Luiza Oleszczuk

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  Jan 24, 2012

  Mark Driscoll Responds to Criticism of Sex Talk in 'Real Marriage'

  Mark Driscoll, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Seattle, Wash., has hit back at critics who claim his new book penned with his wife, Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship, and Life Together, goes too far, or doesn't go far enough, in its discussion of marriage and sex. 

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  Jan 23, 2012

  Fate of Christians Arrested During Christmas in Iran Still Unknown

  One month after security forces raided their Assemblies of God Church (AOG) in Ahwaz in western Iran two days before Christmas – which resulted in the arrest of the entire congregation, including children – there is still no word regarding the whereabouts of the church's pastor and three of its congregants. Everyone, but these four, were released from jail not long after the raid.

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  Jan 23, 2012

  Critic Calls on Eddie Long's Accusers to Keep Speaking Out

  A popular political and economic analyst and African-American culture critic has stirred controversy with a column bashing Bishop Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church over his multiple sexual misconduct allegations, calling the Atlanta, Ga., minister a "bold-faced liar."

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  Jan 21, 2012

  Exclusive: Iraqi UN Ambassador, NYC Interfaith Group Discuss Christian 'Exodus' From Iraq

  As the Christian community expresses its concern over reports of a mass exodus of Christians from Iraq, an Iraqi official says the situation is not as bad as it seems, and that Iraq, with a tradition of religious tolerance, very much has a  chance to become an oasis of peace and tolerance in the region – but that would require the eradication of extremism.

• Jan 20, 2012

  Afghan Christian Refugees in India Face Deportation, Possibly Death Back Home (VIDEO)

  An Afghan Christian widow and three of her daughters were denied refugee status by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in New Delhi for the second time last month, and currently face imminent deportation to their home country where they could face imprisonment for apostasy and a potential death sentence.

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  Jan 19, 2012

  George Clooney, Other Celebs to Evoke Prop 8 in 'Gay Marriage' Play (VIDEO)

  George Clooney, Jamie Lee Curtis, Martin Sheen and other Hollywood celebs are to perform in a Los Angeles premiere in March of the play "8," which recreates the controversial challenge to Proposition 8 in California posed by a group of activists advocating for same-sex marriage in 2010.

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  Jan 18, 2012

  Boko Haram Using Terror to Drive Christians From Nigeria

  The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria has suggested that Muslim extremists, specifically al-Qaida-linked Boko Haram, are not simply trying to push Christians out of the mostly-Muslim northern areas, but are actually using violence in an effort to expel believers from the country altogether.

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  Jan 17, 2012

  Muslim Brotherhood Picks Egypt's House Speaker; Attacks on Christians Inevitable?

  An international Christian organization has voiced its concern over news that the Muslim Brotherhood's leader is to become the speaker of Egypt’s newly-minted Parliament, a move that heightens fears that Egypt's Christian community could very well be in danger.

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  Jan 17, 2012

  Christians Between a Rock and a Hard Place Amid Syrian Protests?

  Christians in Syria have found themselves faced with a moral dilemma. On the one hand, many feel they have an obligation to oppose President Bashar al-Assad, despite calls from protesters for a toppling of his authoritarian regime; others, however, concerned with the possibility that, if they do support the pro-democracy protests, believers could eventually find their lives threatened by Muslim extremists.

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  Jan 16, 2012

  'Occupy the Dream' Movement: Racism a Major Factor in 99 Percent's Woes

  Spirits were high in the freezing temperature Monday morning as a group of 70-odd protesters called for economic and social equality in front of the New York City Federal Reserve bank in downtown Manhattan.