- 05/06/2013
10 Killed in Attack on Church, Market in Nigeria
At least 10 people were killed and nine others were injured on Sunday when gunmen attacked a church and a village market in Adamawa state in northern Nigeria before fleeing across the border to Cameroon.
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05/06/2013Britain's Christian-Run Health Center Criticized for Not Prescribing Morning-After Pill
A Christian-run medical facility in London, which is part of Britain's publicly funded healthcare system, was criticized for exercising the freedom not to prescribe the morning-after pill to patients on grounds of conscience.
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05/06/2013Israel Prepares for Possible Backlash After Airstrikes on Syria
After a series of airstrikes near the Syrian capital of Damascus that were apparently meant to target shipments of Iranian-made missiles bound for Hezbollah, Israel increased on Sunday military deployment and strengthened rocket defenses along its northern border as preparation for possible retaliation.
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Harvard Professor Apologizes for Remarks on Economist Keynes' Homosexuality
Harvard history professor and author Niall Ferguson said Saturday he was sorry for his "stupid and insensitive" remarks that British economist John Maynard Keynes did not care about future generations because he was childless and gay.
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05/05/2013Obama Cites Jesus' Sacrifice, Promise of Eternal Life in Orthodox Easter Greetings
As Orthodox Christians held Easter masses Saturday in the Middle East, North Africa and around the world, President Obama greeted the faithful saying Jesus' sacrifice "so that we might have eternal life" is an apt reminder this year with the region facing violent persecution.
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05/05/2013To Unravel Boston Bombing Plot, Investigators Pressure Suspects' 'Inner Circle'
To find out whether the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had ties to a terrorism network or anybody else was involved in last month's deadly plot, federal authorities appear to be putting intense pressure on friends of surviving suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev's widow, Katherine Russell.
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05/04/2013Ted Cruz, Joe Biden Events in SC Fuel Speculation About 2016
Vice President Joe Biden and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas were in South Carolina Friday and spoke at two separate dinners, fueling suspicion about their intentions for the next presidential election in 2016.
- 05/04/2013
Calif. Wildfire Grows but Crews Hopeful of Saving Thousands of Homes
While a ferocious, wind-driven wildfire grew along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, firefighters were hopeful early Saturday that an expected weekend change in the weather will likely help them keep the inferno away from 4,000 homes and a military base.
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05/04/2013Bubba Watson Respects Jason Collins but Believes 'Being Gay Is Sin'
Golfer Bubba Watson said he supported Christian ESPN analyst Chris Broussard's statement that NBA player Jason Collins' announcement about being gay is open rebellion against God. At the same time, he respects "anybody that's gay" while believing that homosexuality is a sin according to the Bible.
- 04/29/2013
McCain Urges US Help for Syria Without 'Boots on the Ground'
Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the United States must help the people of Syria who are potentially being attacked by chemical weapons, but warned repeatedly that U.S. troops on the ground would be the worst thing America could do right now.
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04/29/2013Hundreds Participate in Idaho March for Pastor Saeed Abedini
More than 250 people participated in a charity rally in Nampa, Idaho, and raised money to show support for U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is in jail in Iran and has been tortured because of his Christian faith.
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Man Stabs 4 Choir Members in New Mexico Church
A 24-year-old man suddenly jumped out of the pews and stabbed four people of the choir at a Catholic church in Albuquerque, N.M., as a Sunday Mass was nearing its end, police and witnesses said. The attacker was not a parishioner.
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04/29/2013Boston Bombing Suspect 'Discussed Jihad' With Mother
A call secretly taped by a Russian government agency shows that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev "vaguely discussed" jihad with his mother in 2011, U.S. officials said.
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04/28/2013Rapper Shai Linne Explains Why He Named Names in 'Fal$e Teacher$'
Rapper Shai Linne, who criticized the "prosperity gospel" and identified popular televangelists like Joel Osteen, T.D. Jakes, Paula White and Benny Hinn as its preachers in his new song "Fal$e Teacher$," explains why chose to name names despite knowing it was "dangerous."
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04/28/2013US Military Unblocks Southern Baptist Website
The website for the Southern Baptist Convention was unblocked after a piece of malware briefly shut down access to www.SBC.net on some military installations this week. Some Christian activists had accused the Defense Department of blocking the site intentionally.
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