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  Sep 21, 2020

  Majority of Americans want Supreme Court vacancy filled after 2020 election: Reuters poll

  A new poll shows that most American adults and about half of Republicans would prefer the vacant Supreme Court seat to be filled after the 2020 election. Earlier polling suggested that most Americans would approve of moving forward with the nomination process before the election. 

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  Sep 20, 2020

  Man whom Tim Tebow prayed over at baseball game is seizure-free after 2 years, praises God

  Thirty-four-year-old Arizona resident Brandon Berry will never forget the day that he had a seizure, passed out in the stands along the third-base line at a baseball game and woke up to find Tim Tebow praying over him. 

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  Sep 19, 2020

  Eritrean evangelical, Pentecostal Christians jailed for their faith temporarily freed on bail

  The Eritrean government has released on bail more than 20 prisoners who’d been in detention for years because of their faith, the BBC reports.

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  Sep 19, 2020

  David Daleiden sues Planned Parenthood, seeks $75K for defamation 

  Pro-life activist David Daleiden, whose undercover videos exposing Planned Parenthood's practices led to a congressional investigation, filed a federal defamation complaint against Planned Parenthood on Tuesday, arguing that the abortion giant lied to the media about his videos. 

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  Sep 18, 2020

  Police prevent Sean Feucht and team from setting up for worship night in Chicago

  Police in Chicago prevented popular California worship leader Sean Feucht and the “Let Us Worship” movement from setting up musical equipment for a “riots to revival” worship protest to be attended by hundreds at a park in the city’s South Side Wednesday, the evangelist said.

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  Sep 17, 2020

  Christian WNBA star Maya Moore marries man whom she helped get released from prison

  Christian basketball star and Olympic gold medalist Maya Moore, who has taken a two-year sabbatical from the Women’s National Basketball Association, has married a man whom she advocated for years to get released after serving over two decades in prison. 

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  Sep 17, 2020

  Benjamin Watson urges racial justice advocates in US to fight for Christians in Nigeria

  Former NFL tight end and outspoken Christian, Benjamin Watson, is calling on Americans fighting for racial justice in the United States to also call for an end to violence against Christians in Nigeria, as activists warn the world might be ignoring a possible genocide.  

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  Sep 16, 2020

  Evangelicals praise White House signing of 'Abraham Accords' between Israel, UAE and Bahrain

  Many evangelical leaders have praised the signing of the historic “Abraham Accords” between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain at the White House on Tuesday, marking the third and fourth Arab nations stating intentions to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

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  Sep 15, 2020

  Cuba releases journalist imprisoned at labor camp for covering arrest of Christian homeschool parents

  A Cuban journalist who spent nearly a year in prison for reporting on the arrest, jailing and trial of Christian pastors and homeschool parents has been released and reunited with his family. 

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  Sep 15, 2020

  Chick-fil-A scraps plan to open at San Antonio airport despite city’s reversal amid FAA intervention

  Chick-fil-A confirmed this week that the company has canceled plans to open a restaurant at San Antonio International Airport in Texas.