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• Jul 12, 2014

  Alabama Megachurch Opens 12-Lane Bowling Alley, 7 Giant Domes to Community

  A megachurch in Wylam, Alabama, will unveil for the first time on Saturday its 12-lane bowling alley and six giant, interconnected domes, which house a banquet hall, basketball court, fitness center and more, to people beyond the church membership.

• Jul 12, 2014

  Glenn Beck Following Jesus, Not Obama, by Helping Immigrants, Says 'Morning Joe' Host

  MSNBC's "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough has praised media personality Glenn Beck for planning to send soccer balls and hot meals to the U.S. border amid an influx of immigrant youth from Central America, saying Beck is not playing by President Obama's handbook, but that of Jesus.

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  Jul 12, 2014

  Bill Gates, Sheldon Adelson, Warren Buffett Push for Immigration Reform

  Three influential businessmen, who are among America's richest people but differ in their political views, have blasted Congress and come together to push for the passing of an immigration reform bill.

• Jul 7, 2014

  Reeva Steenkamp's Mother Forgives Oscar Pistorius

  As the trial of Oscar Pistorius, who is accused in the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, resumed Monday, the victim's mother says she has forgiven the South African Paralympic athlete.

• Jul 7, 2014

  Over 60 Nigerian Girls Escape Boko Haram Captors

  More than 60 girls and women kidnapped by armed men from Nigeria's Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram a fortnight ago have managed to escape, officials said. However, over 200 other girls who were abducted separately about two months ago are still captive.

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  Jul 7, 2014

  Megachurch Pastor Ed Young on What to Learn From Movie 'Dumb & Dumber'

  Ed Young, the pastor of Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas, who has started a new sermon series, called "At the Movies," is taking some of the biggest blockbusters to learn what God says about them. On this past Sunday, he screened and preached from a 1994 road-buddy comedy, "Dumb & Dumber."

• Jul 6, 2014

  Former Playboy Bunny Coverts to Islam; Says She Also Considered Christianity

  Felixia Yeap, who was Malaysia's first and only Playboy Bunny until recently, has announced her conversion to Islam, and said she considered Christianity and Buddhism earlier, "but my heart never felt close to God. My heart never felt touched."

• Jul 6, 2014

  NY Times Blasted for Allowing Atheists' Full-Page Anti-Catholic Ad in Response to Hobby Lobby Case

  The New York Times is being criticized for having double standard by allowing a full-page ad by the Freedom from Religion Foundation against the Catholic Church in response to the Hobby Lobby decision, while the newspaper had rejected an "anti-Muslim" ad in 2012.

• Jul 6, 2014

  Baptist Bishop Who Quit After Her Gay Marriage Is Now Pastor of New 'Inclusive' Church

  A Baptist bishop in Michigan, who resigned from her Detroit church after marrying a woman bishop from another church last year, has started a new congregation in Maryland, which is reaching out to the LGBT community across the country.

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  Jul 6, 2014

  Google Bans Porn, Sexually Explicit Ads; Christian Group Hails Enforcement

  A change in policy on AdWords that Google announced in March has now gone into effect, banning promotion of "sexually explicit content" from its advertising network across the search engine and other sites – a decision that has been welcomed by an anti-porn group Morality in Media.