- 03/23/2013
Only 57 Churches Left in Iraq; From 300 in 2003
Iraq had 300 churches and 1.4 million Christians in 2003, but now only 57 churches and about half a million Christians remain with members of the minority fleeing Islamist attacks, according to local reports.
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03/23/2013Obama Visits Nativity Church in Bethlehem; Called 'Messenger of Peace'
President Obama toured the Church of the Nativity, believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday, the last day of his three-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories. The Patriarch of Jerusalem welcomed Obama as "a messenger of peace and reconciliation."
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03/23/2013Boy Scouts Members Form National Coalition to Retain Gay Policy
Boy Scouts leaders and parents are announcing the launch of a national coalition on Saturday to keep openly gay individuals out of the organization even as the Boy Scouts of America is scheduled to decide in May whether or not to allow open homosexuality.
- 03/18/2013
Nearly Half of All First Births in America Out of Wedlock, Study Says
The age at which men and women in America marry is now at historic heights, and as a result the number of children born out of wedlock has also increased, says a new study by a group of family researchers, who have found that 48 percent of all first births are happening outside of marriage.
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03/18/2013Six Men Arrested for Gang-Rape of Swiss Tourist in India
Three days after a 39-year-old Swiss woman was gang-raped, assaulted and robbed at gunpoint while cycling with her husband in Central India, six accused appeared in court Monday. The attack came three months after a woman died after being brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi.
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03/18/2013Pope Francis in First Public Blessing: Be Merciful Like Jesus
Pope Francis delivered his first Angelus blessing to a crowd of about 300,000 people at the Vatican on Sunday, calling for mercy as Jesus demonstrated in the biblical account of the woman caught in adultery. However, back in his native country, Argentina, accusers continued to raise questions about his past.
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03/18/2013Boehner, Ryan Say Debt Crisis Not 'Immediate' But Coming
House Speaker John Boehner and House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan agree with President Obama that the nation does not have an immediate debt crisis, but they see it coming and want lawmakers to deal with it before it's too late.
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03/18/2013Pastor Saeed's Wife: 'No Heart to Tell Kids Daddy Might Never Survive'
Naghmeh, the wife of U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving eight years in a deadly prison in Iran for his faith, broke down as she testified on Capitol Hill, saying she has no heart to tell their kids that daddy might never survive if the government fails to protect him.
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03/17/2013Pope Francis: Jesus, Not Pope at the Center of the Church
The newly elected pope addressed the media for the first time on Saturday, reminding Catholics that Jesus, not the pope, is at the center of the Church, which he said should be "poor, and for the poor." The pontiff also explained his choice of the name Francis.
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03/17/2013Obama Proposes $2 Billion Clean-Energy Fund; Calls it 'Bipartisan'
President Obama has called for Congress to create a clean-energy research fund, pulling $2 billion in royalties from oil and gas leases over 10 years. While he touted the idea as "bipartisan," approval from Republicans appears doubtful.
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03/16/2013Jesus Portrait Moved From Ohio School After Lawsuit
A Christian student club, which installed a portrait of Jesus at a southern Ohio school more than six and a half decades ago, decided to move the painting to another school after two secular groups filed a lawsuit claiming it violates the Constitution.
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Arizona Bills Seek to Expand Tax Exemptions for Churches
The Arizona Legislature is considering two bills that would expand tax exemptions for churches and religious organizations. The measures, being backed by a Christian group, have passed the state House, and are now under consideration by the state Senate.
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03/16/2013Luis Palau: New Pope Francis a Friend of Evangelicals
Evangelist Luis Palau, who knows and has prayed together with Pope Francis on several occasions, called the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics a friend of evangelicals who is respectful of all sides of Christianity.
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03/11/2013Rioters Arrested After 150 Christian Homes in Pakistan Were Burned Over 'Blasphemy'
Police in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore arrested numerous rioters Monday, as Christians hit the street and missionary schools remained closed to protest the burning of more than 150 houses of Christians over alleged blasphemy of the Prophet Muhammad.
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03/11/2013British Queen Signs New Commonwealth Charter as Debate Rages Over Exclusion of 'Gay Rights'
Queen Elizabeth II will mark Commonwealth Day on Monday by signing the new Charter of the Commonwealth at an evening reception - a document that has already sparked debate, with some commentators attempting to portray the contents as pro-gay despite the fact that the document itself contains no explicit reference to homosexuals or homosexuality.
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