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Government agents shut down Iran's largest Persian-language Pentecostal church Monday, just one week after one of its pastors was arrested and hauled away midway through a worship service.The closing of Central Assemblies of God church in Tehran is the latest case of the Islamic Republic's leadership cracking down on Christians ahead of the June 14 presidential election to replace President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Leaders appear especially wary of groups deemed dangerous to their power base, including growing Christian churches, according to Iranian Christians and rights groups who spoke to BosNewsLife , a news agency that specializes in the plight of Christians in Middle Eastern nations."These incidents appear to be an attempt to stop worship services from being conducted in Farsi, the language of the majority of Iranians," George Wood, general superintendent of the AoG in the U.S., told the service. "Services are allowed in Armenian, a minority language that most Iranians do not speak o...
Lisa Daftari on the increasing tensions between Christians and Muslims in Iran
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Seems Warner Bros. has taken movie marketing to a whole new level — even higher than a bird or a plane.The studio enlisted Christian-focused firm Grace Hill Media to...
Supporters of the American pastor held in Iran and facing a possible death sentence for his faith say the State Department is not doing enough to win his release.Pas...
When Oklahoma looked to redesign its license plate five years ago, the iconic image of a young Apache warrior shooting an arrow skyward depicted in Allen Houser's "S...
It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's … Jesus?When Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created their iconic comic book hero Superman in 1938, their character wasn't just a re...
The White House has issued a strong statement pressing for the immediate release of the American pastor held in Iran for his Christian faith, while his wife and atto...
The wife of the Iranian-American pastor held in Iran, along with U.S. attorneys representing the family, have traveled to Geneva and will present his case to the Uni...
The United Church of Christ ( search ) , a denomination known for its progressive stand on social issues, will consider opposing resolutions on same-sex marriage at ...
Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett on how the Egyptian government has failed or been slow to protect religious minorities
Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, elections in Iran are a symbolic game. Unlike the government advertisements, or propaganda, showing old footage of Iranians at ...
Israeli police say vandals have defaced graves at a Christian cemetery in Tel Aviv.Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the words "price tag" were found on Thursday...
An Idaho senator is delivering a powerful appeal to Iranians on behalf of the Christian pastor imprisoned in Tehran for his faith, with a videotaped message timed to...
Suspected Jewish extremists punctured the tyres of 28 cars in an Arab Israeli town and scrawled graffiti nearby in a likely "price tag" attack overnight, an AFP corr...
The wife of an American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian beliefs delivered an impassioned plea to foreign diplomats gathered in Geneva, begging them to pr...
A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology.Th...
When Grace Liverman needed to write a will, the 66-year-old who suffers from lupus and other health problems didn't know where to turn. So she called her pastor at H...
Last year, China surpassed Japan as the second-largest box office in the world – with theater earnings up 36 percent from the previous year.Experts now anticipate th...
Sending Syria arms and aid and possibly more is a commitment that could haunt the U.S. for years to come, according to some Washington lawmakers. They are cautioning...
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