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Global Church News - Paraguay: diocese defends bishop, says Cardinal Ratzinger recommended accused priest Aug 04, 2014 The Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, has published an aggressive defense of the leadership of Bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano, c... [1]

KATHMANDU Saturday is the one day off in Nepal's working week and therefore has become the holy day for Nepal's growing Christian community. [2]

PATHEIN — Parents have urged the Irrawaddy regional government to abolish a Christian cult after their children who joined the group refused to return home for no apparent reason. [3]

TOKYO -- A religious power struggle rooted in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is spilling over into Asia. [4]

BEIJING — Western forces are trying to use Christianity to influence China’s society and even “subvert” the government, a senior official said, warning that Chinese Christians needed to follow a Chinese model of the religion. [5]

TOKYO -- While Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses deep faith in the Group of Seven nations, the solidarity among the world's richest democracies faces a serious challenge in light of waning U.S. [6]

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament is drafting proposed revisions to the national criminal code that could ban all consensual sex outside marriage, sparking alarm among activists who said it would breach basic rights and could be misused to target the ... [7]

In the Evangelis Lutheran Church, a small storm has emerged from the status of gay people in the church. The publicist Petri Karisma believes that the debate will grow. (translated from fi) [8]

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[1] MM heraldmalaysia.com · 85% match

Global Church News

Global Church News - Paraguay: diocese defends bishop, says Cardinal Ratzinger recommended accused priest Aug 04, 2014 The Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, has published an aggressive defense of the leadership of Bishop Rogelio Livieres Plano, c

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-12-15 · 38% match

Christianity's rise tests Nepal's new secularism

KATHMANDU Saturday is the one day off in Nepal's working week and therefore has become the holy day for Nepal's growing Christian community.

[3] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-11-29 · 38% match

Parents Demand Govt Take Action Against Religious Cult

PATHEIN — Parents have urged the Irrawaddy regional government to abolish a Christian cult after their children who joined the group refused to return home for no apparent reason.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-03-31 · 38% match

Orthodox church schism extends Putin's reach in Asia

TOKYO -- A religious power struggle rooted in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is spilling over into Asia.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-03-12 · 35% match

China Official Says West Using Christianity to ‘Subvert’ Power

BEIJING — Western forces are trying to use Christianity to influence China’s society and even “subvert” the government, a senior official said, warning that Chinese Christians needed to follow a Chinese model of the religion.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-01-18 · 35% match

Abe's vision of G-7 faces test of unity

TOKYO -- While Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expresses deep faith in the Group of Seven nations, the solidarity among the world's richest democracies faces a serious challenge in light of waning U.S.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-01-30 · 34% match

Draft Proposals in Indonesian Parliament Aim to Ban Extramarital Sex

JAKARTA — Indonesia’s parliament is drafting proposed revisions to the national criminal code that could ban all consensual sex outside marriage, sparking alarm among activists who said it would breach basic rights and could be misused to target the

[8] FI yle.fi · 2013-06-11 · 34% match translated from fi

Sápmi

In the Evangelis Lutheran Church, a small storm has emerged from the status of gay people in the church. The publicist Petri Karisma believes that the debate will grow.

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[9] MM www2.irrawaddy.com · 39% match

Religion and Revolution

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-09-23 · 33% match

Win Htein

Since the party was established in 1988, our NLD has had a clear policy not to mix politics and religion.

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