Melissa Barnhart

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  Dec 16, 2013

  Apple Approves Gay Social App for Ages 12 and Up

  Apple has approved a gay social networking app that claims to be safe for children as young as 12, and aims to lead adults, teens and tweens to places that are "clean, social and fun."

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  Dec 16, 2013

  Author Jay Parini Says His Editor Thought He Was 'Crazy' for Wanting to Write About Jesus for ICONS Series

  Jay Parini, author of Jesus: The Human Face of God, a book released earlier this month that's part of the biographies known as the ICONS series, told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts that his editor thought he was crazy for wanting to write about the life of Jesus.

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  Dec 9, 2013

  Time Running Out for Senate to Move on Military Sexual Assault Policy

  With only five days remaining on the congressional schedule before legislators depart Capitol Hill for their home states, two competing Senate bills aiming to transform how the United States Armed Forces handle sexual assault cases might get lost in the shuffle.

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  Dec 4, 2013

  Obama Pledges up to $5 Billion to Combat Global AIDS Epidemic

  President Barack Obama on Monday pledged up to $5 billion in funding to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria internationally, and to redirect $100 million to the National Institutes of Health for research toward a cure for HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.

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  Nov 22, 2013

  Atheist Tells Fox News' Megyn Kelly He's Proud of Ending 2 Schools' Operation Christmas Child Programs

  Roy Speckhardt, executive director of the American Humanist Association (AHA), which effectively stopped two schools from participating in Operation Christmas Child by threatening lawsuits, told Fox News' Megyn Kelly that he's satisfied with the outcome.

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  Nov 21, 2013

  'Duck Dynasty' Cast Reveal Interventions That Saved Their Lives in 'I Am Second' Film

  Three generations of "Duck Dynasty" men – Phil, Jep and Reed – share their stories of overcoming frightfully reckless behaviors of infidelity, drug use, rebellion and suicidal ideation in their 30-minute "I Am Second" film debut.

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  Nov 20, 2013

  Hip Urban Couple Share Why Abortion Was Their Best Option; US Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision Keeps Texas' Controversial Abortion Regs Intact

  A seemingly successful professional couple living in downtown Austin, Texas, is sharing their story with fellow Americans, specifically Texans, about why they chose to abort their baby.

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  Nov 20, 2013

  Albuquerque Voters Reject Ban on Late-Term Abortions

  By a 10 percent margin, voters in Albuquerque, N.M., defeated a ban on late-term abortions Tuesday in a municipal election. Voters rejected the measure 55 percent to 45 percent. Labeled the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance, if passed, it would have banned abortions after 20 weeks gestation in the womb, the point at which pre-born babies have be shown to feel pain, with exceptions for women who face medical emergencies.

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  Nov 18, 2013

  Veteran Suspended From Job for Writing 'God Bless America' in Email

  Boots Hawks, a retired U.S. Army veteran, was suspended without pay from his job just before Veterans Day for including the phrase "God Bless America" under his company email signature.

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  Nov 15, 2013

  Interview With Mark DeYmaz: Integrating the Church Ethnically, Economically 'For the Sake of the Gospel'

  Mark DeYmaz, founding pastor of Mosaic Church in central Arkansas and who led the second national conference on multi-ethnic churches, said the movement's goal is to integrate the church ethnically and economically for the sake of the Gospel.