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When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a rare joint meeting of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives on May 24, he declared that Israel “will not return to the indefensible borders of 1967.” Netanyahu also stated…Read More→
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Despite media reports heralding a new era of religious freedom in Cuba, the Caribbean island’s hard-line Communist regime continues to use its ruthless intelligence services to oppress Christians, intimidate clergy and turn parishioners into government informants. Last November, the Communist…Read More→
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In the wake of the most powerful series of tornadoes to pummel the southern United States in decades, some churches wasted no time in kick starting their disaster response efforts the day after the twisters touched down. Six southern states…Read More→
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Amid a renewed civil war in the West African country of Ivory Coast, Christian aid groups are struggling to cope with an expanding humanitarian crisis largely ignored by the international community. In October and December of last year, Ivory Coast…Read More→
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The Anglican Church in Japan is struggling to respond to a series of calamities that have staggered the country. On March 11, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the resultant tsunami decimated the northeastern coast of Japan, reportedly killing more than…Read More→
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For three weeks this winter, Canadians, like so many people around the world, were captivated by the televised spectacle of Egypt’s people power revolution. When Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt with an iron fist for 30 years, resigned as president,…Read More→
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After decades of racial oppression and religious persecution at the hands of an Arab-Muslim regime based in Northern Sudan, the predominantly Christian-African population of Southern Sudan has voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence in a historic referendum. The week-long referendum…Read More→
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For decades, a southern island in the Philippine archipelago has been mired in a bloody civil conflict that has killed many thousands of innocent people and displaced millions. But thanks to the efforts of two inter-faith peace organizations, there is…Read More→
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Continuing jihadist attacks on Iraq’s dwindling Christian population have renewed fears that the Muslim-majority country is being ethnically cleansed of the followers of Jesus Christ. The Canadian government is responding by offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees….Read More→
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American President Barack Obama makes a trip to Indonesia this month, returning to the country he called home for several years during his childhood. Obama’s goodwill mission to the world’s most populace Muslim-majority country comes at a time when Islamic…Read More→