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  Dec 11, 2018

  Evangelical group derides Trump admin.'s immigration rule proposal as 'deeply troubling'

  Leaders of an evangelical immigration group are voicing their concerns with the Trump administration’s proposal to change an immigration regulation that could give the Department of Homeland Security more discretion in denying visas and green cards to immigrants who would rely too heavily on public assistance.

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  Dec 11, 2018

  Pakistan expels World Vision and other aid groups, accuses them of spreading 'disinformation'

  The government of Pakistan has expelled the evangelical relief charity World Vision, Catholic Relief Services and 16 other foreign aid groups and NGOs. The nation’s top human rights official has claimed that they all engaged in spreading disinformation.

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  Dec 10, 2018

  Principal placed on leave after banning all things Christmas, saying candy canes symbolize Jesus

  The Nebraska principal who banned teachers from using all Christmas or holiday-related symbols or activities in class has been placed on leave for violating school district policy.

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  Dec 10, 2018

  New York gives Christian group 'ultimatum': change gay adoption policy or end placement program

  The state of New York has given a Syracuse-based Christian adoption agency an ultimatum to either change their adoption policy forbidding placement with same-sex couples or no longer be able to provide adoption services, a new lawsuit details.

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  Dec 9, 2018

  DNC Chair Tom Perez bashes Christian voters: They only 'buy' what they're told in church

  Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez warned Wednesday that Democrats need to come up with a “broader communications strategy” in order to reach Christian voters who “buy” what they are being told in church on Sundays.

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  Dec 8, 2018

  Liberty U. hires ex-Ole Miss football coach who used school phone to call escort service

  Liberty University has hired former Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze, who is accused of using a school phone to call an escort service, as the next Liberty Flames head coach.

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  Dec 7, 2018

  VGF Church founder had illegal relationship with teen student, impregnated her after graduating

  More details have emerged about the “sinful” and “illegal” actions committed by the founder of one of the largest churches in Licking County, Ohio, that led to his resignation in October.

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  Dec 7, 2018

  Franklin Graham defends Trump not reciting Apostles' Creed: 'The pharisees are after POTUS'

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has come to the defense of President Donald Trump who did not recite the Apostles' Creed at former President George H.W. Bush’s funeral.

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  Dec 7, 2018

  Michigan superintendent defends school's 3 Wise Men display after activist's complaint

  A Michigan school district is being pressured to remove a Three Wise Men display sitting on top of an elementary school but the superintendent is defending it.

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  Dec 6, 2018

  Megachurch Pastor Fred Herron enters rehab, admits 'moral failing' to his wife

  A Kansas City evangelical megachurch pastor has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence as he seeks help at an addiction treatment facility after confessing to a “moral failure” to his wife and church leaders.