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  May 29, 2013

  John Piper Celebrates Influence of C.S. Lewis in 'Alive to Wonder'

  Christian author and college chancellor John Piper has released an E-book celebrating the impact the famous novelist C.S. Lewis had on his life and commemorating the 50th anniversary since his death.

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  May 29, 2013

  Teacher Quits in Impassioned YouTube Video: 'Everything I Loved About Teaching Is Extinct'

  A YouTube video showing a frustrated teacher quitting over her involuntary transfer from a Highland Park, Ill., grade school by the North Shore School District 112 is now causing quite a stir after she aired a damning list of problems with the district's administration and how students are being educated.

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  May 28, 2013

  High School Class President Prays in Jesus' Name at Graduation Despite Atheist Objections

  Jonathan Hardwick, president of the 2013 graduating class of Lincoln County High School in Kentucky, boldly continued a longstanding tradition of student-led prayer at the school's graduation ceremony last Friday despite efforts from at least six students who had tried to shut it down.

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  May 28, 2013

  NY Archdiocese Health Plan Has Covered Birth Control, Abortion for Over a Decade

  Despite his strong opposition to the portion of the new health care law that requires employers, including those with religious affiliations to cover birth control in employee health plans, the Archdiocese headed by Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York has been quietly paying for birth control for more than a decade.

• May 28, 2013

  Ky. Megachurch Boots Boy Scouts From Campus After Gay Vote

  Southeast Christian Church, a megachurch in Louisville, Ky., has announced that it will cut ties with the Boy Scouts of America because the youth organization has become too polarizing.

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  May 28, 2013

  Catholic Church's Top Exorcist Claims He Rid World of 160,000 Demons

  The Catholic Church's top exorcist, who claims to have sent 160,000 demons back to hell, says he wants Pope Francis to allow all priests to start performing the ritual to deal with a rising demand for exorcisms from the faithful.

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  May 27, 2013

  Atheists Are Still Going to Hell, Says Vatican Spokesman

  A Vatican spokesman clarified on Thursday that atheists are still going to hell despite Pope Francis' homily last week that that pointed out doing good wasn't just confined to the faith community and even atheists, despite their views are able to do good as well.

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  May 27, 2013

  Senate Approves Cut to Food Stamps for Convicted Rapists, Pedophiles, Murderers

  Members of the U.S. Senate unanimously accepted an amendment to the Farm Bill that would bar convicted rapists, pedophiles and murderers from receiving food stamps for life.

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  May 27, 2013

  'Entitlement Mentality Gone Wild:' Free Gov't Cell Phones Cost Nearly $2B in 2012, Says Sen. Vitter

  Citing rampant fraud and abuse by telephone service providers, GOP Senator from Louisiana David Vitter called on the U.S. Senate last Tuesday to end the welfare subsidy for cellular phone service in the federal Lifeline Program that cost Americans nearly $2 billion in 2012.

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  May 26, 2013

  5 Big Businesses Where Faith Plays a Major Role

  Results of a recent study indicate that American entrepreneurs pray and meditate more frequently than non-entrepreneurs. This new research could perhaps explain the interesting number of God-fearing men and women who have founded and built wildly successful companies in America and even with the changing social tides and increasing wealth, continue to cling to their faith. The Christian Post highlights five big companies below where faith in God plays a major role in the lives of the people who