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  Nov 27, 2018

  Ex-imam explains what Muslims get wrong about Jesus, details family's persecution for following Christ

  A former Nigerian imam-turned-pastor who says Islam’s holy book helped confirm to him that Jesus Christ is the son of God, has detailed the persecution his family has endured because of their Christian faith. 

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  Nov 27, 2018

  4 myths about white evangelical voters

  There are four common myths today about trends among white evangelicals that aren’t backed up by data, a Pew pollster has detailed.

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  Nov 26, 2018

  Nigerian pastor ambushed, beheaded by attackers during motorcycle ride in war-torn area

  A pastor and his driver were beheaded in the Cross River state of Nigeria over the weekend as the communal conflict continues to plague the area.

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  Nov 26, 2018

  Southeast Christian Church to merge with congregation whose pastor is battling cancer

  The over 22,000-member Southeast Christian Church in Kentucky will open its seventh campus through a merger next year.  

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  Nov 25, 2018

  American evangelicals give $58K to save persecuted Muslim family; US still denies asylum

  An Afghan Muslim interpreter who aided the United States during its war against terror has been accused by the Taliban of being a Christian and faces threats on his life. Today, he lives a life of hiding in Pakistan with his family. Aided by an American evangelical family, the Muslim family continues to fight an uphill climb to gain asylum status in the United States.

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  Nov 23, 2018

  Former Planned Parenthood manager says evangelical church saved her life

  A former Planned Parenthood clinic manager says that joining a small nondenominational evangelical church “saved her life” and helped equip her to leave the nation’s largest abortion provider.

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  Nov 21, 2018

  Trump DOJ backs SC church banned from using town's civic center for worship services

  The Department of Justice on Tuesday issued its support for a South Carolina Baptist church that's suing Edisto Beach after the town banned worship services from being held at its civic center.

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  Nov 21, 2018

  PE teacher threatened with punishment for objecting to trans student in locker room, law group claims

  A Christian physical education teacher in Florida says he's been threatened with punishment for not agreeing to watch over and supervise a trans-identified student, who is a biological female, in the boys' locker room.

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  Nov 20, 2018

  Students ask Supreme Court to overturn school district's transgender bathroom policy

  A group of Pennsylvania students has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to protect their “bodily privacy” in school by overturning their school district’s transgender-inclusive bathroom and locker room policy.

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  Nov 20, 2018

  Bulgarian Parliament revises proposed rules that could have forced churches to close

  The Bulgarian parliament is revising controversial draft amendments to a national religion law that critics say would have asserted state control over churches and ministries and could have resulted in the closure of evangelical Christian schools and congregations.