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'How We Treat Immigrants ... Define Us as Americans': Evangelical Leaders Sign Independence Day Statement
Leading Southern Baptist ethicist Russell Moore and Hispanic Christian leader Samuel Rodriguez have joined other evangelical and national leaders in signing onto an Independence Day statement on immigration that was published in a full-page ad in the New York Times Wednesday.

Alternative to Trump's Family Detention Policy Offered by Catholic Leaders
Ending a two-day fact-finding trip to the United States-Mexico border, a group of Catholic bishops have offered an alternative solution to the Trump administration's plan to detain asylum-seeking families who were caught illegally entering the U.S.

Twitter Punishes Michael Brown Over Tweets About Massacre of Nigerian Christians; Admits 'Error'
Twitter placed the account of popular conservative radio host and author Michael L. Brown on lock for 12 hours on Monday after it was deemed that two of his tweets about the ongoing persecution of Christians at the hands of Fulani herdsmen in Nigeria were deemed "hateful."

Myanmar Bombs 60 Churches in 18 Months, Replaces Some With Buddhist Pagodas
Myanmar's military forces have destroyed about 60 Christian churches and have turned some of those properties into Buddhist pagodas amid renewed attacks over the last year-and-a-half, an American pastor who recently traveled to the region said.

School District Refuses to Share LGBT Videos With Parents After Students Were Forced to Watch
Parents and conservative activists are voicing outrage with a Pennsylvania school district that has refused to provide links to pro-LGBT videos that were shown to about 2,800 students in April.

Do Christians Have Guardian Angels? Greg Laurie Answers
During his sermon on Sunday, popular California evangelist and megachurch pastor Greg Laurie provided his thoughts on the roles that angels play in the lives of Christian believers and whether or not people have "guardian angels."

Twitter Is a Breeding Ground for Abusers, Freaks and Fake Christians, Beth Moore Warns
After a brief break, popular Baptist author and Bible teacher Beth Moore warned on Sunday about how "sick" and "deadly" social media is because it is like a "laboratory" responsible for producing "freaks" and "abusers," some of whom call themselves Christians.

5,500 Women Hospitalized Every Year After Suffering Complications From Abortion: Study
A new study released earlier this month has found that an average of 5,500 women are sent to emergency rooms each year in the United States because of complications related to abortion procedures. Yet, researchers still hold that there isn't enough basis to show that stricter regulations on abortion clinics will have a beneficial impact.

Christian Charity Agrees to Work With LGBT Couples to Resume Foster Care Work in Philly
Bethany Christian Services of Greater Delaware Valley has confirmed that it changed its policies to allow staff to work with same-sex couples interested in fostering children in order to resume its foster work with the city of Philadelphia.

Mona Charen wanted to be called 'Timmy' as child, thankful she didn't grow up in today's LGBT culture
Mona Charen is a well-known conservative author, columnist and speech writer who has spoken out about the dangers of modern feminism and the transgender identity push on children. But what many might not know about her is that at one point in her childhood, she wanted people to call her "Timmy."



















