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  Oct 2, 2018

  Prayer Banned at Graduations, School Events After Nation's Largest Atheist Group Complains

  A school district in Massachusetts will no longer allow prayer at its school-sponsored events to appease one of the nation's leading atheist groups.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Myanmar Rebels Detain Over 90 Christian Leaders, Shut Down Over 50 Churches

  Dozens of Christian churches have been shut down in Eastern Myanmar in recent weeks while as many 92 Christian leaders have been detained by a rebel faction, according to the Lahu Baptist Convention.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Pro-Lifers Praise California Gov. for Vetoing Bill to Give College Girls Abortion Drugs on Campus

  Christian conservatives and pro-life advocates are praising California's Democrat Gov. Jerry Brown for his veto of a bill that would have forced all state universities to provide access to abortion-inducing drugs.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Black and White Baptist Churches Hold Joint Service, Discuss Twofold Remedy for Racism

  Two predominantly white and black church congregations came together for joint worship on Sunday as pastors from both churches offered messages on how Christians can pave the way for racial healing in America.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Paige Patterson to Teach Ethics Course at Southern Evangelical Seminary After SWBTS Firing

  Influential yet now controversial evangelical theologian Paige Patterson will co-teach an ethics course this month at Southern Evangelical Seminary in North Carolina just months after he was fired from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.

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  Oct 2, 2018

  Turkey Airstrikes Target Iraqi Christian Villages; Activists Call for War Crimes Investigation

  The Turkish military launched airstrikes targeting Iraqi Christian villages in northern Iraq, a rights group warned.

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  Oct 1, 2018

  Trump Admin Transporting Hundreds of Unaccompanied Immigrant Kids to Texas Tent City

  The Trump administration has moved hundreds of undocumented immigrant children in the middle of the night from foster shelters to a tent city in Texas designed to house as many as 3,800 kids.

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  Sep 30, 2018

  African-American Men More Religious Than White Women Despite Gender Gap, Data Shows

  While data has shown that women tend to be more religious than men, a new analysis shows that black men tend to be more "highly religious" than white and Hispanic women.

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  Sep 29, 2018

  New Jersey's Transgender School Guidance Usurps Parents' Rights, Ex-Gay Activist Warns

  The state of New Jersey instructed schools Wednesday to use the preferred names and pronouns of transgender students without the need for parental consent.

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  Sep 29, 2018

  Evangelical Groups Spending Millions to Drive Social Conservative Turnout for 2018 Midterms

  Conservative evangelical grassroots organizations will spend millions of dollars in the coming weeks in an attempt to drive conservative Christian turnout for the 2018 midterm elections this November.