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  Sep 15, 2014

  America's Christian Heritage Under Threat, Say Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Tony Perkins at 'Star Spangled Sunday'

  On the 200th anniversary of America's National Anthem, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, former Gov. Mike Huckabee, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and other Christian conservative leaders spoke at an event in North Carolina, reflecting on God's hand of providence and expressing hope that He would continue to help protect religious freedom.

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  Sep 14, 2014

  TD Jakes Is Making 2 Mainstream TV Shows

  Bishop T.D. Jakes, the founding pastor of the 30,000-member The Potter's House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, is making a weekly program based on his latest book as well as a daily talk show for national syndication in 2015 or 2016.

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  Sep 14, 2014

  Pope Says Today's Crimes, Massacres, Destruction Could Be Seen as 'Piecemeal World War III'

  During a visit to Italy's largest war memorial, Pope Francis said this weekend that the world's conflicts today, with the kind of crimes, massacres and destruction they involve, could be called a "piecemeal" Third World War.

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  Sep 14, 2014

  ISIS Beheads British Aid Worker as 'A Message to Allies of America'

  ISIS has released a video showing another beheading, that of a British aid worker, David Haines, the father of two who went to Syria to serve at a refugee camp. The terrorist group says the execution, which has evoked a strong global condemnation including from President Obama, is "a message to the allies of America."

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  Sep 13, 2014

  Study: Religious Congregations Now More Accepting of Gays as Members, Leaders

  The willingness of religious congregations to accept gays and lesbians as members, and even volunteer leaders, increased significantly between 2006 and 2012, except in the case of Catholic churches, a new study shows.

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  Sep 13, 2014

  Atheist Bill Maher Defends Christians as Host Charlie Rose Compares Christianity to Islam

  Appearing on Charlie Rose's PBS show this week, HBO's "Real Time" host Bill Maher rebuked him for linking Islam to Christianity, defending Christians by saying a vast numbers of them do not believe in violence or treat women as second class citizens.

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  Sep 13, 2014

  White House, Pentagon Contradict Kerry; Confirm US 'At War' With ISIS

  The White House and the Pentagon said for the first time Friday that the United States is indeed "at war" with the Islamic State, or ISIS, contradicting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who maintained a day earlier that Washington's efforts cannot be seen as part of the "war on terror."

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  Sep 8, 2014

  Mars Hills Church Closing At Least 3 Regional Locations

  The Seattle-based Mars Hill Church announced Sunday that due to a "tough financial position," the megachurch will have to close at least three church locations and consolidate some of them with nearby locations.

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  Sep 8, 2014

  Stephen Hawking Says 'God Particle' Could Destroy the Universe

  Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has warned that the Higgs boson, also known as the "God particle," is capable of destroying the universe if it happens to become unstable and thereby cause a "catastrophic vacuum decay" leading to the collapse of time and space.

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  Sep 8, 2014

  NC Megachurch Pastor John Munro No Longer Suspended; Investigation Finds Allegation 'Not Supported'

  Dr. John Munro, senior pastor of Calvary Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, will return to church this coming Sunday, weeks after he was placed on paid leave for alleged violation of the employee handbook, a complaint that a third-party investigation did not find support for. The Back to the Bible ministry had earlier fired him as their radio Bible teacher for "inappropriate conduct and behavior."