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  May 28, 2013

  5 Famous Christians Who Were Homeschooled

  With the Christian homeschool movement beginning in the 1970s, a generation of homeschooled Christians are now adults and have gained notoriety for their work. Here are five homeschooled Christians who are making a difference.

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  May 27, 2013

  Interview: Secular Author Reveals 'Evangelicals You Don't Know'

  Evangelical Christians are not as bad as you think, Tom Krattenmaker tells his fellow progressives, secularists and religious liberals in his new book, The Evangelicals You Don't Know: Introducing the Next Generation of Christians.

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  May 27, 2013

  Report: Red States Have Better Economic Performance Than Blue States

  A new report, called "Rich States, Poor States," issued by the American Legislative Exchange Council on state economies, shows states mostly governed by Republicans outperform states mostly governed by Democrats.

• May 27, 2013

  Reporters Concerned About 'Chilling Effect' of Justice Dept.'s Targeting of Fox News Reporter

  Among the myriad of scandals currently rippling throughout the Obama administration, one has been particularly jarring to the U.S. press corps due to its potential to impact the work of reporters themselves. Fox News reporter James Rosen was named a "co-conspirator" by the Justice Department for, essentially, doing the job of a reporter -- investigating information, following leads and asking questions.

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  May 24, 2013

  Jim Wallis, Frank Wolf Discuss How Politics Can Serve the Common Good

  Evangelical left leader Jim Wallis and Republican Congressman Frank Wolf (Va.) discussed how politics can serve the common good at a Thursday panel at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank. While the panel was called, "Competing Visions of the Common Good: Rethinking Help for the Poor," Wallis and Wolf talked more about where they found common ground than where their visions were in competition.

• May 23, 2013

  IRS Targeted Adoptive Families Over Tax Credit; Little Evidence of Fraud Found

  Families who adopted orphans and claimed the adoption tax credit were, like conservative and pro-life groups, targeted by the Internal Revenue Service. In 2012, 90 percent of those families were asked to provide additional information and 69 percent of them were audited. There is no evidence, though, of widespread fraud with the adoption tax credit.

• May 22, 2013

  Gay Partners Amendment Left Out of Immigration Bill

  The Senate's immigration reform bill was passed out of the Judiciary Committee Tuesday without the "Leahy amendment" that would have given family status to gay and lesbian partners of U.S. citizens.

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  May 22, 2013

  Boy Scouts of America Does Not, Will Not, Ask Scouts About Their Sexuality

  The Boy Scouts of America does not currently ask scouts about their sexuality, and that will not change if there is a modification to their policy of not allowing gay scouts, Deron Smith, director of public relations for BSA, told The Christian Post.

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  May 22, 2013

  'Obamacare' Costs Would Rise Even Higher With Labor Union 'Fix'

  Labor union leaders are complaining they are getting shortchanged by the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare." They are asking the White House to allow the health care exchange subsidies to be used for their worker's health care plans, which could dramatically increase the cost of the ACA.

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  May 21, 2013

  Christian Leaders Ask Boy Scouts to Keep Current Policy on Gay Scouts

  A statement signed by 48 Christian leaders asks the Boy Scouts of America to maintain its current policy of not allowing gay scouts.