Alex Murashko

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  Jun 29, 2012

  Obamacare: HHS Mandate Redefines Religion, Say Christian Legal Experts

  While much of the objection to the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold Obamacare on Thursday included talk about the loss of individual liberty, Christian and conservative legal groups point out that religious freedom is still in jeopardy as well.

• Jun 28, 2012

  Will NAE's Code of Ethics For Pastors Become Professional Standard?

  Prominent Christian leaders continue to sign and endorse a "Code of Ethics for Pastors" document created by a National Association of Evangelicals taskforce and released just two weeks ago. But others wonder why the Bible – already serving as a standard – isn't enough.

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  Jun 28, 2012

  Colorado Springs Churches, Christians Deliver Relief During 'Apocalyptic' Fire

  Pastor Brady Boyd of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colo., stared out the window of his office and saw a firestorm of epic proportions raging down the mountains on the other side of I-25 on Tuesday. In the midst of a fire described in historic and sometimes biblical terms, Christians from local churches, including New Life, began providing every need imaginable to people who were evacuating and traumatized.

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  Jun 27, 2012

  Coptic Solidarity Hosts Policy Talks on Egypt, Middle East Extremism

  An international Coptic religious rights group will host a conference focused on U.S. foreign policy in response to the rise of extremism in the Middle East. The group says its event is of added significance in light of the recent election results in Egypt.

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  Jun 26, 2012

  Military Gay Pride: Behavior Once Grounds for Court Martial Now Celebrated

  The U.S. Department of Defense's recognition of Gay Pride Month less than a year after the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) is the new "stark reality" that behavior once considered by the military as grounds for court martial is now celebrated, says the director of a chaplain alliance group.

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  Jun 26, 2012

  US Supreme Court Declines Review of Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross Case

  The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial Cross case Monday, paving the way for California's lower courts to make a decision before any other legal action is taken in the dispute over religious symbolism on government land in San Diego County.

• Jun 23, 2012

  Georgia County Church Zoning Laws Unconstitutional?

  Rockdale County in Georgia is being sued for zoning restrictions that are discriminatory against small churches unable to afford the three-acre property size requirement to function, say attorneys for the Alliance Defense Fund.

• Jun 22, 2012

  ADF Lawsuit: Texas A&M U Denies Funding to Political, Religious Student Groups

  A Christian-based legal defense alliance has filed a lawsuit against Texas A&M University, claiming the college showed discrimination for choosing not to help fund a student conservative group's plans to host pro-life and political activist Star Parker at a speaking event.

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  Jun 22, 2012

  Rock Church Ministry Serves San Diego's Victims of Domestic Violence

  For domestic violence and rape victim Jessica Yaffa, the adage that God uses pain for good is very much a reality. HEALING, the ministry support group that she leads, has touched the lives of more than 4,000 women, men and children in less than five years.

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  Jun 21, 2012

  Jesus Movement Concert Series Honors Chuck Smith

  Several Christian artists and bands whose music played a key role during the Jesus Movement in the U.S. in the '60s and '70s are honoring Pastor Chuck Smith by performing at a concert series called "Jesus Lead On" at churches in Southern California this month.