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  Mar 23, 2014

  Ruling to Strike Down Michigan Same-Sex Marriage Ban Put on Hold After 300 Licenses Issued

  A U.S. appeals court on Saturday temporarily put on hold a federal judge's ruling Friday to strike down Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage, a move that followed issuance of more than 300 marriage licenses to gays and lesbians by state officials.

• Mar 22, 2014

  Columnist Takes on Calvinists on What 'Jesus, Friend of Sinners' Means; Gets Andy Stanley's Support

  Jonathan Merritt released a column this week to "[set] the record straight on Jesus" and whether he was a friend of sinners without pre-conditions. His column was backed by influential pastor Andy Stanley.

• Mar 22, 2014

  Calif. Professor Charged With Attacking Pro-Life Activist

  A feminist professor at a state university in California has been charged with physical confrontation with a pro-life protester from a Christian ministry on campus and with stealing and destroying a banner during an awareness event earlier this month.

• Mar 22, 2014

  Judge Strikes Down Michigan's Ban on Same-Sex Marriage; Calls It Discriminatory

  A federal judge ruled Friday that a ban on same-sex marriage in Michigan violates the U.S. Constitution and therefore must be quashed. The ruling was seen by some as the latest example of "a single federal judge deciding that he knows better than the people" of a state.

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  Mar 18, 2014

  Putin Calls Crimea Part of Russia as Annexation Begins; Defies New US, EU Sanctions

  President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday Crimea is part of Russia in people's hearts and minds after signing a treaty recognizing the Ukraine's region as an independent state, despite the United States and Europe imposing new sanctions on Russia's senior political and military leaders.

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  Mar 18, 2014

  Ex-Westboro Member Lauren Drain Wishes for Peace, Change for Fred Phelps on Death Bed

  Former Westboro Baptist Church member Lauren Drain, who wrote a book about her time in the WBC after being excommunicated, is urging compassion for the controversial group's founder, Fred Waldron Phelps, Sr., who is reportedly on his deathbed and was thrown out last year.

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  Mar 17, 2014

  Worship Leader Bob Kauflin on Music, Preaching as 'Sunday Morning Idols'

  The greatest hindrance to worshiping God while gathering for corporate worship at church on Sundays can come in the form of idolatry, including that of music and preaching, warns worship leader Bob Kauflin in a blog post.

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  Mar 17, 2014

  Missing Malaysia Airlines Probe Focuses on Pilots; Suspicion of Hijacking Deepens

  The two pilots of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 have come under greater scrutiny, as the last words they spoke to air traffic controllers, "all right, good night," were uttered after one of the plane's automatic tracking systems had been turned off.

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  Mar 17, 2014

  Richard Dawkins Highlights US Atheist's Video on Agnostic Atheists, Agnostic Theists

  British atheist professor Richard Dawkins tweeted a YouTube video by an American atheist, JaclynGlenn, who argues that "agnosticism" is not a stand-alone term and that many atheists "wrongly" identify as just being agnostics. She urges them not to do so any longer.

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  Mar 17, 2014

  Obama Warns Putin After Crimea Votes to Join Russia

  U.S. President Barack Obama told Russian President Vladimir Putin Sunday that the "referendum," in which voters in Ukraine's Crimea peninsula allegedly supported joining Russia, will "never" be recognized and preparations were on to impose "additional costs" on Russia for its actions.