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  Jul 19, 2015

  Faith Takes Centerstage at Family Leadership Summit as Rubio Reads From the Bible

  Ten Republican presidential candidates spoke about their faith and how they care for issues such as marriage, religious freedom and defeating Islamist terrorism as they addressed a big annual gathering of evangelical voters at the Family Leadership Summit in Iowa Saturday.

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  Jul 18, 2015

  Does Bill Nye Think Homosexuality Makes Evolutionary Sense?

  An anonymous viewer asked The Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye on an Internet forum whether humans' same-sex preferences make sense evolutionarily if it's true that the purpose of a species is to reproduce and survive. He responded with a disclaimer, giving a noncommittal answer.

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  Jul 18, 2015

  Christian Bakery Closed for Refusing Lesbian Wedding Cake Breaks Record on Crowdfunding Site With $352,000

  Aaron and Melissa Klein, Christians and former owners of a bakery in Oregon who were ordered by a judge to pay a fine of $135,000 for declining to bake a cake for a lesbian marriage ceremony, have set a record on a crowdfunding site by raising $352,500 in two months, after their campaign was shut down by another site.

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  Jul 13, 2015

  Pastor Judah Smith Shares How to 'Get Off the Wheel of Wanting' More to Fulfill Selfish Desires

  Pastor Judah Smith, who is known for spiritually mentoring celebrity singer Justin Bieber, explains in a message what it means to not love the world or the things in the world, and how to move away from a life that is characterized by perpetually finding something new to want.

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  Jul 13, 2015

  Pastor Tony Clark Says God Sends 'Storms of Correction' in Believers' Lives as He Preaches at Harvest Church

  Pastor Tony Clark from Virginia delivered a sermon at California's Harvest megachurch on Sunday, sharing two reasons why Jesus allows storms in believers' lives. How Christians come through those storms determines how they worship God, he said.

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  Jul 12, 2015

  US Drone Strike Kills Top ISIS Leader in Afghanistan; Islamic State Bombs Italian Consulate in Cairo

  While the Islamic State terror group claimed Saturday it was behind a powerful blast outside the Italian Consulate's compound in downtown Cairo earlier during the day, Afghanistan's intelligence agency said a top regional leader of ISIS was killed in a U.S. drone strike.

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  Jul 12, 2015

  After Apology for Church's 'Grave Sins,' Pope Francis Dedicates Mass to Women in Paraguay

  Pope Francis, who was in Paraguay Saturday for the last leg of his three-nation tour of Latin America, dedicated his trip's first mass to the women of that country, days after he apologized for the "many grave sins" committed by the Catholic Church against indigenous peoples in both North and South America.

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  Jul 11, 2015

  Daughter of Obama's Former Pastor Gets Jail Sentence for $1.2 M State-Grant Fraud

  The daughter of President Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a fraud scheme involving $1.25 million state grant.

• Jul 11, 2015

  Backpage.com Adult Entertainment Section Linked to 495 Child Sex Trafficking Victims; Visa, MasterCard, AmEx Cut Ties With Site

  At least 495 victims of child sex trafficking in 46 states and D.C. have been linked to the online classified site Backpage.com, Shared Hope International says, a week after Visa, MasterCard, and American Express announced they will no longer be a payment option on the site.

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  Jul 11, 2015

  Evangelist Luis Palau to Share Good News With 60,000 New Yorkers Saturday

  Evangelist Luis Palau has preached the Gospel to more than 30 million people in 75 countries, but he will share his life-changing message for the first time in New York Saturday as more than 60,000 people gather for a concert, the culmination of a months-long project that couples Christian evangelism with good works.