Stoyan Zaimov

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  Apr 2, 2013

  UN Passes Historic Arms Trade Treaty, Hailed by Evangelicals

  The UN General Assembly passed a historic Arms Trade Treaty on Tuesday in New York, aimed at regulating the $70bn conventional arms trade business, the illegal trade of which has been blamed for millions of deaths and affected lives in developing regions.

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  Apr 2, 2013

  'Revealing Heaven:' Episcopal Pastor Details Hundreds of Near-Death Experiences, Backs Rob Bell

  An Episcopal pastor and former hospital chaplain has released a book titled Revealing Heaven: The Christian Case for Near-Death Experiences, which chronicles over 200 near-death experiences that people have shared with him. The accounts describe both heavenly and hellish experiences, some of which challenge conservative Christian beliefs.

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  Apr 2, 2013

  Sen. Rob Portman Invited to Join Ex-Gay Support Group, Reconsider Marriage Views

  Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX), has said that personal situations should not get in the way of defending traditional marriage, responding to Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman's decision to embrace same-sex marriage because of his gay son.

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  Apr 2, 2013

  Pat Robertson: Miracles Happen to 'Humble' Foreigners More Than 'Sophisticated' Americans

  Televangelist Pat Robertson has suggested that miracles are reported much more often in places overseas than in the United States, because Americans have been "inundated with skepticism and secularism."

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  Apr 1, 2013

  Pope Francis Comments on Shroud of Turin After New Research Upholds Authenticity

  Pope Francis has made comments on the Shroud of Turin, the much-discussed and analyzed burial cloth that some believe shows the face of Jesus Christ, saying that it "speaks to the heart," though he stopped short of declaring the piece an official relic.

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  Apr 1, 2013

  Colo. Theater Mass Murderer James Holmes to Face Death Penalty Trial

  James Holmes, the man who killed 12 people and wounded 70 on July 20, 2012, during a midnight screening of "The Dark Knight Rises," in Aurora, Colo., will face a death penalty trial, prosecutors announced on Monday in a heavily anticipated court disclosure.

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  Apr 1, 2013

  Pope Francis Prays for Peace in Korea as US Sends Fighter Jets

  As Pope Francis delivered an Easter Sunday message of peace, the U.S. sent out fighter jets to the Korean peninsula for military drills amid rising tensions and the danger of war.

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  Apr 1, 2013

  Cardinal Dolan: Church Must Not Attack Gay People

  Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York recently said that the Roman Catholic Church has not done a good enough job when it comes to making sure that gay people are accepted, while still affirming the traditional definition of marriage.

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  Mar 28, 2013

  Child Poverty, Hunger Rates in US Remain Alarmingly High

  Alarming statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of Agriculture earlier this month revealed that hunger and poverty rates in the country remain high, particularly among African-American children.

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  Mar 28, 2013

  2013 State of the Bible: Americans Say Morality Is Declining, Cite Lack of Bible Reading

  The American Bible Society released on Tuesday its annual State of the Bible report, which revealed that a majority of Americans feel the morals and values of the country are declining. And the most cited reason for this decline, according to the report, is a lack of Bible reading.