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  May 12, 2014

  'Praise Be to Allah, Lord of the World;' Boko Haram Leader Says Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls Have Been Converted to Islam

  In a haunting new video reportedly released by Boko Haram Monday, Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Nigerian Islamist group which abducted nearly 300 schoolgirls from the village of Chibok last month, says they have no plans to release the girls until arrested members of their group have been freed.

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  May 10, 2014

  Openly Gay Football Player Michael Sam Selected by St. Louis Rams in NFL Draft

  Michael Sam made history on Saturday night when he became the first openly gay football player in the National Football League (NFL) after the St. Louis Rams made him the 249th overall choice in the 2014 NFL draft.

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  May 10, 2014

  'We Have Jesus, We're Content, We Don't Need a TV Show Although We Would Love One,' Say Benham Brothers; Will Still Help Families Without HGTV

  Embattled Christian twin brothers David and Jason Benham said they were "content" in Christ a day after the Home & Garden Television (HGTV) network announced Wednesday that they have "decided not to move forward" with their scheduled reality show called "Flip It Forward" after news broke about their conservative views on homosexuality, abortion and divorce.

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  May 9, 2014

  Pastor's $200 Sexual Encounter With Strange Woman Turns Into Nearly $200K Nightmare; Embezzled Money From Church to Cover Sin

  A one-time $200 sexual encounter with a strange woman turned into a nearly $200,000 nightmare for a Virginia pastor after the woman turned around and blackmailed the man of God with photos from the encounter, forcing him to embezzle money from his church to cover his sin.

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  May 9, 2014

  Hobby Lobby's Steve Green Pushing to Add Constitutionally Sound Bible Curriculum in High Schools Across the US

  A Bible curriculum developed by the Green Scholar's Initiative chaired by outspoken Christian president of Hobby Lobby, Steve Green, is slated to be piloted in Oklahoma's Mustang Public School district high schools this fall. And if it's successful, high school students across America could soon be free to study the Bible en masse.

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  May 8, 2014

  Florida Man Demands Right to Marry His Porn-Filled Apple Computer; Says If Gays Can Marry So Should He and Machine

  A lawyer who once filed a lawsuit against Apple for not protecting him from porn demanded the right in another lawsuit filed in Florida in late April to get married to his porn-filled MacBook.

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  May 8, 2014

  Believers Rally After HGTV Cancels Reality Show Starring Christian Twin Brothers Who Oppose Abortion, Homosexuality, Divorce

  Christian viewers of the Home & Garden Television (HGTV) are now up in arms after the network announced Wednesday that they have "decided not to move forward" with a reality show called 'Flip It Forward' starring conservative Christian twin brothers David and Jason Benham who are openly opposed to abortion, homosexuality and no-fault divorce.

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  May 8, 2014

  NFL Team That Drafts Openly Gay Player Michael Sam Will Face Boycott, Says D.C. Lobbyist Seeking to Ban Gays From League

  Jack Burkman, head of the Washington, D.C. lobbying firm J.M. Burkman & Assoc. who is seeking to ban gays from the NFL, says he intends to build a national coalition to boycott any football franchise that picks openly gay football player Michael Sam in the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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  May 8, 2014

  Executive Pastor of Reality Church Placed on Leave After 'Baffling' Drunken Bike Crash That Sent His 8-Y-O Son Flying

  Congregants of the Santa Barbara campus of the Reality Church in California were left baffled Sunday when they were informed that their popular executive pastor, Gerald Torres,43, had been placed on administrative leave after he was involved in a drunken motorcycle crash that sent his passenger and 8-year-old son Judah flying.

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  May 7, 2014

  Former Pastor Gets 15 Years in Prison for Charging $50K on Church's Credit Card

  A former South Side Chicago pastor who racked up more than $50,000 in unauthorized personal charges on credit cards he opened in the name of his old church was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his crimes on Monday.