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- When Politics Saved 25 Million LivesTwenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. Will their legacy survive today’s partisanship?Emily Belz in Lilongwe, Malawi|
- Liberty University Students Lead 50th March for LifeEvangelical and Catholic pro-life groups come together for the first post-Roe march.Megan Fowler|
- US Branch Splits from Open Doors InternationalOpen Doors USA is now Global Christian Relief, but there is little indication of what led to the break.Emily Belz|
- Don’t Leave Migrant Ministry to the BorderQ&A with Sami DiPasquale, head of an El Paso nonprofit, on what the surge of asylum seekers is like on the ground and how the church all over the country can help.Interview by Emily Belz|español
- Court Dismisses Suit Against Platt’s McLean Bible ChurchWhile the DC-area congregation celebrates getting to move forward, critics continue to accuse leadership of a liberal takeover.Kate Shellnutt|
- The Alpha and the Omicron: COVID-19 Disrupts Christmas Worship AgainFrom London to DC, a new variant has shifted plans for big holiday services and celebrations in 2021.Miguel Petrosky|
- US Senate Confirms Rashad Hussain as First Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador(UPDATE) Bipartisan vote of 85–5 installs Biden nominee championed by many Christian IRF advocates.CT and RNS|
- Nigeria Removed, Russia Added to US State Department’s Religious Persecution ListUSCIRF “appalled” at “unexplainable” Nigeria decision, “welcomes” Russia and Taliban inclusion, and wishes India, Syria, and Vietnam were also named and shamed.Religion News Service and CT|
- Where Billy Graham Is RememberedThe late evangelist is larger than life with monuments, markers, and museums.Daniel Silliman|
- Biden Names First Muslim Religious Freedom Ambassador(UPDATED) 12 Christian IRF advocates praise Rashad Hussain, Obama’s OIC envoy, for his credentials and credibility. Two USCIRF commissioners and antisemitism envoy also named.Jeremy Weber and Religion News Service|
