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(The Christian Post) A prominent pastor who's had several run-ins with Canadian authorities for violating ongoing coronavirus restrictions was ordered to pay crippling fines and give up his free speech rights as part of a probation agreement to avoid jail time. Artur Pawlowski, the outspoken pastor of Street Church and The Cave of Adullam in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, avoided … [Read more...] about Artur Pawlowski: ‘I Have To Lie to the Public’ To Avoid Jail for Violating COVID-19 Restrictions

(ALJAZEERA) Last month, Myanmar soldiers gunned down Cung Biak Hum, a 31-year-old Baptist pastor, while he rushed to help put out a fire caused by military shelling. As his town of Thantlang in Myanmar’s northwestern Chin State went up in flames, soldiers sawed off the pastor’s finger and stole his wedding ring. “The killing of Cung Biak Hum and mutilation of his finger … [Read more...] about Churches, Clergy Targeted by Myanmar Military

(Christian Headlines) Archaeologists recently discovered a wine-making factory from the Byzantine era in Southern Israel. They believe it is the largest known complex of its kind from that time period. The discovery was made by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), who had been excavating the Israeli coastal city of Yavne since 2019 as part of the city’s … [Read more...] about Archaeologists Uncover Largest Byzantine Era Wine-making Factory in Israel

(The Tribune) Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has accused Christian missionaries of running programmes for forced conversion of Sikh families in border villages, a charge vehemently denied by the Bishop of Diocese of Amritsar. The Jathedar further alleged that several members of the Sikh community were being lured with money for conversion. “Christian … [Read more...] about Akal Takht Accuses Missionaries of Forced Conversions of Sikhs Into Christianity

By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press SEKE, Zimbabwe (AP) Yvonne Binda stands in front of a church congregation, all in pristine white robes, and tells them not to believe what they’ve heard about COVID-19 vaccines. “The vaccine is not linked to Satanism,” she says. The congregants, members of a Christian Apostolic church in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe, are … [Read more...] about ‘It’s Not Satanism’: Zimbabwe Church Leaders Preach Vaccines