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Islamic extremists threw acid on a church leader on Christmas Eve shortly after a seven-day revival at his church, leaving him with severe burns that have blinded one eye and threaten sight in the other.

On Oct. 15, area Muslim leaders declared a fatwa against him demanding his death.

 

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Tensions ran high in Beit Shemesh, Israel, Tuesday night as thousands of people gathered to protest against the rise of ultra- Orthodox extremism.

They spoke out against a growing frequency in attacks against a local religious-Zionist girls' elementary school and the broader trend of haredi exclusion of women from the public domain.

 

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Concern is rising over a new burst of activity by followers Warren Jeffs -- the imprisoned leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS).

According to outside observers, there has been a flurry of church meetings almost daily, a set of mysterious construction projects and widespread re-baptism as thousands of followers react to apparent prophesies of doom from their imprisoned leader.

 

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According to a recent Pew Research Center report on Global Christianity, 305 million Christians worldwide follow the charismatic movement.

"One of the reasons the charismatic movement is expanding … apart from salvation, we experience healing, miracles. The blind see, the lame get up and walk, and the deaf can hear. That attracts a lot of people," says on pastor.

 

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An Oregon Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 16-year-old boy whose cause of death is unknown and whose family belongs to General Assembly and the Church of the First Born -- a church that believes illnesses and injuries should be treated with prayer rather than medical care.

 

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A young man has been charged with desecrating the Quran under Pakistan's controversial "blasphemy" laws after the Christian had an argument over rent with his Muslim landlord, his attorneys said.

Police charged the man after his landlord accused him of burning pages of the Quran in order to prepare tea.

 

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