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  Oct 8, 2016

  Franklin Graham on Hurricane Matthew: We Don't Run Away From Disasters, We Run to Them

  Hurricane Matthew, currently moving along the East Coast of the southeastern United States, has killed nearly 900 people in Haiti and at least four in Florida, apart from causing flooding, evacuations and destruction of homes. Christians relief agencies, along with local churches, are responding to the humanitarian crisis by sending supplies to and planning rebuilding efforts in affected areas.

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  Oct 8, 2016

  Hurricane Matthew Tracker: Storm Eye at Charleston, South Carolina; 1 Million Without Power in Florida

  The eyewall of Hurricane Matthew, which killed about 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti, is approaching Charleston, South Carolina with wind gusts over 80 mph on the South Carlina and Georgia coasts early Saturday morning. Four deaths were reported and more than a million people in Florida were without power after its arrival there.

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  Oct 5, 2016

  Maryland Imam Tests Limits of Free Speech by Praising ISIS Beheadings

  A Muslim cleric in Maryland, who has openly endorsed the Islamic State terror group and funded at least one Muslim convert who was arrested for buying illegal explosives, has not been charged or arrested because, according to authorities, he hasn't broken any laws.

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  Oct 5, 2016

  Mike Pence to James Dobson: Trump Will Resolve Birth Control Mandate, Transgender Bathroom Issues

  In an interview on Dr. James Dobson's "Family Talk" radio show to be aired Wednesday, Mike Pence, the Republican Party nominee for vice president, says a Donald Trump-Pence administration would, if elected, resolve both Obamacare's birth control mandate and President Barack Obama's transgender bathroom policy.

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  Oct 5, 2016

  All Jesus Scenes in 'Ben-Hur' Cut Out for Malaysia Due to Islamic Laws

  All the scenes featuring Jesus Christ in the Hollywood remake of "Ben-Hur," produced by Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, were cut out before sending it to the censor board of Malaysia so that the Muslim-majority country's Islamic laws were not violated, the film distributor has said.

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  Oct 3, 2016

  Pope Francis Warns Christians About 'Global War to Destroy Marriage'

  There's a "global war" against marriage, "the most beautiful thing that God has created," in the form of gender theory and divorce, Pope Francis warned Saturday, speaking to a Catholic community in the former Soviet nation of Georgia.

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  Oct 2, 2016

  Russia Charges American Pastor Under New Anti-Evangelism Law

  An American pastor has been charged under Russia's new "anti-terrorism" law for conducting a religious service in a private home and sticking an advertisement in a public place inviting people to worship. The law puts severe restrictions on religious freedom by banning religious gatherings in homes and regulating propagation of religion.

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  Oct 2, 2016

  Hurricane Matthew Tracker: Projected Path Latest Map as US East Coast Braces for Extremely Dangerous Winds

  Hurricane Matthew is moving north-northwestward as an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane having winds of 155 miles per hour with Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba in the path, but also posing a potential threat to Florida.

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  Oct 2, 2016

  Pulpit Freedom Sunday: Pastors to Protest IRS Restrictions on Speaking About Politics

  Pastors across the country will protest Internal Revenue Service restrictions on them not to talk politics in the church as they observe the annual Pulpit Freedom Sunday, days after the introduction of the Free Speech Fairness Act in the House to reinstate pastors' and churches' rights to speak freely.

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  Oct 1, 2016

  Pakistani Christian Mother Asia Bibi on Death Row Inspires Protest in Australia as Final Appeal Looms

  Christians in Australia will hold a demonstration next week to ask their government to intervene on behalf of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother of five who was sentenced to death in 2010 on accusations of blasphemy, as her final appeal hearing is expected this month.