Religious Freedom

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  Schools in Finland face opposition to Christian music

  By Chris Eyte Europe 3 days ago

  Opposition to Christian music in one school in Finland resulted in the cancellation of Handel’s “Messiah” in another, Finnish media reported.

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  Rape, attempted kidnapping in Pakistan drive Christian family into hiding

  By Christian Daily International / Morning Star News Asia

  3 days ago

  A pastor and his family have gone into hiding after a Muslim neighbor who raped his 14-year-old daughter tried to kidnap her and force her to convert to Islam and marry her, he said.

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  Amid persecution of clergy in China, bishop speaks only of ‘Sinicization’

  By Edward Ross Asia

  3 days ago

  With 10 Catholic bishops in China in detention, “disappeared” or forced from their positions, the government-installed bishop of Shanghai at a conference this month spoke only on President Xi Jinping’s “Sinicization” of religion, without mentioning hoped-for pastoral plans.

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  Muslim family members kill recent convert to Christianity

  By Morning Star News Asia

  5 days ago

  A Muslim teacher at an Islamic school in eastern Uganda who became a Christian on Oct. 4 was killed on Oct. 21, area sources said.