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• Mar 18, 2013

  Nearly Half of All First Births in America Out of Wedlock, Study Says

  The age at which men and women in America marry is now at historic heights, and as a result the number of children born out of wedlock has also increased, says a new study by a group of family researchers, who have found that 48 percent of all first births are happening outside of marriage.

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  Mar 18, 2013

  Six Men Arrested for Gang-Rape of Swiss Tourist in India

  Three days after a 39-year-old Swiss woman was gang-raped, assaulted and robbed at gunpoint while cycling with her husband in Central India, six accused appeared in court Monday. The attack came three months after a woman died after being brutally gang-raped in a moving bus in New Delhi.

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  Mar 18, 2013

  Pope Francis in First Public Blessing: Be Merciful Like Jesus

  Pope Francis delivered his first Angelus blessing to a crowd of about 300,000 people at the Vatican on Sunday, calling for mercy as Jesus demonstrated in the biblical account of the woman caught in adultery. However, back in his native country, Argentina, accusers continued to raise questions about his past.

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  Mar 18, 2013

  Boehner, Ryan Say Debt Crisis Not 'Immediate' But Coming

  House Speaker John Boehner and House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan agree with President Obama that the nation does not have an immediate debt crisis, but they see it coming and want lawmakers to deal with it before it's too late.

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  Mar 18, 2013

  Pastor Saeed's Wife: 'No Heart to Tell Kids Daddy Might Never Survive'

  Naghmeh, the wife of U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving eight years in a deadly prison in Iran for his faith, broke down as she testified on Capitol Hill, saying she has no heart to tell their kids that daddy might never survive if the government fails to protect him.

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  Mar 17, 2013

  Obama Proposes $2 Billion Clean-Energy Fund; Calls it 'Bipartisan'

  President Obama has called for Congress to create a clean-energy research fund, pulling $2 billion in royalties from oil and gas leases over 10 years. While he touted the idea as "bipartisan," approval from Republicans appears doubtful.

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  Mar 17, 2013

  Pope Francis: Jesus, Not Pope at the Center of the Church

  The newly elected pope addressed the media for the first time on Saturday, reminding Catholics that Jesus, not the pope, is at the center of the Church, which he said should be "poor, and for the poor." The pontiff also explained his choice of the name Francis.

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  Mar 16, 2013

  Jesus Portrait Moved From Ohio School After Lawsuit

  A Christian student club, which installed a portrait of Jesus at a southern Ohio school more than six and a half decades ago, decided to move the painting to another school after two secular groups filed a lawsuit claiming it violates the Constitution.

• Mar 16, 2013

  Arizona Bills Seek to Expand Tax Exemptions for Churches

  The Arizona Legislature is considering two bills that would expand tax exemptions for churches and religious organizations. The measures, being backed by a Christian group, have passed the state House, and are now under consideration by the state Senate.

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  Mar 16, 2013

  Luis Palau: New Pope Francis a Friend of Evangelicals

  Evangelist Luis Palau, who knows and has prayed together with Pope Francis on several occasions, called the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics a friend of evangelicals who is respectful of all sides of Christianity.