Stoyan Zaimov

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  May 28, 2013

  Better Life Index: Switzerland Ranked #1 for 'Life Satisfaction' in the World; US Outside of Top 10

  A new Better Life Index ranking compiled by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has determined that Switzerland is the happiest developed country in the world based on life satisfaction, with the United States ranking outside the top 10.

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  May 28, 2013

  Pope Francis: Following Jesus Is Not a Career

  Pope Francis said during his homily at the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday that Christians should follow Christ from the heart, and not as if it's a career.

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  May 28, 2013

  Kindergartner Allowed to Perform Christian Song at School Talent Show After Lawyers Intervene

  A 6-year old California boy was allowed to perform a Christian song at his school's talent show last week after a legal group stepped up in his defense.

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  May 24, 2013

  Megachurch Pastor Says Evangelicals Will Likely Turn to Boy Scout Alternatives

  The Rev. Harry Reeder III, senior pastor of the 4,100-member Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Ala., said Thursday's decision by the Boy Scouts of America to lift the ban on gay members may bump the popularity of alternative youth organizations.

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  May 24, 2013

  Obama to Navy Grads: Sexual Abuse Threatens 'Greatest Military on Earth'

  President Barack Obama spoke to 841 men and 206 women at the Naval Academy commissioning ceremony in Annapolis, Maryland on Friday, telling them that sexual assault threatens the entire military and it should be stopped.

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  May 24, 2013

  Chinese Christians Protest Rule Requiring Bishops Be Elected by Government

  Chinese Christians are speaking out against new government regulation passed earlier this year requiring a government body to select and approve all Roman Catholic bishops, which goes in direct opposition to the Vatican's wishes.

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  May 24, 2013

  Atheist Tornado Survivor in Wolf Blitzer Interview Sees Thousands of Dollars in Donations

  Rebecca Vitsmun, the Oklahoma tornado survivor who told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that she is an atheist, is going to be receiving tens of thousands of dollars in donations from the secular community, who decided to support her for speaking out about her non-belief.

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  May 24, 2013

  Teen Birth Rates Down Across America; Hispanic Girls Had Sharpest Drop

  A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that teen birth rates in America fell sharply from 2007 to 2011, by as much as 34 percent on average for Hispanic girls.

• May 23, 2013

  Atheist Leads Secular 'Prayer' at Ariz. House; Christian Lawmaker Responds With Repentance Prayer

  A Christian lawmaker decided to redo the opening invocation at the Arizona House of Representatives on Wednesday, a day after Democratic Rep. Juan Mendez of Tempe led a secular "prayer."

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  May 23, 2013

  Pastor Saeed Abedini Praises Unity of Christian Denominations Praying for His Freedom

  Imprisoned U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini has managed to get out a letter to his hundreds of thousands of supporters around the world through his wife, Naghmeh, in which he praised the unity Christians in various denominations have shown in praying for his release.