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  Jul 4, 2016

  Matt Graves Fought Two Alligators in Attempt to Save 2-Y-O Son Drowned at Disney Resort

  Matt Graves, the father of 2-year-old Lane Graves who was snatched and drowned by an alligator while on a family vacation at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa in Orlando last month, says he fought with two gators in his unsuccessful attempt to save his son.

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  Jul 3, 2016

  Russia Seeks to Ban Evangelism Outside of Churches; No Religious Gatherings at Home

  A so-called anti-terrorism law passed by the Russian parliament would put severe restrictions on religious freedom by banning religious gatherings in homes and regulating propagation of religion, including on the internet, according to reports.

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  Jul 3, 2016

  BGEA Sues Website for Illegally Using Billy Graham's Images to 'Lure Users'

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has filed a suit against a click-bait website, which has more than 2 million likes on Facebook, for using Billy Graham's name and likeness to "lure users" and make money.

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  Jul 3, 2016

  Bangladesh Terror: Quran Quiz Given to Hostages; 20 Failed and Hacked to Death

  Bangladeshi Islamist terrorists, who held hostages at a cafe in the national capital of Dhaka Friday through Saturday, spared and provided meals to those who were able to recite a verse from the Quran, but hacked to death the other 20 hostages, who were mostly foreigners and included a U.S. citizen, according to the father of a Muslim survivor.

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  Jul 2, 2016

  ChristianMingle Dating Site Agrees to Include Gay, Lesbian Users

  Online dating site ChristianMingle.com will now allow gay and lesbian users to look for same-sex matches after a settlement of discrimination claims approved by a California judge, who has also asked the company to pay $468,000 to the two gay men who brought the lawsuit against it.

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  Jul 2, 2016

  Church Attendance Lowers Suicide Risk Among US Women, Study Finds

  American women who attend a church service once a week or more are five times less likely to commit suicide compared with those who never go to a religious gathering, according to a new study.

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  Jul 2, 2016

  Gallup Poll: 89 Percent of Americans Say They Believe in God

  A new Gallup poll has found that 89 percent of Americans say they believe in God, and this is after the belief in God having declined over the last few decades.

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  Jun 30, 2016

  Mississippi Clerks Must Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Despite Religious Objections, Federal Judge Rules

  A federal judge struck down Mississippi's religious conscience protections passed in response to last summer's U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage nationwide.

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  Jun 30, 2016

  'Vicar of Baghdad' Andrew White Suspended From Charity Over Buying Back Sex Slaves From ISIS

  The Rev. Canon Andrew White, at one time the only Anglican vicar in Iraq and known as "The Vicar of Baghdad," has been suspended from his own charity over alleged payments made to free sex slaves seized by the Islamic State terror group.

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  Jun 29, 2016

  Majority of Americans Think Euthanasia Should Be Legal, Poll Finds

  Should a doctor be allowed to end a patient's life by painless means if the patient requests it? In the 1940s and 1950s, most Americans thought the practice should be illegal, but now 69 percent say it should be legal, according to a new study.