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  Jun 8, 2018

  Rand Paul Standing in Way of Bill to Aid Christians Displaced by ISIS

  Former presidential candidate and Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is being pressured by multiple religious freedom groups to lift a hold he placed on a bill that proponents say would benefit Christians and Yazidis who faced genocide at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

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  Jun 8, 2018

  Ted Cruz Shares 7 Biggest Christian Conservative Victories Since Trump Took Office

  Speaking to a ballroom filled with Christian conservatives Thursday, 2016 presidential candidate Ted Cruz reflected on seven of the biggest victories for faith and families achieved since Donald Trump took over the White House in January 2017.

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  Jun 7, 2018

  Undercover Videos Expose Planned Parenthood's Cover Up of Child Rape, Prostitution

  Live Action has released two new undercover videos that purport to show employees at Planned Parenthood clinics across multiple states turning a blind eye to claims of statutory rape and even advising pimps on how they can sponsor their underage prostitutes for abortions without having to be reported.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Eddie Long's Successor at Georgia Megachurch, Bishop Stephen A Davis, Resigns

  Bishop Stephen A. Davis, who took over as senior pastor at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, following the death of controversial longtime pastor Eddie Long in January 2017, has resigned.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Pastor Released From North Korea Prison Camp Tells How He Shared Gospel With Regime Official

  Kim Hak Song, an American pastor released last Month from North Korea after spending a year in prison, recently spoke about his detention under one of the most brutal regimes on the planet and explained how he was able to share God's Word despite the circumstances.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Catholic School Students Less Likely to Act Out or Be Disruptive, Study Finds

  A new study of federal data has found that elementary students who attend Catholic schools are less likely to act out or be disruptive in class and are more likely to exhibit self-control and self-discipline than students who attend public schools or other private schools.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Doctors Say Virginia School District's Proposed Sex-Ed Changes 'Lack Medical Justification'

  A group of prominent physicians have spoken out against a Virginia school district's proposal to institute a number of changes to its middle and high school sexual education curriculum that they say "lack medical justification."

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Secret Witness in Turkey's Case Against Andrew Brunson Is 'Blackmail Extortionist,' Source Says

  A person who claims to have been blocked from testifying on behalf of imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey has shed new light on the case and offered concerning details about the identity of one of the prosecution's secret witnesses.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Jesse Duplantis Says He Didn't Ask Followers to Pay for $54M Jet, but 'Believe' It Into Existence

  Televangelist Jesse Duplantis is now saying that he never asked followers to donate toward a $54 million jet, but instead called on them to join him in believing that God would provide him with the new aircraft.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Evangelical Leaders Condemn Trump for Separating Immigrant Children From Families at Border

  Leading evangelicals have urged President Donald Trump and his administration to reconsider a "horrible," "zero tolerance" policy that has led to an increase in immigrant children being separated from their families who entered the country illegally in recent weeks.