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  Nov 21, 2016

  Mariam Ibraheem Secretly Read the Bible While Jailed for Apostasy; Says Muslim Cellmate Accepted Christ

  Mariam Ibraheem, the Sudanese Christian mother who was sentenced to death in 2014, revealed on Saturday that she secretly read a the Bible at night while she was imprisoned for apostasy and trusted a Muslim inmate to hide the Bible from prison guards.

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  Nov 20, 2016

  Mariam Ibraheem, Christian Mother Who Gave Birth in Chains, and Other Persecuted Christians Share Testimonies in DC

  Five different churches in the nation's capital united together Saturday night to pray for Christians being persecuted all over the world and heard first-hand accounts about what it's like to be tortured, shackled and put on death row because of one's faith in Christ.

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  Nov 19, 2016

  Trump's Win Is Not an 'Affirmation' of Republican Leadership, Gov. Nikki Haley Says

  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Friday that President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 election is not a de-facto "affirmation" of the Republican Party, adding that Americans saw how GOP lawmakers and officeholders failed their duties to reel in big government in recent years.

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  Nov 18, 2016

  Ted Cruz Explains Why Jeff Sessions Will Make An 'Extraordinary' Attorney General

  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has offered his congratulations to Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., on being selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be the next Attorney General of the United States, adding that he is "exactly the kind of person" America needs in that office.

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  Nov 18, 2016

  Iraqi Christians Reveal Untold Brutality of Living Under ISIS' Rule

  Iraqi Christians who survived living under Islamic State rule in occupied territories are now speaking about the various ways they were brutally tortured and threatened by the radical extremists, and have revealed some of the humiliating and degrading acts they were forced to commit.

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  Nov 18, 2016

  Atheist Group Forces Football Coach to End 30-Year Prayer Tradition

  After the nation's largest atheist group pressured a Pennsylvania public high school football coach to stop praying with his team before each game, his players are vowing to continue the longstanding tradition even if that means doing so without him.

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  Nov 17, 2016

  650% Increase in Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Western Nations: Global Terrorism Index

  A new terrorism report finds that deadly terrorist attacks in Western nations increased by over 650 percent in 2015 despite the fact that there was a 10 percent decrease in the total number of deaths due to terrorism worldwide.

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  Nov 17, 2016

  Justice Alito: US Constitution Has Faced 'Unprecedented Challenges' Under Obama Admin.

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned Thursday morning that America's constitutional structure has faced "unprecedented challenges" in recent years, adding that the constitutional principle of religious freedom is in "greater danger" today.

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  Nov 16, 2016

  Minnesota Mom Sues County After Transgender Son Receives Gov't Funded Hormone Treatment

  A Minnesota mother is suing St. Louis County government agencies and medical providers on the grounds that they violated her parental rights by treating her transgender teenage son as an adult even though he hadn't been granted court approval to be legally emancipated from his parents.

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  Nov 16, 2016

  Hundreds Gather to Support Christian-Grandma Florist in Appeal Case for Not Working Gay Wedding

  Hundreds of supporters cheered on the Washington Christian grandmother and florist who was fined for declining to make floral arrangements for a same-sex wedding as she appeared before the state's Supreme Court on Tuesday for oral arguments in her appeal of an unfavorable lower court ruling.