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  Oct 12, 2014

  Baghdad Bombings Kill 45 While ISIS Closes in on Iraqi Capital; Kurdish Fighters in 'Dire' Situation in Kobani

  At least 45 people were killed in bombings in and around Baghdad Saturday as Iraqi soldiers continued to defend the capital against Islamic State, or ISIS, militants. In Syria, the Sunni terror group has encircled Kurdish fighters struggling to defend the besieged border town of Kobani.

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  Oct 12, 2014

  Ebola Survivor Kent Brantly: West Africa Situation Worse Than Worst News Report, But Let's Not Fear but Help Africa

  Dr. Kent Brantly, a Samaritan's Purse missionary from Texas who survived Ebola after contracting the deadly virus on a mission trip to Africa, spoke at a public forum at his alma mater, Abilene Christian University, sharing his experience with the disease and thoughts on the fear of Ebola.

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  Oct 11, 2014

  Over 1,800 Pastors Take Part in Pulpit Freedom Sunday

  More than 1,800 pastors from across the United States have participated in this year's Pulpit Freedom Sunday since the Alliance Defending Freedom's annual event began last Sunday to protest an Internal Revenue Service rule which is used to silence churches.

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  Oct 11, 2014

  Don't Say 'Boys and Girls,' Use 'Gender Inclusive' Words Like 'Purple Penguins,' Nebraska Teachers Told

  A school district in Nebraska has given to its middle-school teachers a document which advises them to use "gender inclusive" expressions such as "purple penguins" instead of "gendered" ones such as "boys and girls."

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  Oct 11, 2014

  US Hospitals Gear Up to Tackle Ebola Amid Growing Fear; Over 4,000 Dead Worldwide

  As Ebola fear spreads across the United States, hospitals nationwide are preparing for a possible influx of patients who think they may have somehow contracted the deadly virus.

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  Oct 6, 2014

  Vatican Summit on Christian Persecution in Mideast Affirms Military Action Against ISIS; Blames Trafficking of Arms for Problems

  A three-day summit of Vatican ambassadors from the Middle East and North Africa, called upon by Pope Francis to discuss persecution of Christians by Islamist extremists in the region, concluded this weekend with a call for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reaffirmation of military force against ISIS.

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  Oct 6, 2014

  Netanyahu Calls US Rebuke Over Jewish Settlements 'Un-American;' Praises Obama for Airstrikes Against ISIS

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a television interview that a recent White House rebuke of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is "against American values," but he praised President Obama's decision to attack ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

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  Oct 6, 2014

  Kurdish Female Commander Resorts to Suicide Bombing; Kills ISIS Militants in Strategic Syrian Town

  A female Kurdish fighter killed numerous militants of the Islamic State, or ISIS, by blowing herself up as the terrorists were fighting to seize a strategic Syrian town on Sunday night, according to a monitoring group.

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  Oct 6, 2014

  US Ebola Patient 'Fighting for His Life'

  The condition of Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person to be diagnosed with the Ebola virus in the United States, is "quite critical," but the Liberian national is the only confirmed patient in the country, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.

• Oct 5, 2014

  Calvary Chapel South Bay Pastor Steve Mays Dies at 64 After Surgery

  The Rev. Steve Mays, the longtime pastor of Calvary Chapel South Bay in Torrance, California, and who traveled with founding Pastor Chuck Smith in the early years of the ministry, died due to complications from a back surgery.