Emily Hawley

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  Mar 3, 2021

  States consider bills to ban abortion based on Down syndrome: 'Dignity they deserve'

  Lawmakers in Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Arizona are considering bills to ban all abortions based solely on prenatal Down syndrome diagnosis, similar to legislation passed in other states. 

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  Mar 3, 2021

  NC Senate passes bill to give churches that house schools right to bear arms

  The North Carolina Senate passed the Religious Assembly Security and Protection Act of 2021 on Monday, which would allow churches that also house schools to bear arms.

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  Mar 2, 2021

  'A lion of a man': Advocates worldwide honor martyr Shahbaz Bhatti 10 years after assassination

  A defender of religious freedom and Christian martyr, Shahbaz Bhatti’s legacy lives on 10 years after his death, though religious oppression in Pakistan has heightened in the decade following his assassination.

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  Mar 1, 2021

  US removal of Houthi terror designation may heighten Yemeni Christian persecution: Open Doors

  The U.S. government's decision to remove the terror designation from the Iran-backed Yemeni Houthis could lead to heightened Christian persecution, according to the head of a prominent international Christian human rights organization. 

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  Mar 1, 2021

  NY university suspends conservative student who criticized transgender ideology

  A student at State University of New York Geneseo claims he was suspended from the education program for his conservative Instagram posts regarding gender and leftist ideologies.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  Church elder killed, 3 abducted in Fulani attack on Nigerian village

  Fulani extremists in Nigeria shot and killed a church elder, abducted three other Christians and hospitalized another in a recent attack in northwest Nigeria.

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  Feb 28, 2021

  Gov. Kemp aims to make Georgia 'sanctuary state for people of faith'

  Gov. Brian Kemp plans to make Georgia a "sanctuary state for people of faith" by introducing legislation that would limit the power of future governors to shut down churches should the nation face another pandemic like COVID-19. 

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  Feb 27, 2021

  317 girls kidnapped from boarding school in Nigeria; parents praying for 'divine intervention'

  Armed militants kidnapped 317 girls from a boarding school early Friday morning in northwest Nigeria during a wave of mass abductions in Africa’s most populous nation.

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  Feb 25, 2021

  Fewer churches are holding in-person services than did last summer as pandemic wears on: poll

  A new Lifeway Research survey has found a significant decrease in in-person attendance among Protestant churches since last fall as nearly six times as many pastors say someone in their congregation has died of the coronavirus compared to last summer. 

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  Feb 24, 2021

  4 times politicians displayed hypocrisy, forsook mandates

  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is not the first politician to be accused of holding a double standard. Many in recent years have also faced backlash for seemingly hypocritical actions that have drawn the ire of opponents and constituents.