Stoyan Zaimov

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• Apr 20, 2012

  Bishop Jenky's Hitler-Obama Comparison Draws Firestorm of Criticism

  The Internal Revenue Service has filed an official complaint against a Roman Catholic bishop who is not only accused of telling people how to vote, but has also compared President Barack Obama's policies to those of dictators Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.

• Apr 20, 2012

  Young Voters Largely Favorable Toward Christianity, Study Finds

  Although college-aged voters have largely favorable views of Christianity, a majority of them find the faith to be "anti-gay" and "judgmental," according to a joint study by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs at Georgetown University.

• Apr 19, 2012

  Calif. Training Midwives to Perform Abortions Before Bill Is Voted on, Signed Into Law

  The Life Legal Defense Foundation (LLDF) has rung the alarm over a new California bill putting forth a program allowing non-physicians to perform abortions through a method the organization describes as "sucking" babies out of wombs. Although the bill has yet to be voted on, the LLDF says midwives are already being trained to perform such abortions.

• Apr 19, 2012

  Belief in God Increases With Age, Expectation of Death, Survey Finds

  A research report by the University of Chicago on belief in God across a number of countries has found that faith increases with age, but the number of those certain of the existence of God has declined, with the lowest number of faithful people reported in Japan.

• Apr 19, 2012

  Vatican Cracks Down on US Nuns for Pro-Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage Views

  The largest organization of Roman Catholic nuns in the U.S. has been hit by a Vatican-ordered crackdown which branded the The Leadership Conference of Women Religious as too "radical" and diverging from several core pillars of Catholic faith.

• Apr 19, 2012

  Md. Megachurch Pastor Joel Peebles Fired, Removed by Police for 'Trespassing'

  Controversy concerning a megachurch pastor and a church board at odds with each other reached its boiling point Wednesday with the pastor of the Maryland church founded by his parents being fired and forcibly removed by the police.

• Apr 18, 2012

  Sweden's Gender Neutrality Push: Boys and Girls Now Called 'Hen'

  Sweden, which in 2010 was recognized by the World Economic Forum as the most gender-equal country in the world, has stepped up its gender neutrality initiative by introducing a new word that refers to both boys and girls with the pronoun "hen."

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  Apr 18, 2012

  Ailing Chuck Colson Praised for Legacy of 'Moral Courage, Biblical Insight'

  Christian leaders from various organizations and churches have offered their prayers for Chuck Colson and praised the legacy he leaves behind as word came Wednesday that the ailing 80-year-old founder of Prison Fellowship may "soon be with the Lord."

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  Apr 18, 2012

  Atheist Faces Jail Time, Threats of Beheading for Indonesian Facebook Post

  A human rights group has called on Indonesia to repeal discriminatory laws and drop its case against a civil servant charged for declaring himself an atheist on Facebook.

• Apr 18, 2012

  Photos of US Soldiers Posing With Dead Afghans Published by LA Times

  Graphic photos of U.S. soldiers posing next to decimated bodies of suspected Afghan suicide bombers published in a U.S. newspaper have sparked anger from authorities condemning both the soldiers and the publication that chose to distribute the images.