Brandon Showalter and Jeff Myers

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  Jul 29, 2018

  Parental Rights and International Religious Freedom Intertwined, Advocates Say

  Parental rights are increasingly intersecting with religious freedom, particularly the right to direct the education of ones children, defenders of religious freedom say, as the U.S. government emphasized international religious freedom last week.

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  Jul 27, 2018

  So. Baptist Missions Agency Opens 2 Investigations Into Handling of Sex Abuse Allegations

  The president of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention has announced that two investigations are underway regarding the board's handling of past sexual abuse allegations within the organization.

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  Jul 26, 2018

  Promoting Religious Freedom May Not Counter Violent Extremism, National Security Expert Says

  A longtime journalist and political activist believes religious freedom is not growing much around the world, suggesting it is time to reexamine the conventional wisdom that promoting it serves to deter violent extremism.

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  Jul 26, 2018

  'Intimidation' Overtaking Church on Sexuality Issues, Says Pastor Who Challenged Vicky Beeching

  A Scottish pastor who wrote an open letter to Christian music artist Vicky Beeching about her new book promoting LGBT theology is warning the church about the kinds of hostile intimidation at work in the culture over sexuality issues.

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  Jul 24, 2018

  Raising Kids as 'Theybies' Assaults Reality, God's Creation; Harms Children, Scholars Say

  A new trend in parenting is to allow children to self-determine their gender when they are young and not in any way identify them as either boys or girls, what some are calling "theybies."

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  Jul 23, 2018

  Possible 4th Century Church Ruins Unearthed in Rome Near Historic Battle Site, Constantine Victory

  What appear to be the ruins of an early Christian church has been unearthed in Rome as electrical technicians were laying cables near the Tiber River.

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  Jul 23, 2018

  Kentucky Church Defends Itself Amid Media Swirl Over Member Roll Purge, Church Discipline Policies

  A Baptist church in Kentucky along with other Baptists are defending the church discipline practice of sending letters to congregants who were not attending regularly to inform them they were removed from church membership rolls.

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  Jul 23, 2018

  Google Translate Tells User About End Times When 'Dog' Typed in Multiple Times

  If a user of Google Translate keys in "dog" 19 times, when translating from Maori to English, a message about the end times and the return of Jesus will appear.

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  Jul 22, 2018

  DNC Official Urges Amazon to Quit Selling Products Based on Group That Smears Christians as 'Hate'

  A top ranking Democrat is asking Amazon to quit selling products that promote "hate" as defined by the Southern Poverty Law Center, a controversial group that regularly links conservative Christian organizations with neo-Nazis.

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  Jul 20, 2018

  Blog Claiming Godly Men Want 'Debt-Free Virgins Without Tattoos' Goes Viral

  An article and photo from a blogger arguing that Christian men "prefer debt free virgins with no tattoos" went viral this week, and received much pushback.