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  Mar 28, 2015

  Black Church Group of 34,000 Churches From 15 Denominations Splits With PCUSA Over Gay Marriage

  Urging Presbyterian Church USA to "repent and be restored to fellowship," the National Black Church Initiative, which represents 34,000 churches from 15 denominations, has declared it has severed ties with PCUSA after it amended its constitution changing their definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.

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  Mar 28, 2015

  Co-pilot Andreas Lubitz Hid Illness from Germanwings; Ex-Girlfriend Says He Wanted to Make History

  Andreas Lubitz, the co-pilot who allegedly crashed Germanwings Flight 9525 into the French Alps this week, had been declared "unfit to work" by a doctor but he concealed that fact from his employer, prosecutors said. His ex-girlfriend said he told her he wanted to do something to be remembered in history.

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  Mar 23, 2015

  Tim Tebow Meets Christian Boxing Champion Manny Pacquiao Before Crucial Fight

  Former Jets quarterback Tim Tebow met with Manny Pacquiao, a world-famous Filipino professional boxer who is also a vocal Christian like the football star, as the boxing champion prepares for a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in May in Las Vegas.

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  Mar 23, 2015

  Ted Cruz to Announce 2016 Presidential Bid at Liberty University

  Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas formally declared himself a 2016 presidential candidate early Monday, becoming the first major Republican contender to officially announce a White House bid.

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  Mar 23, 2015

  Pastor Rick Warren: What Are the Differences in Seeing With Eyes of Faith, Fear?

  Pastor Rick Warren of California's Saddleback Church, which celebrated 35 years of global impact Saturday, started a new sermon series on faith Sunday, listing several differences between seeing with the eyes of faith and the eyes of fear.

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  Mar 23, 2015

  ISIS Posts 'Wanted' List of 100 US Military Personnel; Urges 'Brothers in America' to Kill Them

  The "hacking division" of Islamic State has posted a list of 100 U.S. military personnel saying they are fighting to defeat the terror group and has also included their names and photos so that "brothers in America can deal with you."

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  Mar 23, 2015

  20,000 People Attend Saddleback Church's 35th Anniversary; Rick Warren Says 'We Dared to Dream Big'

  At least 20,000 people filled California's Angel Stadium as Pastor Rick Warren's multi-site Saddleback Church celebrated its 35th year of ministry. The pastor and his wife, Kay, announced bigger plans as the megachurch moves into a new phase.

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  Mar 22, 2015

  PCUSA Church Ordains First Married Lesbian Couple as Ministers, Days After Denomination's Marriage Amendment

  Days after America's largest Presbyterian denomination approved an amendment to its constitution changing their definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, a lesbian couple will be ordained as ministers Sunday at First & Central Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, Delaware.

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  Mar 22, 2015

  Obama Urges Iran to Release Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini in Press Statement

  President Obama again called on Iran to release U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been in a jail for his Christian faith for nearly two-and-a-half years, as the Middle Eastern nation celebrates the Nowruz holiday, a festival of spring and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar.

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  Mar 21, 2015

  'Strip for Jesus'? Texas Church Says Billboard Has Spiritual Message

  A church in Manvel, Texas has surprised many by putting up signs and billboard that read, "Strip for Jesus." The church says it's a campaign with a spiritual message in advance of the coming Easter holiday.