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Prospects Dim for Religious Freedom in Nepal
Right to convert could harm Nepal's Hindu identity, lawmakers believe. KATHMANDU, Nepal, March 29 (Compass Direct News) — A new constitution that Nepal's parliament is scheduled to put into effect...
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Nepal Plans New Criminal Code Forbidding Evangelism
Deadline again passes for completing new constitution. KATHMANDU, Nepal, June 2 (Compass Direct News) — Five years after it abolished Hinduism as the state religion, Nepal is working on a new criminal...
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Turkey Overturns Historic Religious Property Seizures
Christian and Jewish communities to reclaim state-confiscated properties. ISTANBUL, August 30 (Compass Direct News) — The Turkish government made a historic U-turn in state policy this past weekend,...
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US Couple Threatened With $500-Per-Meeting Fines For Home Bible Study
A couple in San Juan Capistrano, California, has been ordered to stop holding a Bible study in their home on the grounds that the meeting violates a city ordinance as a "church" and not as a private...
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Church Head in Unprecedented Meeting with Turkish MPs
ISTANBUL, February 27 (Compass Direct News) — In an unprecedented meeting, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey last week expressed his concerns and hopes for the country's Christian...
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Turkey’s Religious Freedom Record Slides
ISTANBUL, April 9 (Compass Direct News) — Sentiment against Christians in Turkey has persisted long enough for a U.S. religious rights monitor to recommend it as a "Country of Particular Concern," and...
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Three Lao, Two Thai Christians Arrested in Laos
Members of Lao military dismissed for embracing Christian faith DUBLIN, June 25 (Compass Direct News) — Lao officials arrested two Lao and two Thai Christians in Luang Namtha Province earlier this...
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Convert Isolation * Cult Slugs * Burqa Ban
From a terrace overlooking the Mediterranean, here's a vacation edition of religion news briefs. Stories include giant snails, Chile's notorious Colonia Dignidad cult, yet another Burqa ban, a look at...
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Religious Freedom vs. Human Rights
Do religious beliefs trump human rights, or it is the other way around? Three items in this edition of Religion News Briefs touch upon that issue. The 'Church' of Scientology is known for, among other...
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Anti-gay bakery owners must pay $135.000 to lesbian couple
The Christian owners of the Sweetcakes by Melissa bakery in Gresham, Oregon who denied service to a same-sex couple must pay $135,000 in damages, the state's Bureau of Labor and Industries has ruled....
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