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  May 25, 2017

  North Korea's Persecution of Christians 'on Par With Nero's Rome,' Expert Says

  Christians in North Korea are facing persecution that is likely "on par" with the level of persecution that the Early Christian Church faced under Roman emperor Nero, a prominent human rights activist said during a Capitol Hill briefing Wednesday.

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  May 24, 2017

  Michigan School District Pressured to Reinstate Off-Campus Lunchtime Bible Study Program

  A law firm representing a pastor who runs a voluntary off-campus Bible program in Michigan has demanded that a public school district that recently banned its students from taking part in the lunchtime Bible study stop violating state and federal law by infringing upon the students' rights to participate in the program.

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  May 23, 2017

  Joel and Victoria Osteen Slammed for Doing 'Hook 'Em Horns' Hand Sign at Son's Graduation

  Famed televangelists Joel and Victoria Osteen have received criticism on social media after they posted photos of themselves throwing up a hand sign meant to show support for the University of Texas at Austin when their son graduated from the school this past weeken

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  May 23, 2017

  Greg Laurie on Manchester Terror Attack: 'There Is a Spiritual Element in Play Here'

  Evangelists Greg Laurie and Franklin Graham have taken to their social media pages to comment on Monday night's bombing in Manchester, England, that the Islamic State terrorist group has claimed responsibility for.

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  May 23, 2017

  Os Guinness on 'Scandal of American Church': 'Huge Majority Yet Culturally Uninfluential'

  The Church in America is on the "low ebb" of society when it comes to its overall impact on today's culture and is in need of "reformation" so that it can once again be the "salt" and "light" that Jesus called it to be, evangelical author and social critic Os Guinness said.

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  May 22, 2017

  Pentagon Could 'Reconsider' Obama's Transgender Policy, Ex-DoD Official Says

  At least one former Obama administration official is concerned that a recent memo sent out by a top Pentagon official leaves open the possibility that the armed services could reconsider an Obama-era policy forcing them to accept transgender recruits.

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  May 22, 2017

  Turkey Accuses Imprisoned American Pastor of Giving 'Special' Sermons to Kurds, Report Says

  Imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson faces new accusations from Turkish prosecutors, even after President Donald Trump pressed for the pastor's release days earlier.

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  May 22, 2017

  Ravi Zacharias: Gender Identity Problem Is 'Huge in Its Cultural Upheaval'

  Christian apologist and award-winning author Ravi Zacharias warned Friday night about the consequences of society's struggle with gender identity and stressed that the "problem is huge in its cultural upheaval."

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  May 21, 2017

  Trump in Saudi Arabia: $110 Billion Arms Deal, 'Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology'

  On the first foreign visit of his presidency, President Donald Trump visited with royalty in Saudi Arabia and gave a speech that is considered to be scaled back in its tone towards Islam compared to the rhetoric of his 2016 election campaign, but still insisted that Islamic extremism can only be defeated if Muslim-majoirty nation's "drive out" terrorists.

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  May 19, 2017

  Nabeel Qureshi Says He Has Not Lost Hope God Will Heal Him From Cancer

  Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has assured that he has not lost hope that God will defy the odds and author a miracle in order to heal him from advanced stage stomach cancer.