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  Sep 7, 2017

  Trump Gives $100K to Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse in $1 Million Donation to Charities

  The evangelical humanitarian aid organization Samaritan's Purse is among the 12 recipients of President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump's $1 million donation to charities helping the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas.

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  Sep 7, 2017

  5 Things You Need to Know About DACA and What Happens Next

  The Trump administration formally announced on Tuesday that it will put an end to an Obama-era executive order that provided immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, a group known commonly as dreamers, with deferred action from deportation.

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  Sep 6, 2017

  Samaritan's Purse Mobilizes 2,100 Volunteers to Help Texas Homeowners Impacted by Harvey

  Franklin Graham's evangelical humanitarian aid organization, Samaritan's Purse, has mobilized over 2,100 volunteers who have worked a combined total of over 17,300 hours in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and have so far prepared over 200 Southeast Texas homes for restoration.

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  Sep 6, 2017

  5 Things to Know About Trump's Justice Dept. Civil Rights Division Nominee Eric Dreiband

  As President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the head of the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division testifies in front of the Senate on Wednesday, not many Americans are familiar with or have even heard of the name Eric Dreiband.

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  Aug 31, 2017

  Atheist Group Forces Elementary School to Remove 'Numbers 6:24' Display

  The nation's largest secular legal organization has pressured an Oklahoma elementary school to remove a display that features the words of Numbers 6:24.

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  Aug 31, 2017

  Russell Moore, Evangelical Leaders Urge Trump to Protect DACA Recipients

  A group of evangelical leaders are pressuring President Donald Trump to continue protecting immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children, and are urging Congress to take permanent legislative action to ensure their long standing protection from deportation.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Mattis Creates Expert Panel to Examine Trump's Transgender Ban

  Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced that transgender military personnel already in service can continue to serve in the U.S. military while an expert panel reviews ways to implement President Donald Trump's request to ban transgender Americans from openly serving.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Sheltering Over 400 Evacuees of Hurricane Harvey

  Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, has provided shelter and aid to over 400 victims of Hurricane Harvey this week who were directed to the church after a nearby American Red Cross shelter reached its capacity.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Canadian Megachurch Pastor Says Imprisonment in North Korea Was 'Discipline From God'

  A Canadian megachurch pastor who was imprisoned in North Korea for over two years and recently released has said he believes his imprisonment was "discipline from God."

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Sudan Arrests 7 Pastors Who Refused to Give Gov't Control of Denomination

  Authorities in the overwhelmingly Sunni nation of Sudan have arrested seven Christian leaders and forced six others into hiding amid the government's demand that they fork over denominational leadership, sources said.