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• Jun 22, 2013

  Church of England Envisions 'Christianity-Centered Pagan Church'

  As part of its drive to retain congregation numbers, the Church of England is training its clergy to create a "pagan church" where Christianity will be "very much in the center," a British newspaper reports.

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  Jun 22, 2013

  Georgia Pastor Says Paula Deen Can't Be Racist

  After the Food Network announced Friday it had dumped celebrity chef Paula Deen for using the N-word and cracking racist jokes, a black pastor from Georgia, who is friends with her, came forward to defend her, saying she can't be a racist.

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  Jun 22, 2013

  Snowden Charged With Espionage; Hong Kong Silent on Extradition

  Edward Snowden, a former National Security Agency contractor who took responsibility for leaking information about top-secret NSA surveillance programs, was charged on Friday with espionage in federal court in Virginia. However, Hong Kong, where he is believed to be hiding, is silent on the possibility of his extradition to the U.S.

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  Jun 18, 2013

  Josh Duggar Moving to Washington to Join FRC Action

  Josh Duggar, the oldest of the Duggar children from the TLC reality series "19 Kids and Counting," announced on Monday that he is on his way to Washington, D.C., to join the FRC Action group of Family Research Council as its executive director.

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  Jun 18, 2013

  Christian Philosopher William Lane Craig Calls Atheist Hotline a 'Wrong Number'

  An upcoming atheist hotline, meant for people struggling with their faith but have nowhere to turn, is a "wrong number whose service should be disconnected," said a Christian philosopher, pointing out that its backers lack philosophical rigor and find themselves at an intellectual impasse.

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  Jun 18, 2013

  Iran's New 'Moderate' President Unlikely to Ease Christian Persecution

  Reports in Western media about the victory of a moderate cleric in Iran's presidential election have raised expectations for change in the Islamic republic, but local Christians doubt the next president, Hassan Rouhani, will be able to alleviate Christian persecution.

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  Jun 17, 2013

  Egypt's Bible Burning Cleric Sentenced to 11 Years

  A court in Egypt sentenced a Muslim cleric, who is known for his hate speeches against Coptic Christians, to 11 years in jail for tearing up and burning a Bible during a protest against an anti-Islam film outside the U.S. embassy last year.

• Jun 17, 2013

  Greg Laurie Shares How Men Can Be a 'Superhero'

  With the much-anticipating "Man of Steel" film hitting theaters this past weekend, Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Church in Southern California used the opportunity to share how men can be a different kind of a "superman," who is called dad.

• Jun 16, 2013

  Bill Clinton Praises Chris Christie for 'Bipartisan' Disaster Policy

  Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican Chris Christie Friday shared a stage on the final day of the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Chicago, where the former president praised the New Jersey governor for his "bipartisan" response to Superstorm Sandy.

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  Jun 16, 2013

  White House Congratulates Iranians on New Moderate President

  After the results of Iran's presidential election showed a landslide victory for Hassan Rouhani, a cleric and moderate politician, the White House said Saturday it respects the vote, congratulating the "courage" of Iranian voters in "making their voices heard." Washington also urged Tehran to "heed the will of the Iranian people."