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• Oct 13, 2013

  Over 3,000 Attend One of the Largest Christian Events in Japan's History

  More than 3,000 Christian believers are participating in an ongoing conference, Empowered21, in Kyoto, Japan, for worship, prayer and teaching. Organizers say it is one of the largest of such gatherings the nation has seen in its history.

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  Oct 13, 2013

  Mother of US Christian Kenneth Bae Arrives in North Korea to Visit Son in Jail

  The mother of Kenneth Bae, an imprisoned U.S. Christian sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government, is in Pyongyang to visit her son, whose health is failing and who has lost a lot of weight.

• Oct 13, 2013

  Out-of-Control SUV Plows Over Kids at NY Church Fundraiser; 1 Killed, 3 Injured

  A 15-year-old girl was killed and three other children were injured after an out of control SUV plowed into a groups of kids and teens attending a church festival in Yonkers, N.Y. One of the injured children was said to be in critical condition.

• Oct 12, 2013

  Grammy-Award Winning Casting Crowns Member Waits for New Heart for 5-Month-Old Son

  The #PrayForSilas hashtag, created for the five-month-old son of Grammy Award-winning Christian band Casting Crowns bassist Chris Huffman, is going viral on social media even as "Super Silas" recovers from a surgery that will help him survive for some time until he gets a donor heart.

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  Oct 12, 2013

  German Homeschool Family Takes Asylum Case to US Supreme Court

  An evangelical Christian family from Germany that fled to the United States to be able to homeschool their children has filed an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court against a lower court's ruling that they do not qualify for a political asylum.

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  Oct 12, 2013

  Amid Optimism, Obama Presses for Debt Deal Beyond Christmas Season

  Amid cautious optimism after President Barack Obama's conversation with House Speaker John Boehner on the phone, the president Saturday urged Congress to end the government shutdown and that House Republicans increase the debt ceiling to get the economy through the Christmas shopping season.

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  Oct 7, 2013

  Mark Driscoll on 7 Reasons We Sabbath; 7 Ways We Kill It

  Pastor Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, Wash., spoke to his congregation about the fourth of the Ten Commandments on Sunday, sharing with them seven reasons why Sabbath is important, and also seven ways some Christians often kill it.

• Oct 7, 2013

  Atheists Happy Without Religion, Claims Mich. Billboard Campaign

  "Millions of Americans are living happily without religion," reads the message on billboards an atheist group has installed along several Michigan freeways, including in Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Madison Heights areas, to let people without religion know they are not alone.

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  Oct 7, 2013

  Boehner to Obama: No Way House Passing Debt Deal Without Spending Cuts; We're Currently on Path to Default

  With more than a week ahead of the debt ceiling deadline and six days into a partial shutdown, House Speaker John Boehner said Sunday President Obama is risking default by not discussing House Republicans' demand for delay or defunding of the health care law and new spending cuts.

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  Oct 7, 2013

  US Supreme Court to Hear Public Prayer, Abortion, 'Obamacare' Cases as New Term Begins

  The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear and decide several contentious cases, including matters related to public prayers at government meetings and states' right to restrict access to abortion, as it begins a new session on Monday after a summer break.