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British Airways have announced a change in their uniform policy and will now allow staff to wear visibly a “symbol of faith” as a lapel pin. According to BA there will be “some flexibility for individuals to wear a symbol of faith on a chain”. However this has not yet helped Nadia Eweida, who has been in a dispute with BA since September over the issue of visibly wearing a cross around her neck while working at the Heathrow Airport check-in. |
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In regions afflicted by war, violence is only part of the problem that ordinary families face. Behind the bombs and bullets lies a second battle, the battle to make ends meet. In the second of a series of special reports, Barnabas Fund highlights how the war in Iraq is affecting the ability of Iraqi Christians to provide for themselves, their families, and their futures. |
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As the UN launches its campaign to raise money for the refugees of the Iraq conflict, most attention is focused on Sunni and Shia families forced to leave their home towns by sectarian violence. The fate of non-Muslim minorities, particularly Christians, deserves equal attention. The Iraqi Christian population has fallen to a third of its level of twenty years ago. As Barnabas Fund reports, those who have fled fear they may never be able to return to their homeland. |
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Two Christian pastors, who had been found guilty in Victoria State, Australia of what has often been described as ''vilifying Muslims'', have had a ruling in their favour today from the Court of Appeal. |
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Events continue to move apace in the case of Nadia Eweida, sent home from work for refusing to cover the small cross she wears around her neck whilst on duty |
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