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• Aug 5, 2012

  Egypt's Coptic Church Unhappy With Islamist Government

  A month after Muslim Brotherhood's Mohamed Morsi was sworn in as the president of Egypt, the Coptic church's fear has come true. The church's interim head said on Saturday that Christians were not fairly represented in the newly formed Cabinet, and facing a rise in attacks.

• Aug 5, 2012

  R.I. Mayor Resists Atheists' Calls to Remove Cross

  The mayor of a Rhode Island city has promised to defend a 91-year-old war memorial featuring a Latin cross and other religious symbols, which a national atheist group says must be removed from the monument.

• Aug 5, 2012

  Clint Eastwood Endorses Romney for President

  Oscar-winning director and actor Clint Eastwood, who appeared in a Chrysler ad in February leading to speculations that he might back President Barack Obama, endorsed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a fundraiser in Idaho.

• Aug 5, 2012

  British Court Convicts Pakistani-Born Parents for 'Honor' Killing

  A court has sentenced a Pakistani-born couple, convicted of the "honor killing" of their 17-year-old daughter, to life imprisonment, remarking that they had sought to keep the teenager in the "sealed cultural environment" of rural Pakistan rather than modern Britain.

• Aug 4, 2012

  Should Christians Give All of the Tithe to Local Church?

  Christians often ask if they should give all of their tithe to the local church, or if they can give a portion of it to a ministry. To help find the answer, a Christian minister quotes preacher John Piper on his blog this weekend.

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  Aug 4, 2012

  Romney Says White House Behind Reid's Tax Allegation

  Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said on Friday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's source for the disputed information that he had not paid taxes for years could be from the White House or President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.

• Jul 31, 2012

  Official Beats Christian Pastor in Buddhist Bhutan

  A government official on Tuesday beat and threatened to kill a Christian pastor in the tiny Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, tucked between India and China.

• Jul 30, 2012

  North Korea Floods Kill 88, Displace Tens of Thousands

  Torrential rains on Monday worsened widespread flooding in North Korea that has killed at least 88 people and displaced 63,000.

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  Jul 30, 2012

  Fewer Americans Than Ever Hopeful for Children's Future

  When President Barack Obama took office in January 2009, 27 percent of Americans said today's children would be better off than their parents. But now, when he is seeking re-election, only 14 percent are hopeful, "the lowest level of optimism ever measured," a new Rasmussen poll says.

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  Jul 30, 2012

  Pastor Robert Jeffress Asks Congregants to Support Chick-fil-A

  Evangelical pastor Robert Jeffress is asking members of his First Baptist Dallas church to show their support for restaurant chain Chick-fil-A's religious freedom to support traditional marriage.