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BANGKOK, April 28 (Compass Direct News) – Former police and security officers in North Korea told a U.S. government body that their superiors had instructed them to play the role of Christians and infiltrate “underground” prayer meetings in order to incriminate, arrest, imprison and sometimes execute believers in North Korea.

NEW DELHI, April 28 (Compass Direct News) – The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat state has implemented an “anti-conversion” law passed in 2003, increasing Christians’ fears that it will open the door to false accusations by Hindu extremists.

NEW DELHI, April 29 (Compass Direct News) – The Hindu nationalist government in Rajasthan state has closed a police investigation into a televised attack on pastor Walter Masih a year ago today after withdrawing the more serious charges against the accused.

Andhra Pradesh, April 30 (Compass Direct News) – About 50 Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) extremists from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on April 15 beat two independent pastors in Devarakonda village, Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh.

JAKARTA, May 6 (Compass Direct News) – Muslim extremists and local government authorities last week threatened to tear down a church building under construction in North Sumatra even though church leaders met requirements of Indonesia’s draconian law on worship places, the church’s pastor said.

LOS ANGELES, May 2 (Compass Direct News) – An advocacy organization reported this week that Chinese authorities now accuse a Beijing businessman of being a “dangerous religious element” – which a long-time friend dismissed as contrary to Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan’s gentle, patriotic nature.

KANO, Nigeria, May 1 (Compass Direct News) – Musa Yaro lifted his sonorous voice and read out a passage from Risalla, an Islamic publication, and then handed down his judgment: “Whoever insults our prophet, Muhammad, must die. You, Abdullahi Umaru, having insulted the Holy Prophet Muhammad, must therefore pay the price for your crime. You must die by the sword.”

The government of England is giving "Right to Die" cards to its citizens.

Reestablishing the right of pastors to speak on political issues – including endorsing and opposing candidates on biblical grounds – is the goal of the Alliance Defense Fund's new "Pulpit Initiative."

Dr. Bill Meier with Focus on the Family says a recent report on marijuana abuse and its effects emphasizes the critical importance of faith in young people's lives.

An anti-conversion law enacted in a northern part of India could spell trouble for Christian missionaries.

Pro-family leader Mike Heath is questioning the subject matter of a 'Boys to Men' conference being held today at a Maine university.

As the situation in Lebanon continues to deteriorate, one Lebanese fugitive is concerned about the future of democracy in her native land.

The American Psychiatric Convention is over -- but controversy lingers.

An estimated 5,000 Boy Scouts are making plans to spend part of their summer doing repairs and cleanup work in five federal forests.

Conservative black pastor and political activist Dean Nelson says he's troubled by the document "An Evangelical Manifesto" that purports to reclaim what it means to be an evangelical Christian.

Franklin Graham says he's opposed to any missionary activity taking place in China during the Olympic Games and has called on Christians in the communist country to obey its laws.

A coalition of faith-based groups has joined forces, calling on Congress to pass resolutions in both houses to focus on the Ten Commandments.