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The body of a Christian health worker turned up in a field two days after he was kidnapped — prompting several more Christian families to pack up and leave their ancient homeland in northern Iraq.
Like Muslims worldwide, Ben Ries has refrained from food and drink from sunrise to sundown in an act of self-restraint during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which ends this weekend.
Hundreds of Pakistani Christians staged a protest Wednesday over the killing of eight of their community members by a Muslim mob, with some demonstrators smashing the windows of public buses.
NUMBERS: Christians make up less than 5 percent of Pakistan's estimated 175 million people, according to the CIA World Factbook. The community includes Catholics and Protestants, and many live in neighborhoods referred to as "Christian Colonies" in various cities.
Malaysian police Wednesday freed nine Christians who were arrested and held overnight after a university official mistakenly accused them of trying to convert Muslim students.
Christianity's largest ecumenical movement expressed hope Thursday that churches were moving closer to a common Easter for the world's Christians, despite a historical debate nearly as old as the religion.
A small bomb exploded near a revered church in the Egyptian capital but caused no casualties or damage, police officials said Monday.
When Pope Benedict XVI comes to the Holy Land next week, he will greet a community of believers whose numbers are gradually eroding.
Police raided a private evangelical seminar in central China and detained more than 60 worshippers, with four of them still in custody a week after the roundup, a U.S.-based Christian group said Wednesday.
Iraqi Christians still reeling from a string of murders last fall find themselves caught in the middle of a power struggle between Kurds and Sunni Arabs that was fueled by this weekend's elections.
Iraq's presidential council Saturday signed off on legislation giving Christians and other religious minorities fewer guaranteed seats on provincial councils than the U.N. and some political groups had recommended.
Iraqi Christians have started to trickle home to the restive city of Mosul in recent days as attacks against them have tapered off, authorities said Friday.
Pope Benedict XVI decried the killing of Christians in Iraq and India and appealed on Sunday for political and religious leaders to defend them.
They still worship in what remains of the little Baptist church not far from this forest town. The church is empty except for the rubble swept neatly into the corners. The sun comes through ragged holes where the mob smashed in the window frames.
Thousands of Christians from around the world, waving blue and white Israeli flags, marched Wednesday in a colorful holiday parade in Jerusalem to commemorate a Jewish holiday and show their support for Israel.
An Iraqi official says the number of Christian families fleeing violence in the northern city of Mosul since last week has reached 1,390 — or more than 8,300 people.
Hundreds of Christian theology students have been living in tents since a mob of angry Muslim neighbors stormed their campus last month wielding bamboo spears and hurling Molotov cocktails.
For conservative Christian activists, this month's California Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage provides an opportunity to rekindle interest in an issue that has fallen well behind the price of gas in the national consciousness.
Dozens of Greek and Armenian priests and worshippers exchanged blows at one of Christianity's holiest shrines on Orthodox Palm Sunday, and used palm fronds to pummel police who tried to break up the brawl.
Thousands of people demonstrated outside EU headquarters Saturday to demand protection for Christians in Iraq, saying they were increasingly being targeted in attacks.
The worshippers were searched at the door and snipers stood guard on the roof, but Sunday's Mass was a joyful one for more than 200 Iraqis who packed a church in eastern Baghdad to see the first Iraqi cardinal.
Disagreement over the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is at the core of conservative Christian worry about a possible Mitt Romney presidency.
Iraq's prime minister pledged Saturday to protect and support the Christian minority that has been fleeing the chaos and sectarian violence in the country.
Broken crucifixes and shards from a statue of Jesus have been swept up, but Gaza's tiny Christian community says the violent warning sent by Islamic militants cannot be erased.
Christians in a Pakistani town beset by pro-Taliban militants sought government protection Wednesday, the eve of a deadline for them to convert to Islam or face violence.
What If Jesus Meant All That Stuff?This radical Christian's ministry for the poor, The Simple Way, has gotten him in some trouble with his fellow Evangelicals. We asked him to address those who don't believe.
tazkiyah.org- The Ideological AttackThis article has been handed around in several emails. What do you think about it? What would you reply to the sender?
Worship, Prayer Part of Daily Life at University of Kentucky Christian DormOne of the few Christian dormitories at a public university in the United States is at the University of Kentucky.
Greek Church acts on crucifix banThe Greek Orthodox Church is urging Christians across Europe to unite in an appeal against a ban on crucifixes in classrooms in Italy.
Introducing ChristianChirp, the Evangelical Right's Alternative to TwitterChristianChirp.com, which promises to be a "family friendly" site, was founded by a man who claims to have been banned from Twitter for defending Rush Limbaugh.
Verbally, bishop isn't turning cheek R.I.'s Tobin welcomes tussles with politiciansPROVIDENCE - The bishop from America's most Catholic state, and increasingly one of the church's most provocative prelates, has provided a rather concise explanation for his willingness to clash with politicians: Christians are not supposed to be nice, at least not all the ti …
St. Antony's church in Bangalore vandalizedMiscreants have broke open St. Antony's church near Bangalore.
This is a tough question. There are good and bad "apples" in all religious groups and in all races. What affect do you think it would have on our country and our military if all Muslims were removed? Are we overreacting or not being cautious enough?
Muslims Wear Perfume, Maoists Use Dettol!Let me share with you Prashant Rangnekar's report in the Sunday Express (8th Nov) headlined: Goa bombers tried to leave Muslim imprint. Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram too should read Rangnekar's dispatch from Mumbai.
Lamb Allies with Wolf! Kerala Christian Group and VHP join Hands against illusory Love Jihad...
Huffington Post's Paul Legendre reported that Secretary of State Clinton recently underlined the importance of combating hate crime, at the launch of the State Department's 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom by proclaiming that the best antidote to religious in …
The recent killings at Fort Hood and Orlando have proven several examples, in my humble opinion, of how things have gone awry or gotten twisted in today's society.
(Video) Joel Osteen's and 'The View' on... The women talk to the popular pastor about gays and "God's best" planJoel Osteen's 'View' of... The women talk to the popular pastor about gays and "God's best" plan
Wouldn't it be wonderful if the world's people individually and collectively exhibited more love and respect for the lives of others? All Saints' Day
Egyptian Christians Fear More Muslim Violence - 01 November 2009Egypt (AINA) 01 November 2009 -- Egyptian security forces have intensified their presence in the Upper Egyptian town of Dairout, in anticipation of a recurrence of Muslim violence against Christians.
Obama to Lift HIV/AIDS Travel BanIt appears that President Obama is doing everything in his power to enforce laws against the majority of Americans.
Mark Steyn: Obama makes Bush his blame czarIt's now Obama's war, his jobless rate, his debt, etc.
Good Without God: The Ethics of Atheism On Monday, October 26, The United Coalition of Reason launched a “Good without God” campaign to raise the visibility of local nontheistic groups in communities across the country.
It's getting near "holiday" time again, and we are likely to hear more of the same fights about religion. We have to hear the same old complaints that someone dared to wish them Happy Holidays (go figure). However, this is not the only source of problems.
Toronto imam preaching 'hate instead of harmony' A Toronto-area imam is under fire for using derogatory language against Jews and Christians, calling for Allah to "destroy" the enemies of Islam from within and calling on God to "damn" the "infidels."
Anti-gay Okla. lawmaker attracts 1,000 backersMore than 1,000 people attended a rally Wednesday in support of a state legislator who has been widely criticized for anti-gay remarks caught in a YouTube audio clip.
Human Rights Scene In PakistanOn the occasion of Minorities Day, Amnesty International expressed concern at the discrimination, harassment and attacks against all religious minorities, including Ahmadis, Christians, Shiite, Sikhs and Hindus that were widespread in Pakistan.
If God Had Wanted Me To Be Accepting Of Gays, He Would Have Given Me The Warmth And Compassion To Do So It's a simple matter of logic, really. God made me who I am, and who I am is a cold, anti-gay zealot. Thus, I abhor gay people because God made me that way. Why is that so hard to understand?
Report: Muslim population hits 1.57 billionThe global Muslim population stands at 1.57 billion, meaning that nearly 1 in 4 people in the practice Islam, according to a report billed as the most comprehensive of its kind.
The Religious Right Gets Real on MarriageNo one denies that conservative Christians have a marriage problem, a dizzying gap between their articulated ideals and their success in achieving them.
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