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  May 21, 2018

  Eric Metaxas: 'Sacred-Secular Divide' Is From 'the Pit of Hell'

  Conservative Christian radio host and best-selling author Eric Metaxas called out Christians who feel they don't need to share Christ with others just because they are not leaders in the Church.

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  May 20, 2018

  Johnnie Moore Says Evangelical Leaders Criticize Trump Behind Closed Doors

  One of President Donald Trump's informal evangelical advisers has assured that the group of evangelical leaders who advise the administration do in fact criticize the president behind closed doors but don't necessarily do so in public.

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  May 18, 2018

  Christian Persecution Watchdog Group Hacked Same Day It Exposes Human Rights Violations in Turkey

  The United States-based persecution advocacy nonprofit In Defense of Christians says its website, employees' social media accounts and email accounts were hacked Thursday by someone they have good reason to believe was acting "for or on behalf of the Turkish government."

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  May 18, 2018

  Black Radio Host Compares Defenders of Controversial Alabama Church Sign to KKK

  A black radio host in Alabama has spoken out against a controversial sign in front of a black church in Birmingham by saying that those who support the sign are no better than the white supremacists who justified the actions of the Klu Klux Klan.

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  May 18, 2018

  Pence Meets Leader of Indonesia's Largest Muslim Group Days After ISIS Church Bombings

  Just days after the spate of deadly suicide bombings targeting three churches and a police station in Surabaya, Indonesia, Vice President Mike Pence met with the leader of the world's largest Islamic organization to stand in solidarity for religious freedom and peaceful coexistence.

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  May 17, 2018

  Va. Ministry Opens First-Ever Church-Run Grocery Store to Provide Affordable Food to Needy

  A nondenominational church in Virginia claims to be the first church in history to open up its own nonprofit grocery store to provide its local impoverished community discounted groceries at up to three-quarters of the cost of regular grocery stores.

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  May 17, 2018

  Turkey Is Accusing American Churches of Conspiracy in Case Against Andrew Brunson, Sen. Tillis Says

  North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday shared more details about Turkey's case against imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson and slammed prosecutors for claiming that churches in the United States are conspiring to undermine the Turkish government.

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  May 17, 2018

  Parent Outraged After School Gives Students Worksheet on Writing Islamic Faith Declaration

  A Christian parent in West Virginia has voiced outrage after his seventh-grade daughter brought home a packet from her social studies class this week that includes a page asking students to practice writing the Islamic declaration of faith in Arabic calligraphy.

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  May 16, 2018

  Black Pastor, Birmingham Mayor Speak Out Against Church Sign Accusing Megachurch of Racism

  The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, and a local pastor are speaking out against a church's sign that tells black people not to worship at white churches as part of its opposition to a megachurch's plan to plant a campus in one of the city's most violent neighborhoods.

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  May 16, 2018

  America's Largest Catholic University Hosts Event Glorifying Polyamory, Open Relationships

  America's largest Catholic University hosted an event last week that featured a discussion reportedly glorifying open relationships and polyamory, concepts that violate Catholic teachings.