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Presbyterian Church (USA) drops In Christ Alone from hymnal
An extraordinary dispute has arisen over a lyric contained one of the most beloved contemporary Christian hymns of the modern-day Church, "In Christ Alone".
Bible Society bookshops attacked in Egypt
Two Bible Society bookshops were completely destroyed after being set on fire
Concern over attacks against Christians in Egypt
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has voiced concern about attacks against Christians as the Pope cancels public sermons
Barnabas Fund to evacuate further 3,400 Christians from Sudan
Barnabas Fund is expanding its Exodus campaign to rescue another 3,400 Christians from Sudan.
Syrian rebels destroy Orthodox church in Al-Thawrah
The Antiochian Orthodox church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus was a landmark of al-Thawrah (also known as al-Tabqah).
Uzbekistan: State tries to take one children's camp and raids another
Baptists have complained to the Prosecutor-General that "the future of Uzbekistan cannot be built on the plundering of religious organisations".
Coptic girl shot in Cairo
Morning Star News is reporting that a Coptic Christian girl walking home from a Bible class at her church was shot and killed last week in Cairo by an unidentified gunman, human rights activists said on Friday, August 9, 2013.
Crackdown on Christian gatherings in northwest China
Christian Solidarity Worldwide has voiced concerns over reports of a crackdown on unregistered Christian meetings in China's Xinjiang province.
Spraying of indigenous people's land in Colombia causing sickness
Christian Aid has the criticised aerial-spraying of coca crops in northwest Colombia, saying it is putting the future of indigenous children at risk.
Nigeria: Boko Haram under investigation for crimes against humanity
International Criminal Court report blames Islamic sect for 1,200 deaths
Algeria slow in ruling on convert's prison sentence appeal
Morning Star News is reporting that nearly nine months since an Algerian court last heard his case, a Christian convert from Islam still awaits a ruling on the appeal of his unusually harsh sentence for allegedly "proselytizing" and defaming Islam and its prophet.
Pakistan: Will the former UK MP's governorship in Punjab herald hope for minorities?
In the face of the unresolved issues of the minorities in Pakistan a man of Mr Sarwar's caliber is probably the right person to import the much-cherished UK values of integration, promotion and equality of opportunity to its ethnic minorities up and down the country.
Algerians stage picnics in protest against 'forced' fasting
Hundreds controversially break Ramadan fast in northern Algeria
Syria: Assyrian Christians told 'If you want to come back, convert to Islam, or you will be killed'
According to the Assyrian International News Agency, Assyrian Christians who have fled from an area of Syria called al-Thawrah (also known as al-Tabqah), have been told by rebels, "If you want to come back, convert to Islam, or you will be killed."
Minorities 'not safe in Pakistan'
Pakistan's minorities are feeling the effects of Islamic militant organisations which target them for violence, and an Islamic culture that they say makes them feel insecure.
Humanitarian situation in DRC reaching crisis point
Christian Aid has warned of a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo.