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  Evangelicals march in Chiapas to call for repeal of gender identity law

  Hundreds of Evangelical Christians took part Saturday, July 25, in the Grand Citizens' March for Values in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The march wound through the streets of the state capital in opposition to amendments to the state's Civil Code approved by the Chiapas Congress on June 30 that allow adults to change the gender marker on their official documents through an administrative process

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  Economic solutions to human trafficking: How businesses can help survivors rebuild their lives

  Economic crimes require economic solutions. That is the conviction behind the work of Dr. Lauren Pinkston, chair of the board of the Freedom Business Alliance (FBA), who joined today’s episode of Faith Without Frontiers to discuss human trafficking, trauma-informed workplaces, migration, and the role businesses can play in restoring dignity.

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  Trump praises Tinubu for efforts to protect Christians as US and Nigeria deepen security ties

  President Donald Trump has praised Nigerian President Bola Tinubu for his government’s efforts to confront terrorism and protect Christian communities, signaling a significant shift in tone after months of sharp criticism from Washington over deadly attacks on Christians.

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  India’s Cockroach protests: Education minister resigns. The government is still deciding how to lose.

  When Christian Daily International last reported on this movement on July 24, India’s government had met two of three demands set by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), a youth-led movement mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but was withholding an answer on the central one.

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  India's Cockroach protests: They wanted one resignation. They got tear gas, a hunger strike, and half a deal.

  India’s government has given itself until Saturday afternoon (July 25) to answer the one demand it has not yet met: whether Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will lose his job.

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  Guatemala's top court unanimously rejects same-sex marriage challenge

  Guatemala's Constitutional Court unanimously rejected a provisional challenge to the country's legal definition of marriage, blocking an effort by LGBTIQ+ rights group Lambda Association to open same-sex unions to legal recognition.

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  Finnish attorney Ville Hoikkala: 'Criminality is not a good career choice in Finland'

  A Finnish Christian lawyer who has spent more than two decades representing immigrants, asylum seekers and criminal defendants says his work has given him a unique perspective on both the brokenness of humanity and the transforming power of faith.

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