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  May 30, 2015

  Ben Carson Among Top Five Republican Contenders Tied for Lead, New Poll Says

  No clear front-runner has emerged in the Republican field for 2016 in a new Quinnipiac University poll, which shows former neurosurgeon Ben Carson as one of the top five finishers, each with 10-percent support.

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  May 24, 2015

  Protests Erupt in Cleveland After Acquittal of Police Officer in Shooting Death of 2 Suspects

  Cleveland police in riot gear arrested several demonstrators who were part of large crowds that stormed the streets Saturday night after the acquittal of a police officer charged with chasing and shooting to death two unarmed black suspects in 2012.

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  May 24, 2015

  ISIS Captures Iraq-Syria Border; Iraqi Forces Launch Counterattack, Retake Town Near Ramadi

  Islamic State gained full control of a border crossing between Iraq and Syria Sunday, the day after an alliance of Iraqi forces managed to take back from the terror group a town east of Ramadi and advanced to liberate another neighboring town.

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  May 23, 2015

  Catholic Ireland Set to Become First Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage Through Referendum

  Ireland, a traditionally Catholic country, appears to have become the first country to legalize gay marriage through a popular vote Saturday, as both government ministers and opponents of the proposed constitutional amendment said hours after the counting of votes began Saturday.

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  May 23, 2015

  Mike Huckabee Supports Josh Duggar, Family Amid Molestation Scandal; Russell Moore Asks Churches to Address Abuse in 'Churched' Contexts

  Days after "19 Kids and Counting" star Josh Duggar publicly confessed to and asked forgiveness for molesting five girls when he was 14, GOP presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said he stands by the evangelical family. Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, also responded.

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  May 18, 2015

  Former Mars Hill Pastor Mark Driscoll Returns to Seattle to Preach at Gold Creek Community Church

  Mark Driscoll, who resigned last October as the lead pastor of the Seattle-based Mars Hill megachurch due to a controversy surrounding his leadership style, delivered a sermon at Gold Creek Community Church in Mill Creek near downtown Seattle on Sunday.

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  May 18, 2015

  Jeb Bush Says Christian Businesses Should Be Allowed to Deny Services for Gay Weddings; Same-Sex Marriage Not a Constitutional Right

  Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a likely Republican presidential candidate, told David Brody of Christian Broadcasting Network that Christian business owners should be able to legally deny services for same-sex weddings, and said traditional marriage is indispensable for America's success.

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  May 17, 2015

  Pope Francis Receives Palestinian President Abbas as 'Angel of Peace'

  Pope Francis called Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas "an angel of peace," as the two met in the Vatican Saturday, days after the Catholic Church officially recognized a Palestinian state in a treaty, which "disappointed" Israel.

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  May 17, 2015

  It's Not Just Boko Haram, Fulani Muslim Herdsmen Are also Killing Christians in Nigeria; More Than 70 Murdered in One Month

  At least 70 Christians were killed in a central state in Nigeria in the past month, not by the Boko Haram terror group, but by gun-wielding Fulani Muslim herdsmen, who continue to burn church buildings and houses, even as newspapers remain silent about this emerging security threat.

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  May 17, 2015

  George W Bush Defends Religious Freedom at Southern Methodist University

  In his first commencement speech since leaving office, former President George W. Bush defended religious freedom and faith at Southern Methodist University's Saturday, and told graduates that God's "grace and unconditional love" will sustain them.