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Cory Booker faces pushback for speaking at 'anti-LGBT' Willow Creek Church in 2011
After declining to speak at a Christian conservative gathering this week, Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., is facing pushback for his decision years ago to speak at an Illinois megachurch known for its traditional stance on sexuality.

National Day of Prayer: Americans called to 'love one another' or risk destruction as divided nation
Christian leaders, lawmakers and distinguished guests packed into the U.S. Capitol for the 68th National Day of Prayer observance Thursday night, calling on Americans of all political stripes to “love one another” or run the risk letting a divided kingdom fall.

100 Nigerian Christians killed in April by Fulani militants, Boko Haram: NGO report
At least 100 Christians in Nigeria were killed and hundreds of others injured in April, according to a human rights watchdog group warning that Fulani attacks against Christian farming communities seem to be spreading further south.

National Day of Prayer: David Platt on the 'greatest hindrance' to advancing the Gospel
Influential megachurch pastor and best-selling author David Platt voiced concerns about a trend within church culture that he suspects might be the “greatest hindrance to the advancement of the Gospel” today.

Over 100 injured, 2 killed in Venezuela uprising; Maduro still in power
Dozens are injured and at least one woman is dead as clashes continued for the second day in Venezuela between opposition supporters and security forces loyal to socialist president Nicolas Maduro.

Interfaith leaders slam US law firm lobbying for Chinese gov’t, other repressive regimes
An interfaith group of religious leaders and human rights activists asked one of America’s top international law firms Wednesday to stop representing foreign governments known for their repeated human rights abuses.

Trump proposes charging fees for immigrants to apply for asylum
President Trump issued a memo Monday proposing changes to asylum policies that would, among other things, require migrants coming to the U.S. to pay fees for asylum and work permit applications.

Merriam-Webster dictionary euphemizes sex reassignment surgeries with new terms
Leading reference book producer Merriam-Webster has added three new terms to its online dictionary to accommodate the transgender community and LGBT activists who coined them.

Dad faces arrest if he refers to trans-identified daughter by her birth sex: court order
A father in Canada is facing the possibility of arrest if he refers to his trans-identified 14-year-old daughter as a “girl” after a court ordered that the teen be allowed to begin taking testosterone.

Pastor, 5 churchgoers killed by gunmen after Sunday service in Burkina Faso
A pastor and five churchgoers were murdered by gunmen while leaving their church in the West African nation of Burkina Faso on Sunday.



















