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Residents around the Lake Toba area in Indonesia are resisting Muslim tourism with a pig festival.

The evangelical leader also suggested that persecuted Indians should pray for Modi in the hope it will prompt him to better protect religious minorities.

"When you're using faith just to tap into an audience, it doesn't work," Jonathan Morris, suggesting Trump does not pander in that way.

The letter is the oldest known Christian documentary evidence from the Roman province of Egypt, providing fascinating details about some of the earliest adherents to the religion.

"President Trump's enemies continue to try everything to destroy him, his family, and the presidency," Graham said.

Religious motivations are denigrated; sensibilities are ignored; institutions get second-class status and Christian expression is restrained.

"Russian authorities have arrested, fined, or imprisoned members; community property has been seized; and there have been numerous reports of harsh interrogations and allegations of torture," the U.N. noted.

Sri Lanka's Christians have a long history that reflects the dynamics of colonialism as well as present-day ethnic and religious tensions.

"[Evangelicals] believe in absolute moral and spiritual truth, and they tend to vote those convictions at the ballot box," pastor Robert Jeffress said.

Right-wing radio host Jesse Lee Peterson expressed concern that repressed white Americans may be incited to carry out a New Zealand–like attack in the U.S.

Some parents felt the musical "caricatured" Christian views on science.

While Muslims have been the main target of China's crackdown and "Sinification" policies, Christian groups have also faced oppressive policies.

"May the blessings of the birth of Jesus usher peace and joy to all in 2019," Javad Zarif wrote on Christmas Eve.

"We're seeing a relapse into a time of history that was marked by...these sort of arcane perspectives on religion and religious leaders," Reverend Johnnie Moore said.

No country, large or small, can claim to be great—let alone to be a leader in the world—while arbitrarily suppressing the small but steadfast prayers of a believer.

About 46 million women and girls have gained access to contraceptives in the world's lowest-income countries over the past six years, according to a report.

Bibi had been accused of insulting Islam during an argument with neighbors in 2009.

Many said the move was intended to erase the recognition of transgender Americans.

The tour is unusual since white evangelical Protestants have long backed the GOP for its conservative approach to a variety of social issues.

"The government classifies many religious groups outside its control as 'evil cults,' and subjects members to police harassment, torture, arbitrary detention and imprisonment," Human Rights Watch said.

"We must not allow enemies to use our minor ideological differences as a tool to create multivoices in the country."

The Christian right that supports Trump has found ways to justify their support of the president, for example, with analogies of how God used King David, a man with personal flaws, for the greater good of the country.

Dahlan Silitonga, 61, and Tjia Nyuk Hwa, 45, were beaten in front of hundreds of spectators in Aceh province.

Billy Graham distanced himself from some of his son Franklin Graham's more Trumpian views.

It was unclear if the gunmen had any affiliation with a terrorist group, but the men reportedly had a bomb, an explosive belt and other ammunition on them, suggesting a more elaborate attack had been planned.

Pence wanted to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East, but the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem has changed that.

The ACLU is fighting to stave off their deportations in federal court, but the government has pushed back at every turn.

Experts argue that the Christians forced out of Syria "are as good as gone."

Tehran has been aiding Baghdad and Damascus in their battles against the group.

Liberal politician says Islamic bakers should be allowed to refuse service to Jewish ceremonies.