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• Aug 4, 2013

  Atlanta Falcons Stadium Deal Failed With Offer $14M Short of Church's Asking Price

  A state agency negotiating for land to build a new stadium for NFL team Atlanta Falcons officially abandoned the talks after one of the two churches on the site refused to accept an amount that was $14 million less than the figure needed for relocation, according to city records.

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  Aug 4, 2013

  US Now Giving Equal Treatment to Visas for Same-Sex Spouses

  Secretary of State John Kerry has announced a policy change with immediate effect which allows the State Department to process visas for same-sex spouses in the same manner that it considers the application of heterosexual spouses.

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  Aug 4, 2013

  Al Qaeda Messages Prompted US Global Travel Alert; Shut Down of 22 US Embassies, Consulates

  Officials have said the United States issued a global terror alert and asked 22 U.S. embassies to shut down after intercepting electronic communications among senior operatives of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, who appeared to be planning attacks against U.S. and Western targets.peratives of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, who appeared to be planning attacks against U.S. and Western targets.

• Aug 3, 2013

  Bus Tour Aims to Help Save Colorado National Day of Prayer

  A 23,000-mile, 100-day national bus tour that began in Pennyslvania on May 31 will arrive in Colorado on Sunday, with the aim to mobilize support for Gov. John Hickenlooper's appeal in the Supreme Court against a court's decision that struck down gubernatorial prayer proclamations.

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  Aug 3, 2013

  Pope Francis Urges Mutual Respect in His Ramadan Greetings to Muslims

  Pope Francis, who returned this week from a trip to Brazil for World Youth Day celebrations, wrote a message to Muslims at the end of their month-long Ramadan fast, urging their leaders to promote mutual respect, especially through education.

• Aug 3, 2013

  Poll: Importance of Marriage Dropping Among Americans

  While the majority of Americans are either married or want to be married someday, the number of those who consider it important has declined over the last seven years, a new Gallup poll shows, in line with a declining marriage rate in the U.S.

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  Jul 29, 2013

  Greg Laurie on the Message America Hasn't Heard Yet

  Pastor Greg Laurie on Sunday shared about the essence of the Book of Jonah, telling his congregation at Harvest Church in Riverside, Calif., that the message that the minor prophet was asked to deliver to the people of Nineveh is what even America needs but is yet to hear.

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  Jul 29, 2013

  Violence Leaves 80 Dead in Egypt; EU Seeks to Mediate Between Military, Islamists

  After more than 80 supporters of Egypt's deposed Islamist president were killed and hundreds were injured in clashes with the country's security forces over the weekend, a European Union delegation was in Cairo on Monday to meet with all sides and help ensure a "fully inclusive transition."

• Jul 29, 2013

  Youth Pastor, Pregnant Wife, Mother of 5 Killed in Church Bus Crash

  The congregation of Colonial Hills Baptist Church in Indiana mourned Sunday the death of three of their members – the youth pastor, his pregnant wife and a chaperone who was a mother of five – in a bus crash that happened just a mile from the church.

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  Jul 29, 2013

  Pope Francis Delivers Mass to 3 Million People in Brazil; Says Don't Keep Gospel to Yourselves

  More than 3 million people gathered at Rio's Copacabana beach on Sunday for the final Mass of Pope Francis' trip to Brazil. The first Latin American pope used the occasion to urge the faithful to come out of their isolation and evangelize the world.