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  Oct 25, 2017

  Robert Jeffress Denies 'Anti-Catholic' Bias After Question Posed During White House Briefing

  Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress is denying accusations that he is "anti-Catholic" and assured that there will be millions of Catholics in Heaven after a question was posed during a White House press briefing Tuesday about President Donald Trump's recent tweet calling Jeffress a "wonderful man."

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  Oct 25, 2017

  Robert P. George Warns: Militant Secularists 'Want Your Kids'

  Three esteemed thinkers from the Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths warned about the threats that radical secularist ideologies pose to religion, faith and the state of humanity in a "trialogue" on Tuesday.

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  Oct 24, 2017

  Franklin Graham Says NC Gov. 'Betrayed' Citizens With Transgender Bathroom Order

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham and other social conservative leaders are speaking out against North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's signing of an executive order that critics say will force some businesses and state entities to allow biological men into women's restrooms and changing facilities.

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  Oct 24, 2017

  African-American Leaders Defend Colorado Baker Amid Supreme Court Gay Wedding Cake Battle

  A group of African-American rights activists have spoken out in defense of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips of Masterpiece Cakeshop as his religious freedom case will be argued before the United States Supreme Court in December.

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  Oct 23, 2017

  Ben Sasse Blasts Robert Jeffress for Interviewing Sean Hannity During Sunday Service

  Megachurch pastor and Donald Trump's spiritual advisor Robert Jeffress has fired back at Republican Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska after he seemingly accused the pastor of politicizing Sunday worship by inviting conservative, pro-Trump Fox News host Sean Hannity to speak at First Baptist Dallas this Sunday.

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  Oct 23, 2017

  Church Clarity Leaders Respond to Concerns About New Church LGBT-Affirmation Database

  The leaders of Church Clarity, the new online database that grades churches based on their websites' transparency on actively enforced LGBT policies and views, have received an "overwhelming" demand and are encouraging criticism and feedback to prevent "inconsistent application."

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  Oct 23, 2017

  Christian Magistrate Fired for Views on Gay Adoption Loses Court Appeal

  A Christian magistrate who was fired from his job after he voiced belief that adopted children are better off with hetrosexual couples instead of same-sex couples has lost a court appeal against his former employer.

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  Oct 22, 2017

  Trump Has Become 'Moral Definition' of the Religious Right, Jim Wallis Warns

  President Donald Trump has become the "moral definition" of the religious right movement, progressive evangelical activist Rev. Jim Wallis has claimed, denouncing the president's warm reception at a Christian conservative summit in Washington, D.C. earlier this month.

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  Oct 22, 2017

  Rex Tillerson Says Iranian Militias in Iraq 'Need to Go Home' Amid Complaints From Christian Community

  United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called for Iranian-backed militias, who helped defeat the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq and have reportedly set up checkpoints in Iraqi villages once predominantly populated by Christians over three years ago, to leave Iraq.

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  Oct 21, 2017

  Nepal: President Signs Law Criminalizing Evangelism, Human Rights Group Warns

  The President of Nepal Bidhya Devi Bhandari has signed into law legislation that makes religious conversion a crime, the international human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide has reported.