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• Sep 28, 2013

  Italian Pasta Firm Barilla Faces Boycott Over Gay Remarks

  Gay and lesbian groups are calling for consumer boycott of Barilla Group, world's leading pasta manufacturer, even after its chairman offered an apology for his remarks on Italian radio that they believe in traditional family and would never use a gay family in advertising.

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  Sep 28, 2013

  Judge Orders New Jersey to Allow Same-Sex Marriage; State to Appeal

  A state judge on Friday ordered New Jersey to allow same-sex couples to marry, saying the "civil unions" illegally prevent them from availing federal benefits guaranteed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Governor Chris Christie's office said the decision will be appealed.

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  Sep 28, 2013

  Obama Urges Iranian President to Release Pastor Saeed

  In the first communication between the leaders of the United States and Iran since 1979, President Barack Obama on Friday spoke to President Hassan Rouhani by phone and called for the release of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith and has been tortured.

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  Sep 23, 2013

  4 Okla. Universities Challenge Obama's Birth Control Mandate

  Four Christian universities in Oklahoma are the latest to sue the Obama administration over its mandate that forces employers, regardless of their religious or moral convictions, to provide insurance coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, sterilization and contraception.

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  Sep 23, 2013

  Ga. Church Accepts $19.5 Million Offer to Sell Land for New Atlanta Falcons Stadium

  The city of Atlanta, Ga., can now construct a new Atlanta Falcons stadium with the members of the Friendship Baptist Church approving its $19.5 million offer to sell the church property on Sunday, two days after the other church on the preferred land also accepted a similar deal.

• Sep 23, 2013

  81 Christians Killed in Pakistan's 'Deadliest-Ever Church Attack'

  At least 81 Christians attending Sunday worship service in their historic church were killed and 131 others were wounded after two Taliban suicide bombers stormed the building in northwest Pakistan. The victims of what is being called the deadliest-ever attack on Christians include 37 women.

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  Sep 23, 2013

  US Probing if Americans Were Among Kenya Mall Attackers; Death Toll Rises to 62

  The FBI is investigating whether or not Americans were among the terrorists who killed at least 62 people in a deadly attack on a shopping mall in Nairobi. As of Monday morning, hostages were still being held, and firing between militants from the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab group and security forces continued.

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  Sep 22, 2013

  After Remarks on Abortion, Pope Says Every Unborn Child Has Face of Jesus

  Pope Francis said he opposes abortion as per the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, clarifying that his remarks on abortion in an interview this past week were meant only to convey the message that some social issues need not be repeated constantly.

• Sep 22, 2013

  Transgender Teen Crowned as Homecoming Queen by Calif. High School

  A high school in Orange County, Calif., has crowned a 16-year-old transgender, whose mother is a born-again Christian, as its 2013 homecoming queen. For Cassidy Lynn Campbell, the title was the school's recognition of the gender "I always felt I was" and a statement to the world.

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  Sep 22, 2013

  Illinois Multi-Site Megachurch, Harvest Bible Chapel, Celebrates 25th Anniversary

  Thousands of members of Illinois' Harvest Bible Chapel, one of America's largest churches, celebrated 25 years of the ministry at a special service held at a stadium on Saturday. Founding Pastor James MacDonald began the seven-campus megachurch at age 27.