping vulnerable Afghans, say bishops
Catholic and Anglican bishops have written jointly of their fears for vulnerable Afghans as the military airlift starts to wind down ahead of the 31 August deadline.
'Morally unacceptable' to abandon thousands of Afghans to their fate under the Taliban
US-based Christian refugee agencies are pleading with Joe Biden to extend evacuations beyond the 31 August deadline.
Islamic extremists feared to be among Afghan refugees making their way to neighbouring countries
Islamic extremists are feared to be among the more than 12,000 Afghan refugees pouring into the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan, according to an Open Doors expert on the region.
'1,200 Christians evacuated' from Afghanistan in donor-funded rescue mission
Conservative radio host Glenn Beck says over $28m has been raised for the evacuation being coordinated by Christian non-profit the Nazarene Fund.
Australia's 'Covid-zero' policies are 'foolish'
A Christian leader in Australia says "unthinkable" costs are being incurred by "foolish" 'Covid-zero' policies.