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  Sep 11, 2015

  Congress Members Urge US to Help Syrian Refugees; We Have 'Good Hearts,' Scriptural Obligation

  Members of the United States House of Representatives told Christian persecution activists Thursday that the U.S. government has a moral obligation to help the Christians and other religious minorities affected by the refugee crisis in Syria and Iraq and also detailed various proposed resolutions aimed at doing so.

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  Sep 10, 2015

  Trump Declines Values Voter Summit, Not Interested in Talking to Evangelicals, Tony Perkins Says

  Republican presidential candidate and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump declined an invitation to speak at a prominent national gathering of social conservative voters hosted by the Family Research Council later this month in Washington, D.C.

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  Sep 10, 2015

  US, World Leaders Are Responsible for Syrian Refugee Crisis, Says 'Defying ISIS' Author Johnnie Moore

  The United States and other world powers are directly responsible for the escalating refugee crisis in Syria and Iraq because of their inaction toward protecting uprooted religious communities from the torturous Islamic State terror organization, a group of human rights activists proclaimed Wednesday.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  'Beloved' Pastor and Seminary Professor Commits Suicide After Being Exposed in Ashley Madison Hack

  A New Orleans pastor and seminary professor who was among of the millions of people outed by hackers for having used the online adultery website Ashley Madison has committed suicide.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  5 Surprising Facts About Kim Davis

  Rarely does a county clerk became the center of a national media firestorm, but Kim Davis, the clerk in Rowan County, Kentucky, has become trapped in the eye of the national media hurricane that has surrounded her decision to prohibit her office from issuing all marriage licenses due to her Christian objection to same-sex marriage. As the Kim Davis media storm continues, here are five facts about Davis to set the record straight.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  7th Grade Students Required to Write 'Allah Is the Only God' in Tennessee Public Schools

  Middle school parents in Tennessee are voicing concern with the Maury County School District after they discovered that their students were instructed to write "Allah is the only god" in order to translate the Islamic pillar of creed for a world history project.

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  Sep 9, 2015

  Why Is Donald Trump Receiving So Much Support From Evangelicals?

  Although there are a number of reasons for Evangelical voters to not vote for misogynistic billionaire and presidential candidate Donald Trump, his early success in attracting the interest of some Evangelicals has many wondering, what is "The Donald's" appeal?

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  Sep 8, 2015

  Navy Chaplain Exonerated From Possible Discharge After Expressing Biblical Beliefs on Homosexuality

  A Navy chaplain who voiced his biblical beliefs about homosexuality during a counseling session is no longer facing the threat of a career-ending punishment after the Navy disapproved a captain's request to bring the chaplain before the Navy's Board of Inquiry, where he could've been forced out of the service.

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  Sep 4, 2015

  Hindu Extremists Threaten to 'Cut Christians Into Pieces' If They Continue to Worship Christ

  Hindu radicals in India have intensified their threats, forced conversions and persecution of Christians, saying they would cut them "into pieces" if they continue to worship Christ. Such threats have already forced at least 10 Christian families in a northwest province to flee from their homes and villages.

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  Sep 3, 2015

  Empower Parents to Choose Public, Private or Religious Education, Robert Jeffress, Ed Young, Other Pastors Tell Texas Supreme Court

  A coalition of conservative pastors including Robert Jeffress and Ed Young have sent an amicus brief to the Texas Supreme Court stating that it is "unconstitutionally inefficient" for the state to prohibit taxpayer dollars from going to religious-based private schools when there are students who want to attend such institutions instead of public schools.