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  Aug 24, 2018

  Army Clears Chaplain of Career-Ending Charges Over Lesbian Marriage Retreat Controversy

  The U.S. Army has cleared a chaplain and his assistant of "dereliction of duty" charges for rescheduling a marriage retreat because of the late addition of a same-sex couple.

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  Aug 24, 2018

  Judge Orders Florida Prison to Allow Violent Transgender Inmate to Wear Bras, Panties

  A federal judge accused a Florida prison system of bigotry when he ruled that a biological man convicted of attempted murder must be allowed to wear bras and panties in a men's prison and receive hormone therapy.

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  Aug 24, 2018

  Catholic Charities of Buffalo Ends Adoption, Foster Services to Avoid Placing Kids With Gay Couples

  Catholic Charities of Buffalo will no longer provide foster care and adoption services to new clients because a New York state law would force it to violate Catholic teachings on homosexuality and marriage.

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  Aug 24, 2018

  ISIS Caliph Says Recent Losses Are Test From God, References Andrew Brunson in New Audio

  Islamic State leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has purportedly released his first audio recording since last year and suggests that the terror group's massive loss of territory in Iraq and Syria is a test of faith.

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  Aug 24, 2018

  InterVarsity Launches '2030 Calling' to Plant Christian Fellowships at 2,500 US Colleges

  InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has launched a "2030 Calling" — an initiative to bring Christian fellowships to all major college campuses in the United States in the next 12 years.

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  Aug 23, 2018

  New Lawsuits Target States Discriminating Against Religious Schools in Funding Programs

  Two federal lawsuits are taking aim at rules in Washington and Maine that critics say unconstitutionally discriminate against religious schools and faith-based organizations when it comes to access to public funding.

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  Aug 23, 2018

  Saddleback Church Youth Mentor Convicted of Molesting Twin Boys

  A former youth mentor at Rick Warren's Saddleback Church was convicted by a jury Wednesday of molesting twin teenage boys.

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  Aug 23, 2018

  Lesbians Sue Christian Senior Center Over Biblically-Based Policy Banning Same-Sex Cohabitation

  A Christian retirement care facility in St. Louis, Missouri, is being sued after it turned away a lesbian couple in accordance with its biblically-based housing policy.

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  Aug 22, 2018

  Nigerian Pastor Killed by Gunmen Who Stormed Church, Kidnapped His Wife

  A Baptist pastor in Nigeria was killed by gunmen who stormed his church and kidnapped his wife just days after a Catholic priest was killed while shopping in a grocery store.

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  Aug 22, 2018

  Safe Sex Guide Uses 'Front Hole' as Alternative to 'Vagina' to Not Offend Transgenders

  One of the nation's leading online health websites says while it's not replacing the word "vagina" with the term "front hole," it does recommend using the term as a way to not offend transgender people.