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Religious News From Around the Web March 2, 2020

02 Mar 2020
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WRN Editorial Staff

Biblical Plague, Give up Phones for Lent?, Minister Farrakhan, Thich Quang Do, SCOTUS to hear Catholic Foster Case, Boko Haram, Coronavirus and Hajj Give up Phones for Lent? Pope Francis suggested...

Religious Freedom Advocates, Churches and Believers Rally in Prayer for Leah Sharibu on Oct. 26

24 Oct 2019
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Alethea Bloomwood

WASHINGTON—Save the Persecuted Christians (STPC), which advocates on behalf of hundreds of millions of persecuted Christians worldwide, is linking arms with the Leah Foundation, other concerned believers...

Why Nigeria Has Become One Of The Most Dangerous Countries For Christians

27 Jun 2018
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Derek Welch

Over 86 Dead In Recent Attack in Nigeria Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. According to Pew Research Center, hundreds of thousands of Christians are killed every year,...

Colosseum Lit Up Red to Honor Religious Persecuted Christians

26 Feb 2018
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C Barnett

Initiative by ACN to shine light on Christians who face persecution will illuminate Colosseum in red , to draw the attention of the world to those who faced persecution due to their faith. ACN’s...

Hungarian Government Prepares to Rescue Persecuted Christians

26 Sep 2016
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C Barnett

Hungary aims to aid and defend Christians persecuted by ISIS. Hungary has announced a new initiative to fight forces that discriminate against and persecute Christians. The government has decided...

Boko Haram’s Last Stronghold: Taken by Nigerian Forces

27 Apr 2015
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Alison Lesley

Boko Haram has killed over 5,000 civilians between 2009 and 2015. Their last stronghold was recently overtaken by Nigeria. Boko Haram, which means "Group of the People of Sunnah for Preaching and Jihad,"...

How sectarian violence within Islam hurts the youth

23 Mar 2015
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Huma Munir

Three young muslim teenagers playing "war games" on the streets in the muslim quarter of the old city of Jerusalem. Robert Hoetink / Shutterstock.com Muslim leaders must unite to make a pact to put an end to sectarian...

Opinion: Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Arguments Against Islam Are Fallacious

04 Mar 2015
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Huma Munir

Featured Contributor Huma Munir argues that Ayaan Hirsi Ali's experiences with extremism cannot be used to label every Muslim. In recent days, we have heard from people like Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Sam Harris...

Boko Haram attacks are deadlier, but where is the Western outcry?

15 Jan 2015
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Alison Lesley

Boko Haram has become increasingly deadly recently, but many religious and African leaders question the West's commitment to solving this terrorist threat. Terrorist attacks by Islamist terrorist group,...

International Pressure to Bring Back Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Increases

09 May 2014
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Emily Murdoch

The international community is coming together in support of the recently kidnapped Nigerian girls, but the situation remains dire. It has been over two weeks now since about two hundred school girls...