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Matrix: International Religious Liberty Advocates

CT looks at the major religious liberty groups’ emphases and work.

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Christianity Today also posted an editorial on international religious freedom.

The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is Sunday, November 8.

More information can be found on the organization's websites: Institute for Global Engagement, Christian Solidarity International, Christian Freedom International, Advocates International, International Christian Concern, Jubilee Campaign, World Evangelical Alliance–Religious Liberty Commission, Barnabas Fund, Voice of the Martyrs, and Open Doors.

Previous Christianity Today articles on IDOP and religious liberty advocates include:

Compassionate Bedfellow | Ten years ago, a Jewish leader shamed Christians into caring. (February 13, 2007)

Gordon-Conwell Grad Nominated to Complete Administration's Religious Liberty Team | Hanford pledges to bring a balanced approach and a passion for religious freedom. (September 1, 2001)

60,000 Churches Join Prayer Effort (October 5, 1998)

Last month, CT put the spotlight on church violence.

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Mark Moring

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An excerpt by Douglas LeBlanc

A Middle Way

Joel Hartse

Review

Mourning as Gospel Drama

Rob Moll

Quick Media Takes

My Top 5 Movies on Thankfulness

Annie Young Frisbie, CT Movies critic and blogger at SuperFastReader.com

The Green Baptist

Tim Stafford

The Next Redesign

'A Voice for Sanity'

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Trees Of Life

Deann Alford in the Dominican Republic

Review

The Cleaner

Todd Hertz

Christ at the Center

Wilson's Bookmarks

'O, Evangelicos!'

The Best and Worst New Tech

Brad Abare, Mark Kellner, and John Dyer

Readers Write

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A Different Kind of Neighbor

Mark Moring

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Beauty Will Rise

Mark Moring

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Less Charity, More Justice

Mark Moring

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Clean Water, Clean Blood

Mark Moring

My Top 5 Books on Life Ethics

Paige C. Cunningham, executive director, the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity

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Mystic with a Spreadsheet

The Mushroom Hunt

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Let us Tell You a Story

Chris Armstrong

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Go Figure

Editorial

Looking for Clear Signals

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Most Improbable Dialogue

Richard N. Ostling

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Collin Hansen

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The Litmus Test

Charles Honey

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Splitting Babies

Ken Walker

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Nigeria: Christian Movie Capital of the World

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

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Should Christians Fast During Ramadan With Muslims?

Compiled by Ruth Moon

Sin: The Rest of the Story

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Quotation Marks

Destiny or Free Will?

Todd Hertz

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Mass Arrest: Christianity and the Deadly Mexico Drug War

American Idols

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