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  Aug 11, 2014

  ISIS Selling Christian Women as Sex Slaves as Militants Overrun Qaraqosh; Iraqi PM Blamed for Crisis Refuses to Resign

  At least 500 Christian women were reportedly abducted from Mosul and marked to be sold as sex slaves by ISIS militants who stretched their dominance over Christians in Iraq further last week when they overran Qaraqosh, the nation's largest Christian city where believers had been flocking to after being chased out of Mosul.

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  Aug 10, 2014

  ISIS 'Systematically Beheading Children' in Iraq; They Are 'Killing Every Christian They See,' Says Chaldean Leader

  National spokesman for Iraqi Christians and Chaldean-American businessman Mark Arabo said the "evil" being carried out by ISIS militants in Iraq now includes shocking beheadings of children, and he praised President Barack Obama for authorizing an intervention in the crisis Thursday.

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  Aug 10, 2014

  'Why Does Our Daddy Need to Be in Prison for Loving Jesus?' Asks Children of Pastor Saeed Abedini in Heartbreaking Plea to Obama

  The children of Christian American-Iranian Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2012, cannot understand why their father is in prison for "loving Jesus," and pleaded with President Barack Obama in a heartbreaking video this week to "bring my daddy home."

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  Aug 9, 2014

  US 'Will Not Be Dragged Into Fighting Another Iraq War'; Airstrikes to Protect Americans and Prevent Genocide, Says Obama

  President Barack Obama said Saturday that the military air strikes he authorized in Iraq this week are intended to protect American interests and prevent the genocide of religious minorities. He also pledged that the U.S. will not be dragged "into fighting another Iraq war."

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  Aug 9, 2014

  Baptist Preacher JD Hall Calls Connection Between Braxton Caner's Suicide and Twitter Clash 'Unfair;' But Will Back Off on Ergun Caner

  A Baptist preacher under fire for engaging in a Twitter clash with Braxton Caner, the teenage son of pastor and Brewton-Parker College President Ergun Caner, weeks before he reportedly committed suicide, expressed deep condolences to Braxton's family Thursday and said he has decided to stop pursuing a decade-old muckraking campaign against Braxton's father, Ergun.

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  Aug 8, 2014

  Is Oral Sex OK for Christian Couples? It Depends Says Pastor John Piper

  Is oral sex OK for Christians? A quick Google search on this question online is likely to yield a plethora of responses but for popular theologian and Baptist preacher John Piper, the answer to that question should depend on a number of factors.

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  Aug 7, 2014

  'Why Would We Bring That Into Our Country?' Dr. Ben Carson Says He Wouldn't Have Brought Ebola Infected Missionaries to US

  Renowned neurosurgeon and possible 2016 presidential hopeful, Dr. Benjamin Carson criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Monday for bringing two Ebola infected missionaries to the U.S. for treatment, citing the highly contagious and deadly nature of the disease.

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  Aug 7, 2014

  Baptist Church Cancels Gungor Event Over Views on Bible; Band Insists 'No Reasonable Person Takes the Entire Bible Literally'

  Highlighting that a Baptist church recently canceled one their events due to a swirling controversy over their views on the Bible, Christian couple Michael and Lisa Gungor of the Grammy nominated, Dove award-winning band Gungor affirmed their faith in God Wednesday and insisted that "NO REASONABLE PERSON takes the entire Bible completely literally."

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  Aug 6, 2014

  US District Judge Says The Right to Have an Abortion Deserves Same Protection as Right to Bear Arms

  A federal judge argued that a woman's right to have an abortion deserves the same protection as her right to bear arms in a ruling Monday that a 2013 Alabama law requiring doctors at abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at local hospitals is unconstitutional.

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  Aug 6, 2014

  Christian Missionaries Infected With Ebola Improving After Treatment With Trial Serum Made From Tobacco Plants Called ZMapp

  Two Christian missionaries who got infected by the deadly Ebola virus while working in Liberia have been given a fighting chance at life thanks to an experimental serum made from tobacco plants called ZMapp.