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  Prime Minister Andy Burnham focused on social care over assisted suicide legislation

  The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has indicated that assisted dying legislation should not be debated in Parliament yet, arguing that social care and palliative care need to be “fixed” first.

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  First hospice day center initiative could be rolled out across Latvia

  As debates rage across Europe over attempts by some countries to introduce assisted dying laws, Latvia’s first hospice day center for palliative care has been hailed as a success, raising hopes of a national roll-out.

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  Declining Christian freedom a 'defining test' for Andy Burnham's government

  Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is being urged to defend Christian freedoms amid concerns that existing and proposed laws are restricting the public expression of religious beliefs.

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  Swiss defence minister apologizes to churches for excluding them from clergy draft law change

  Switzerland's defence minister has written to church leaders to apologize for failing to consult them before quietly stripping clergy of their long-standing exemption from military service obligations, a procedural lapse that has drawn criticism from Catholic and Protestant leaders alike.

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  Christians from across German-speaking world to gather for JESUS27 revival conference

  Registration is open for a pan-denominational conference in Germany that organizers say will bring together Christians from across German-speaking Europe to pray, study Scripture, and strengthen the church's evangelistic witness.

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  Can business be ministry? Austrian couple shares how a hotel became a mission field

  When Josef and Rebekka Schneider left secure careers seven years ago to renovate and operate a former Catholic seminary as a hotel in Austria, they believed the business would simply support their real mission: planting a church. Instead, the hotel became the mission.

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  Palliative care expert challenges governments over six-month timeframe for assisted suicide patients

  Advocating for assisted suicide on the likelihood of a patient dying within six months has been robustly challenged by a leading palliative care expert who says that no diagnostic tools, tests or clinical examinations can reliably predict such a timeframe.

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