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• NI extremists 'must face reality' | Religious extremists in Northern Ireland must face up to the reality that the preconceived notions they have of others are long past their sell by date, a leading cleric said today. (UTV, Ireland)
  
  
• Saudi enforcers of religious rules feared, endured | The muttawas, backed by the Saudi government, say they are simply working for Islam. (Associated Press)
  
  

Nigeria attacks:

• 13 churches torched by Islamic militants in Nigeria | Lagos - Islamic militants burnt to the ground 13 churches and several houses in a remote northern Nigerian town after a Christian student was accused of blasphemy. (Cape Times, Africa)
  
  
• 13 churches, houses torched in fresh crisis | No fewer than 13 Churches and many houses have been torched in Kazaure Local Government Area of Jigawa State, following the outbreak of religious crisis in the ancient town. (This Day, Nigeria)
  
  
• Muslim rioters burn 13 churches in north Nigeria | Islamic militants burned to the ground thirteen churches and several houses in a remote northern Nigerian town after a Christian student was accused of blasphemy, police said on Thursday. (Reuters)
  
  

China persecution:

• China sends Bible owners to labour camps | Villagers in southern China's Guangxi province accused local police on Tuesday of arresting Bible owners and sentencing them to labour camps as part as a campaign to weed out "illegal religious organizations." (AFP)
  
  

Vietnam persecution:

• EU parliament condemns religious repression in Vietnam | The European Parliament on Thursday strongly condemned a "serious wave of repression of religious freedom" in Vietnam, notably against Buddhists and Christians. (EU Business, U.K.)
  
  
• European union expresses its concern over religious persecution of Christians in Pakistan. | The European Parliamentarians express their deep concern over human violations in Pakistan and have urged the European Commission to take notice of the suppression of individual's freedom to practice their religion. (Pakistan Christian Post, Pakistan)
  
  
• Vietnam lashes out at European Parliament over rights resolution | Vietnam lashed out Friday at a European Parliament resolution condemning a crackdown on dissident religious groups in the communist nation, saying it was "deeply regrettable." (EU Business, U.K.)
  
  

India persecution:

• Bandra refuses to lower its crosses | More than 36 old crosses here are threatened by bulldozers, so it's not surprising that their stories dominated a heritage walk through the area on Saturday. (Times of India, India)
  
  
• Christian body flays attack on missionaries | The National Congress of Indian Christians (NCIC) youth wing has appealed to the Election Commission to derecognise the Bharatiya Janata Party as a political party as it had violated the oath of 'allegiance to secularism and is seeking votes in the name of religion.' (The Times of India)
  
  
• India leader calls Christianity an AIDS virus | According to Jeff King, President, International Christian Concern, there are leaders in India who consider Christianity a "virus". They parallel it to AIDS — spreading to destroy. (Michnews.com)
  
  
• India News: Bajrang Dal burns effigy of Christ | Tension has gripped an Orissa district after members of the Hindu radical group Bajrang Dal burnt an effigy of Christ to protest religious conversions. (New Kerala, India)
  
  
• Hindus urged to curb 'Muslim threat' by having big families | A radical Hindu political party in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, which is a key ally of the country's ruling party, is encouraging Hindus to have more children because of fears of a Muslim population explosion. (The Guardian, U.K.)
  
  
• Naxals beat pastor, son to death in AP | Naxalites of the outlawed People's War (PW) have beaten to death a pastor and his son at Jamparala, a tribal village in the interior forest area, in this district last night, suspecting them to be police informers. (The Hindu)
  
  

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