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  Jan 19, 2017

  Parents Upset Over Indiana School Worksheet That Paints 'Sharia Law' in Positive Light

  Parents in southern Indiana have voiced their disapproval over a worksheet assigned to middle school students that they claim paints Sharia or Islamic law in oppressive countries like Saudi Arabia in a positive light.

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  Jan 19, 2017

  Persecuted Burmese Christians Risk Death to Help Victims of ISIS in Mosul

  Iraqi forces wounded in the ongoing battle to push the Islamic State out of Mosul need all the help they can to stay alive. And coming to their rescue are oppressed Christians who felt God's call for them to travel all the way from the civil-war ridden asian nation of Burma.

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  Jan 18, 2017

  NFL Star Benjamin Watson to Hold Race and Faith Forum at Florida Megachurch

  Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson and hall-of-fame football coach Tony Dungy will join pastors, authors, former NFL players and media personalities at a Florida megachurch in February to discuss how faith can be used to bridge the racial divide facing the United States.

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  Jan 18, 2017

  Trump's Education Pick Betsy DeVos Criticized for Donating Millions to Christian Organizations

  President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, faced questioning about her family's donations to conservative Christian organizations during her Senate hearing on Tuesday after a media report highlighted how her family has donated millions to social conservative organizations and Christian schools.

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  Jan 17, 2017

  Muslim Group Wants Trump to Drop 'Islamophobe' Franklin Graham From Inauguration

  The United States' largest Muslim civil rights organization is calling for President-elect Donald Trump to disinvite leading evangelist Franklin Graham from speaking at Friday's presidential inauguration.

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  Jan 17, 2017

  Donald Trump to Swear on Two Bibles, Including Abraham Lincoln's, at Inauguration Ceremony

  President-elect Donald Trump will swear on two different Bibles during his inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol on Friday, one of which will be the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln during his first inauguration.

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  Jan 16, 2017

  Mike Pence to Swear on Reagan's Bible, Will Place Hand on 2 Chronicles at Inauguration

  When Vice President-elect Mike Pence gets sworn into office on Friday, he will place his hand on the same Bible and same Bible verse that former President Ronald Reagan used when he took his oaths of office.

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  Jan 16, 2017

  Over 900,000 Christians Martyred for Their Faith in Last 10 Years: Report

  Over 900,000 Christians have been martyred in the last 10 years, a Christian research firm affiliated with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts estimates.

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  Jan 16, 2017

  Al-Qaeda Video Shows Kidnapped Christian Missionary 1 Year After Mali Abduction

  Al-Qaeda has released a new video that shows kidnapped Swiss Christian missionary Beatrice Stockly explaining that she is still in good health despite being held captive by the militant outfit in the African country of Mali for over a year.

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  Jan 13, 2017

  Obama State Department Responsible for Rise in Global Christian Persecution, Tony Perkins Says

  The continued rise in Christian persecution across the globe in the past few years can be connected to the Obama State Department's "misplaced priorities," leading social conservative activist Tony Perkins has asserted.