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  Jan 20, 2014

  Billy Graham Is Very Weak, Needs Prayers, Son Franklin Graham Says

  Billy Graham is "doing OK, just OK," according to his son, Franklin Graham, who asked for prayers for his ailing father on the weekend, saying he's "ready to go to heaven" whenever that day comes.

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  Jan 20, 2014

  Naghmeh Abedini to Pray at White House Risking Arrest

  Naghmeh, the wife of U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini who remains in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith, says she has decided to be arrested while praying for her husband in front of the White House on March 8, just as some faith leaders plan prayer and arrests there on Monday.

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  Jan 19, 2014

  'Duck Dynasty' Retains Advertisers Despite Phil Robertson's Views on Homosexuality

  "Duck Dynasty" Season 5 premiere ratings may not have matched its massive record-setting Season 4 premiere, but the show has retained all its major advertisers despite the patriarch Phil Robertson's remarks on homosexuality in the current issue of GQ magazine.

• Jan 19, 2014

  Mother, Woman Stab 2 Kids to Death in 'Exorcism' Attempt; Hurt 2 Other Children

  A 28-year-old mother, along with her 21-year-old female associate, was charged Saturday in the killing of two of her children and the wounding of her two other kids supposedly to drive out demons out of the siblings, according to Maryland police.

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  Jan 19, 2014

  Hoboken Mayor Accuses Chris Christie Admin of Withholding Millions in Superstorm Sandy Relief Fund

  A New Jersey Democrat mayor has accused Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration of threatening to withhold millions of dollars in hurricane relief if she did not approve a lucrative redevelopment plan.

• Jan 18, 2014

  A&E Coming Up With 'Highway to Heaven' Remake

  A&E Networks, which is the home for the popular show "Duck Dynasty," is now developing a remake of the popular 1980s television series "Highway to Heaven" with Mark Wahlberg as an executive producer.

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  Jan 18, 2014

  Huckabee Endorses NC Baptist Pastor Mark Harris in Senate Primary

  Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has endorsed Mark Harris, pastor of the 3,000-member First Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., in the GOP primary for U.S. Senate scheduled for May.

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  Jan 18, 2014

  California's Worst Drought in 100 Years: Wildfire Destroys Over 20 Structures

  A destructive wildfire raging above foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles for two days has damaged at least 20 structures, including five homes, even as Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a drought emergency saying it is perhaps the state's worst dry spell in a century.

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  Jan 13, 2014

  Christians Concerned Over Libya's Sharia Law Decision

  Libya's National Assembly recently voted to make Sharia the foundation of state institutions and all legislation, including the coming constitution. The edict has raised serious concerns over the future of the North African nation's Coptic Christians who are already being persecuted.

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  Jan 13, 2014

  'Snake Salvation' Pastor Andrew Hamblin Will Not Get Snakes Back Despite Grand Jury's Exoneration, Say Wildlife Officials

  A grand jury in Tennessee has exonerated Pastor Andrew Hamblin, the star of the National Geographic reality show "Snake Salvation," but wildlife officials say that doesn't mean he will get back the 53 snakes they seized from his church last November.