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  Jun 24, 2015

  Christian Mother of 11 Poisoned to Death in Uganda by Muslim Sister-In-Law Months After She Left Islam

  A Christian mother of 11 was poisoned to death last week by her Muslim sister-in-law in an eastern Ugandan village, neighborhood sources told a leading Christian persecution watchdog organization.

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  Jun 24, 2015

  Parents Force Teacher's Resignation After He Read Gay Marriage Book to Third-Grade Class

  A third-grade teacher and an assistant principal at a North Carolina elementary school have resigned after facing strong backlash over the teacher's decision to read a book about two gay princes falling in love and getting married aloud to his class without first seeking parental consent.

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  Jun 23, 2015

  ISIS Kidnaps 1,227 Children in Mosul for Jihadi Training Camp; Iraqi PM Says Terrorists Have Expanded Recruitment to Over 100 Foreign Countries

  As the Islamic State continues to recruit and train children to become the next generation of jihadi fighters in the terror group's militant ranks, ISIS has allegedly kidnapped over 1,200 children from northern Iraq in recent weeks and has shipped them off to a jihadi training facility in Mosul.

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  Jun 23, 2015

  ISIS Celebrates Ramadan by Awarding Sex Slaves as Prizes in Quran Memorization Contest

  As a way of celebrating the the month-long Islamic festival of Ramadan, the Islamic State terrorist organization is holding a seven-day Quran memorization contest in which the top three competitors will receive a sex slave as their grand prizes.

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  Jun 22, 2015

  'Small Miracle:' Cal State Re-Recognizes InterVarsity as Official Student Group After Stripping Ministry's Recognition for Requiring Leaders to Be Christian

  After being officially de-recognized by America's largest university system because it required its student leaders to be professing Christians, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is once again a recognized student group in the California State University system after conversations between the two sides has led to a mutual "understanding."

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  Jun 22, 2015

  Parents Television Council Calls on McDonald's to Stop Running Ads During 'Family Guy;' Says Show Humorizes Rape, Molestation

  The family television advocacy group Parents Television Council is pressuring global fast food giant McDonald's to stop running ads that air during the Fox adult cartoon comedy series "Family Guy," a show which the organization claims trivializes sexual assault against children.

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  Jun 19, 2015

  Jeb Bush: Christian Faith Should Influence Policies; 'We Must Put Most Vulnerable at the Front of the Line'

  After 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush said earlier this week that "religion ought to be about making us better as people, less about things [that] end up getting into the political realm," the former Florida governor asserted Friday that faith absolutely needs to have an influence on policy decisions.

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  Jun 19, 2015

  Ben Carson: God Used Me to Miraculously Save Boy Who Other Doctors Said Would Die, Now He Is a Minister

  WASHINGTON — Presidential candidate Ben Carson explained on Friday how God worked miracles throughout his medical career and also recalled that God once used him to save the life of a child diagnosed with a malignant brainstem tumor, although many doctors, himself included, predicted the patient would die.

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  Jun 18, 2015

  Lone Message on Dylann Roof's Facebook Calls on Killer to Give His Heart to Jesus: 'He Is the Only One Who Can Save Your Soul'

  In the wake 21-year-old Dylan Roof being identified as the gunman who killed nine worshipers at a historic black church in South Carolina Wednesday night, a 30-year-old gospel musician posted a message on Roof's since-deleted Facebook page encouraging him to seek salvation in Jesus Christ.

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  Jun 18, 2015

  Obama Mourns Loss of 9 Killed in Charleston; Says Shooting Massacre Is 'Heartbreaking,' Especially in 'Place of Worship'

  In his remarks regarding Wednesday night's massacre inside the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Barack Obama outlined how the congregation has a 200-year history of dealing with persecution brought on by racism and hatred.