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  Sep 5, 2018

  Trump Defends Pope's Handling of Catholic Sex Abuse Crisis: 'The Best Anyone Can Handle It'

  President Donald Trump has seemingly defended Pope Francis' handling of the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis.

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  Sep 5, 2018

  Nigerian Priest Abducted While Driving to Sunday Mass; Kidnappers Demand Ransom

  Another priest in Nigeria has been abducted by gunmen, who are reportedly demanding a ransom for the pastor's release.

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  Sep 5, 2018

  Are Trump's Evangelical Advisers Violating Federal Law? Law Professor Responds

  A prominant national secular legal organization is demanding that the Trump White House put an end to the president's informal engagement with evangelical leaders on grounds that it violates federal law.

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  Sep 4, 2018

  11-Y-O Drummer Boy Dies After Nigerian Church Collapses During Sunday Mass

  A Nigerian church service turned deadly this past Sunday after a church building in the Delta State collapsed on the congregation's faithful during morning mass.

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  Sep 4, 2018

  New Documentary on Wheaton College's 'Same God' Controversy to Be Shown at LA Film Festival

  A new documentary focusing on the departure of professor Larycia Hawkins from Wheaton College after she declared on Facebook that Christians and Muslims worship the same God will be screened at the Los Angeles Film Festival later this month.

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  Sep 1, 2018

  Liberty U. Film Students Object to 'Trump Prophecy' Movie Project: 'Many of Us Felt Used'

  Liberty University students are continuing to voice their objections to the university's involvement in the upcoming theatrical release "The Trump Prophecy."

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  Aug 31, 2018

  Boston May Legally Bar Christian Flag From City Hall Flagpole, Federal Court Rules

  The city of Boston may legally deny a request to fly a Christian flag on a City Hall flagpole while accepting other cultural groups' requests to fly their flags, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

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  Aug 31, 2018

  New Report Details How Myanmar Military, Gov't Blocked Aid to Christians in Kachin

  A new 68-page report sheds more light on how the Myanmar military and civilian government may be committing war crimes by blocking lifesaving humanitarian aid to tens of thousands displaced by violence in the Kachin state over the last seven years.

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  Aug 30, 2018

  Pastor, Wife, 3 Kids Burned Alive, Village Razed by Islamic Fulani Herdsmen

  Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have burned a pastor and his family alive and razed as many as 95 homes in an attack on a village in the Plateau State of Nigeria.

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  Aug 30, 2018

  Franklin Graham on America's Record-Setting STD Numbers: 'Sin Always Has a Cost'

  Franklin Graham says the steep spike in sexually transmitted diseases in the United States is further proof that there's a "moral crisis" of sin facing the nation.