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  Aug 11, 2018

  John Gray Compares Trump Meeting to Jesus' Visit With Tax Collector Zacchaeus and Lepers

  Pastor John Gray responded to a critic on social media this week by comparing his recent roundtable meeting with President Donald Trump to Jesus' meeting with a hated tax collector.

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  Aug 10, 2018

  Norway Allows Convicted Child Porn Addict to Keep Custody of Kids While Separating Loving Families

  A trusted Norwegian government child health expert convicted for downloading child pornography has been allowed to keep custody of his children while many other families in Norway are separated for highly discretionary reasons.

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  Aug 9, 2018

  Pastor Andrew Brunson's Former Church Members Testified Against Him in Turkish Court

  Andrew Brunson's former church members are among witnesses who have testified against the North Carolina pastor, who is facing the possibility of 35 years of imprisonment in Turkey, a U.S. government official said.

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  Aug 9, 2018

  ERLC Apologizes for Video Equating Animals to Unborn Humans, Vows It Won't Happen Again

  The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission has issued an apology for posting a video comparing animals to unborn babies, saying "only humans are created in the image of God."

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  Aug 8, 2018

  Evangelical Leaders Ask Trump to Raise Refugee Ceiling for 2019, Cite Religious Freedom

  Seven evangelical leaders have directly voiced concern about the Trump administration's drastic slowing of refugee resettlement to the United States, citing the administration's own call to protect religious freedom worldwide.

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  Aug 8, 2018

  School District Halts 'Teacher-Led' Christian Student Club After Atheists Complain

  An Indiana public school district says it will no longer allow teachers to lead an extracurricular Christian club for elementary school students.

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  Aug 8, 2018

  Evangelical Church to Give Teen Free Hummer for Attending Services, Bringing Newcomers

  An evangelical church in Florida will give one lucky teenager a free Hummer at the end of August as part of a giveaway designed to boost youth ministry attendance.

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  Aug 8, 2018

  Trump Signals Openness to Sentencing Reform After Meeting With Black Pastors

  President Donald Trump said he is open to bipartisan sentencing reform provisions that will likely be added to a White House-backed prison reform bill after meeting with black pastors last week.

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  Aug 7, 2018

  CrossFit Changes Policy to Allow Transgender Athletes to Compete According to Gender Identity

  Transgender athletes will be able to compete in CrossFit Games in accordance with their self-identified gender rather than their birth sex under a new policy that starts in 2019.

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  Aug 7, 2018

  NYT Guilty of 'Anti-Christian Bigotry' with Mike Pence 'Hit Piece,' Focus on the Family Director Says

  Evangelical author Glenn T. Stanton has accused the New York Times and columnist Frank Bruni of "anti-Christian bigotry" for publishing a recent "hit piece" against Vice President Mike Pence.