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  Jun 7, 2015

  Brian Houston Says Hillsong Church Will Review Decision to Host Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll at 2015 Conference

  As an online petition against Mark Driscoll, who resigned last October as the lead pastor of a Seattle-based megachurch due to a controversy surrounding his leadership style, gained more than 3,000 signatures, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said he will review the decision to host him at this year's conference.

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  Jun 7, 2015

  Franklin Graham Urges Boycott of Wells Fargo for Featuring Same-Sex Couple in Ad

  The Rev. Franklin Graham is urging Christians to boycott Wells Fargo to "fight the tide of moral decay" after the bank featured an apparent lesbian couple in an advertisement. The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is moving their accounts from Wells Fargo to another bank.

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  Jun 7, 2015

  ISIS Likely Has Ability to Make Chemical Weapons, Warns Australian Foreign Minister

  The Islamic State terror group's recruitment of highly technically trained professionals, including from the West, shows it could be developing chemical weapons, Australia's foreign minister, Julie Bishop, said.

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  Jun 6, 2015

  'X-Men,' 'Star Trek' Actor Defends UK Christian Bakery Fined for Refusing to Make 'Support Gay Marriage' Cake

  Actor Patrick Stewart, who starred in "X-Men" and "Star Trek," says he supports the right of a Christian baker in Northern Ireland who refused to make a cake with a gay marriage slogan on it. The baker was last month convicted of "discrimination," and fined.

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  Jun 6, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Greg Laurie Says Rapture Next Event on End Times Prophetic Calendar

  Pastor Greg Laurie of California's Harvest megachurch told the congregation in a special message series on future events that as "foreshocks" of Armageddon are being witnessed, the Rapture of the Church could be the next event on the prophetic calendar.

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  Jun 1, 2015

  Oklahoma Trooper Fatally Shoots Pastor; Alleges He Attacked During High Water Rescue; Wife Disputes Police Version

  An Oklahoma state trooper fatally shot a man, identified as an assistant pastor of a church, after being allegedly attacked while trying to get him and his brother out of high water that was quickly rising. The pastor's wife disputes the police version of the incident.

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  Jun 1, 2015

  Bishop of Aleppo Says Beheading of ISIS Militant by Syrian Christian Is a Rumor; 'Only Revenge We Know Is Forgiveness'

  Bishop Georges Abou Khazen, the Apostolic Vicar of Aleppo in Syria for the Catholics of the Latin rite, denied reports that a Syrian Christian fighter beheaded an ISIS terrorist for revenge, accusing the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights of spreading rumor based on "unreliable and unverifiable" information.

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  May 31, 2015

  Syrian Christian Fighter Beheads ISIS Militant as Revenge, Reports Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

  A Syrian Christian fighter from the Syriac Military Council beheaded a militant of Islamic State in northwest Syria as revenge for the terror group's violence against the region's minority Christians, according to the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

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  May 31, 2015

  Franklin Graham: Same-Sex Marriage Cost Canada Its Freedoms; Expect the Same in the US

  Freedom of speech, press, and religion "have suffered greatly" in Canada since it began federally mandating same-sex marriage in 2005, the Rev. Franklin Graham warns even as the U.S. Supreme Court is considering its legalization.

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  May 31, 2015

  Imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife Urges Officials in Europe to Raise His Case With Iran

  Naghmeh, the wife of U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, recently traveled to Europe and urged officials there, including at the European Parliament, to raise the case of her husband, who has been in a jail in Iran for his Christian faith. Most officials promptly called for Saeed's release.