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• South Sudanese Pastor Jailed after Preaching at North Khartoum Church Security personnel in Sudan have held a pastor from South Sudan since Dec. 21 after he delivered a sermon at an embattled North Khartoum church. Dec 29, 2014

  

  South Sudanese Pastor Jailed after Preaching at North Khartoum Church
• Nigeria: 200 Muslims Protect Christians from Attack Over 200 Muslims reportedly protected Christians from attacks in Nigeria. Dec 29, 2014

  

  Nigeria: 200 Muslims Protect Christians from Attack
• Muslim Woman Forced to Go to Church while in Jail Sues State of Ohio A Muslim woman claims Cuyahoga County jail correction officers forced her to attend Christian worship services during her 60-day jail sentence. Dec 24, 2014

  

  Muslim Woman Forced to Go to Church while in Jail Sues State of Ohio
• Virginia Church Receives $52,000 Check in Christmas Card from Anonymous Donor A Church in Virginia recently received a Christmas donation that was enough to pay off the building’s mortgage; the giver of the donation is unknown. Dec 23, 2014

  Virginia Church Receives $52,000 Check in Christmas Card from Anonymous Donor
• Black Churches Are No Longer Ground Zero for Civil Rights Activism The Rev. Delman Coates approached his pulpit on Sunday (Dec. 14) with a straightforward sermon: “Black Lives Matter.” Dec 19, 2014

  Black Churches Are No Longer Ground Zero for Civil Rights Activism
• Midnight Mass Services on Decline Due to Safety Concerns The tradition of midnight mass on Christmas Eve may be falling out of practice, according to a survey. Dec 19, 2014

  Midnight Mass Services on Decline Due to Safety Concerns
• ISIS Selling Church Artifacts Worth Millions to Western Collectors ISIS is reportedly making money by raiding and looting churches and then selling valuable stolen artifacts. Dec 18, 2014

  ISIS Selling Church Artifacts Worth Millions to Western Collectors
• Reverend Libby Lane Named First Female Bishop The Church of England has named Reverend Libby Lane the Bishop of Stockport one month after the Church decided to allow women to serve as bishops, a historic change in canon law. Dec 17, 2014

  Reverend Libby Lane Named First Female Bishop
• Serial Anti-Religion Bullies Switch Targets Two atheists who recently targeted churches in Hawaii that rent space from public schools are continuing their assault on religious liberty—this time, in Michigan. Dec 15, 2014

  Serial Anti-Religion Bullies Switch Targets
• Mormon Leader Steps Down over CIA Interrogation Role A member of a Mormon church was asked to give up his leadership position in 2012 due to his role in the CIA’s harsh interrogation program. Dec 12, 2014

  Mormon Leader Steps Down over CIA Interrogation Role