Who Restricts Religion More, Politicians or the People? Pew Crunched the Global Data.

Annual report grades 198 nations and territories, with 9 in 10 harassing believing communities. China and Nigeria score the worst.
Government restrictions on religion are at a global high.
Social hostility toward religion, however, has ticked dow…

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‘Dune’ Centers Islamic Imagery. These Muslim-World Novels Center Christ.

Drawing from their long experience in the Islamic world, evangelical novelists pen fiction to help Muslims and Americans better see Jesus.
Can you imagine if Dune took place in the ocean instead of the desert? One Christian novel does.
With Dune: …

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Petra Means Rock Churches: Jordan Permits First Prayers in 1,400 Years

Religious tourism initiative at ancient city recalls Moab, Byzantium, and Arab tribal Christianity, amid speculation on Paul’s possible first missionary journey.
Imagine yourself as Indiana Jones, traversing the narrow, nearly mile-long Siq gorge, …

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Report: Iran Arrested 166 Christians in 2023, Targeting Bible Distributors

Four watchdog groups unite to urge UK parliament to hold Tehran accountable for “faceless victims” of Islamic reeducation and other religious freedom violations.
Religious reeducation did not work on Esmaeil Narimanpour.
First arrested by the Iran…

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Meet the Iranian Christians Crafting an Evangelical Alliance

Introducing 11 of the dozens of diaspora ministries working to unite one of the world’s fastest-growing gospel movements.
Last week in Tehran, thousands rallied to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Islamic revolution that established Iran&rsq…

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