Wolrd Religion

Since March, the Moroccan government has expelled more than 100 foreign Christians for alleged "proselytizing." Authorities failed to give Christians deportation orders or enough time to settle their affairs before they left.

Observers have called this a calculated effort to purge the historically moderate Muslim country, known for its progressive policies, of all Christian elements – both foreign and national.

Amid a national media campaign to vilify Christians in Morocco, more than 7,000 Muslim clerics signed a statement denouncing all Christian activities and calling foreign Christians' aid work "religious terrorism."

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According to James Cats, just as there are Mormon sects with different practices and beliefs, so are there different "perspectives" among the Amish, who live in 27 states and two Canadian provinces within 1,570 congregations.

He suggested that providers working with such groups try to maintain a presence in the community and identify willing partners while taking a "faith-acceptance" approach.

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