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  Mar 15, 2018

  Donald Trump's Childhood Bible Featured in Museum of the Bible Exhibit

  The childhood Bible that was one of two President Donald Trump placed his hand on during his swearing-in ceremony in January 2017 will now be displayed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Congregants Upset Over 'Crucified Stormtrooper' at Church's 'Stations of the Cross' Exhibit

  Several congregants at a historic church in London were offended that a Star Wars "Stormtrooper" crucifixion was being displayed as part of a "Stations of the Cross" exhibit that opened to the public Thursday.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Parents Barred From Questioning 'Gender Identity' Changes at Virginia School District Meeting

  Concerned parents in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. were barred during a recent committee hearing from questioning a motion to replace the terms "biological sex" and "biological gender" with the phrase "sex assigned at birth" in public school curriculum.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Tony Perkins: Media Using Trump Porn Star Controversy to 'Shame Evangelicals' Into Silence

  Evangelical leader Tony Perkins said Monday that the mainstream media is trying to use President Donald Trump's alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels to "shame evangelicals for their political participation" in hopes it will back them into a corner of silence.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  School Ban on Transgender Teen Using Boys' Locker Room Hinders 'Social Transitioning,' Judge Rules

  A federal judge stated Monday that federal discrimination law should allow a Maryland transgender student to choose a locker room based upon gender identity rather than biological sex.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Turkey Seeks Life Sentence for Imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson

  The Turkish government is seeking a life sentence for American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who rights advocates say has been unjustly imprisoned since December 2016 on false charges of espionage and terrorism.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Universities Encourage Pregnant Athletes to Get Abortions, Don't Fully Explain Title IX Rights

  Pro-life activists are warning that pregnant college student-athletes are not being fully informed about their rights under Title IX law and, in some cases, even being encouraged to get abortions by advisers within their institutions.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  State Supreme Court Says Tax Dollars Can't Repair Church's Historic Stained Glass Windows

  The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that one of the nation's leading secularist legal groups is entitled to an injunction barring the town government in Acton from granting public funds to preserve stained glass windows in a church that has been a staple of the town since 1846.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  Iraqi Christian Family Stabbed to Death by Armed Men in Targeted Attack

  An Iraqi Christian family of three was stabbed to death in their Baghdad home last week by a group of armed men in what is a continuing trend of persecution against the town's Christian community.

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  Mar 13, 2018

  Muslim Radical-Turned-Christian Shares How God Saved Him From Jihad, Suicidal Depression (Interview)

  Jay says it's a "miracle" that he came to faith in Christ.