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03/11/2013John Brennan Chooses Not to Use Bible for Swearing In as CIA Director
When Vice President Joe Biden performed the swearing in ceremony of John Brennan in the White House's Roosevelt Room on Friday, the new CIA director chose to put his hand on a copy of the Constitution – before it included the Bill of Rights – and not a Bible.
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03/11/2013Jeb Bush Says He's 'In Sync' With GOP on Immigration Reform
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who is promoting his new book on immigration and was accused of opposing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, said Sunday he is in sync with Senate Republicans on the issue. He also spoke about a possible 2016 presidential run and Obama's re-election campaign.
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Ex-Feng Shui Master Accepts Christ; Calls Chinese Geomancy Devilish
Hong Kong's Tony Chan Chun-chuen, a famed feng shui master, has renounced the Chinese system of geomancy as devilish, and became a Christian after reading the Bible. As he was baptized this week, he changed his name to Peter Chan.
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03/10/2013New Pope Expected by Friday With Conclave Beginning Tuesday
With the Vatican's announcement that the Roman Catholic Church will begin voting for the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics Tuesday, it is expected that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's successor will be elected by Friday.
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Christian Concept of Forgiveness Made 'BioShock Infinite' Better
A conversation with an employee, who was apparently a Christian and wanted to quit over religious differences, helped Ken Levine, the creative director of the upcoming videogame "BioShock Infinite," connect with the Christian concept of forgiveness and thereby improve the story.
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03/09/2013Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani Still Alive; Execution Claim False, Says Group
Amid reports that Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani may have been hanged by Iranian authorities for his faith, a U.K.-based rights group said Friday sources inside Iran have confirmed that he is still alive.
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03/09/2013Evangelical Leaders Optimistic After Meeting Obama on Immigration Reform
After emerging from a closed-door meeting with President Obama Friday, evangelical leaders said they were hopeful and optimistic that the president will work with members of Congress to pass immigration reform this year.
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03/04/2013Catholic Church Must Allow Bigger Roles for Women, Influential Cardinal Says
A senior cardinal, who has been mentioned as a papal candidate and will be influential in electing the next pope, said in an interview the Roman Catholic Church must allow women to have more leadership positions in the next pontificate and beyond.
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03/04/2013Kim Jong Un Wants Obama to 'Call Him,' Dennis Rodman Says After North Korea Visit
After his last week's visit to North Korea, former NBA star Dennis Rodman says Kim Jong Un, one of the world's most mysterious and dangerous men, is his friend and told him he wants President Obama to call him to avoid war.
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Vt. Court to Sentence Pastor for Helping Ex-Lesbian, Child Flee Country
A federal court is scheduled on Monday to sentence a Mennonite pastor who was convicted of helping a Lesbian-turned-Christian woman to flee the country with her daughter after her former partner was awarded custody of the girl.
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03/04/2013North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Visits Billy Graham at Home
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory met with the Rev. Billy Graham for a personal visit at his home in Montreat during a trip to the state's mountains, and expressed gratitude that the evangelist prayed for his family and the state.
Tags Grahams - 03/03/2013
Burglar Falls Back, Flees after Seattle Woman Shouts, 'Lord Help Me'
A Christian woman from South Seattle says she firmly believes God saved her from a burglar who entered into her house while she was praying, and that's why she initially didn't call police to report the crime.
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Calif. Beauty Queen Says ChristianMingle.com Rape Suspect Threatened Her
A Christian contestant in the Miss California 2012 pageant says she could have been the next victims and was threatened not to talk with police by a man charged with raping another woman he met using the dating website ChristianMingle.com.
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03/03/2013Obama's Top Campaign Fundraisers in Q4: Will Smith, Eva Longoria, Anna Wintour, Gwen Stefani
The Obama campaign released on Saturday an updated list of bundlers from the fourth quarter of 2012, carrying several big-name fundraisers, including actors Will Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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03/02/2013Conversion Rumor Leads to Violence Outside Church in Egypt
A mob of Muslims carrying makeshift bombs clashed with police outside a church in southern Egypt on Friday over a rumor that a Muslim woman who disappeared had been kidnapped by Christians to force her to convert.
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