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  Sep 17, 2020

  Christian WNBA star Maya Moore marries man whom she helped get released from prison

  Christian basketball star and Olympic gold medalist Maya Moore, who has taken a two-year sabbatical from the Women’s National Basketball Association, has married a man whom she advocated for years to get released after serving over two decades in prison. 

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  Sep 17, 2020

  Benjamin Watson urges racial justice advocates in US to fight for Christians in Nigeria

  Former NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the United States to also call for an end to violence against Christians in Nigeria, as activists warn the world might be ignoring a possible genocide.  

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  Sep 16, 2020

  Evangelicals praise White House signing of 'Abraham Accords' between Israel, UAE and Bahrain

  Many evangelical leaders have praised the signing of the historic “Abraham Accords” between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, marking the third and fourth Arab nations stating intentions to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

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  Sep 15, 2020

  Cuba releases journalist imprisoned at labor camp for covering arrest of Christian homeschool parents

  A Cuban journalist who spent nearly a year in prison for reporting on the arrest, jailing and trial of Christian pastors and homeschool parents has been released and reunited with his family. 

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  Sep 15, 2020

  Chick-fil-A scraps plan to open at San Antonio airport despite city’s reversal amid FAA intervention

  Chick-fil-A confirmed this week that the company has canceled plans to open a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport in Texas.

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  Sep 15, 2020

  'Jihad of the Womb': Watchdog details systemic abduction of Christian girls in Egypt

  A watchdog group has shed more light on the widespread abduction, trafficking and exploitation of Coptic Christian women and girls in Egypt, highlighting the cases of 13 women and girls who were kidnapped or abducted in the last three years. 

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Trump admin. proposes expansion of Mexico City Policy banning abortion funding

  The Trump administration on Monday formally proposed a new regulation to broaden the Mexico City Policy barring foreign organizations that receive federal global health funding from promoting or performing abortions overseas even if they do so with other funding sources. 

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Baylor University labels conservative group's 9/11 flag display 'sensitive content'

  Baylor University in Texas received backlash from conservatives last Friday after it placed a sign in front of an annual on-campus 9/11 flag display, warning students of “sensitive content” in accordance with a “standard process” enacted last year.

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  Sep 14, 2020

  Black Christian college offers students free online therapy amid rise in lockdown stress

  Students at a historically black Christian college in Texas, as well as several other colleges across the nation, will have access to free mental health therapy for one year as many struggle during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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  Sep 12, 2020

  Evangelical, Catholic voters in 5 swing states may shift 11% for Biden over Trump: survey

  New research commissioned by a progressive Christian activist group and compiled by several university researchers suggests that there could be an 11-point swing among evangelical and Catholic voters in swing states away from President Donald Trump and toward Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.