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  Jul 1, 2013

  Supreme Court Denies Prop 8 Backers' Plea to Halt Calif. Same-Sex Marriages

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday denied an emergency application filed by the sponsors of California's Proposition 8 urging the court to immediately halt the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses that resumed Friday after an appeals court lifted the ban "prematurely."

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  Jun 30, 2013

  Pakistani Girl Falsely Accused of Blasphemy Moves to Canada

  The government of Canada helped a Christian girl from Pakistan, who was falsely accused of burning the Quran last year and forced into hiding, to flee her country and settle with her parents in the North American nation due to concerns for her safety, a Canadian TV channel reported Saturday.

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  Jun 30, 2013

  Pastor Saeed's Wife Says God's Good Even if Her Husband Doesn't Come Back

  Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of American Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is in an Iranian prison because of his Christian faith, said she believes God will bring her husband back home, but added that even if He doesn't He is still a good God. She is spending their ninth wedding anniversary alone on Sunday.

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  Jun 30, 2013

  Calif.'s Prop 8 Backers File Emergency Petition to Supreme Court to Halt Gay Marriages

  Supporters of California's Proposition 8 petitioned U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, seeking an immediate halt to same-sex marriages that have been taking place in the state since an appeals court lifted the ban on Friday.

• Jun 29, 2013

  Okla. Pastor Stops Suspect in Wal-Mart Hostage Standoff

  Oklahoma pastor Terry Parker is being called a hero for putting himself in danger by blocking a knife-wielding man who held a toddler hostage at a Wal-Mart store in Midwest City. The pastor, who stood by the terrified mother, says, "God placed me there."

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  Jun 29, 2013

  Va. ROC's Megachurch Ex-Pastor to Appear in Texas Court in Sexual Assault Case

  Founding pastor of Virginia's Richmond Outreach Center (ROC) church, Geronimo Aguilar, who resigned earlier this month with three other pastors amid a sex scandal, will appear in a Texas court for a motions hearing on Tuesday.

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  Jun 29, 2013

  Court Lifts Calif. Prop. 8 Ban on Gay Marriage; Plaintiffs Rush to Marry

  Two days after the Supreme Court ruled that the sponsors of California's Proposition 8 ban did not have the authority to defend the measure in a lower court, an appeals court Friday lifted the stay on gay marriage. Soon thereafter, the plaintiffs in the Supreme Court case got married.

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  Jun 24, 2013

  Greg Laurie Shares 6 Keys to a Successful Marriage

  Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Church in Riverside, Calif., shared on Sunday the last sermon of a series called "Happily Even After," showing the importance of family and sharing keys to having blessed and successful marriage and parenthood.

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  Jun 24, 2013

  Snowden Flees to Russia to Seek Asylum in Ecuador; Moscow Refuses to Expel Him

  Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who admitted to leaking information about top-secret U.S. surveillance programs, was in Russia Monday morning seeking asylum in Ecuador. However, Moscow has indicated he won't be returned to the U.S. to face charges of espionage.

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  Jun 24, 2013

  Nik Wallenda Constantly Prayed to Jesus During Successful Grand Canyon Tightrope Walk

  High wire artist Nik Wallenda constantly prayed to Jesus as he walked without a harness on a 1,400-foot long high-wire across a 1,500-foot tall gorge near the Grand Canyon on Sunday, successfully completing the death-defying feat that was broadcast live on the Discovery Channel.