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  Jul 17, 2018

  Indian Christians Form 12-Mile Human Chain to Protest State-Sponsored Harassment

  Thousands of Christians formed a 12-mile long human chain in India's Jharkhand state following church services on Sunday to protest what they say is state-sponsored harassment against the Christian community, according to a report.

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  Jul 16, 2018

  School Threatens to Call Police on Person Handing Out Bibles to Elementary Students

  An Illinois school district has sent a cease and desist letter to a community member who was handing out Bibles to students on school property and has threatened to call the cops if Bible distribution continues.

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  Jul 16, 2018

  Episcopal Church Expands Gay Marriage to All Dioceses Where Bishops Object

  The Episcopal Church's General Convention, led by Bishop Michael Curry, passed a resolution last Friday that expanded the right for gay couples to marry in all dioceses even where local bishops theologically object to same-sex marriage.

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  Jul 14, 2018

  Evangelical Leaders Serve Lunch, Bring Fun and Gifts to Trafficked Immigrant Children

  A group of evangelical leaders and megachurch pastors who serve as informal advisers to the Trump administration on Friday visited about 165 immigrant children who are being housed at a foster facility in Virginia and brought with them inflatable water rides, a Liberty University soccer clinic and lunch.

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  Jul 13, 2018

  God Confirmed SCOTUS Prophecy With 2 Signs at Scalia's Funeral, Man Behind 'Trump Prophecy' Claims

  The retired Florida firefighter whose "Trump Prophecy" movie will be featured in an upcoming theatrical release, says God sent two signs during Justice Antonin Scalia's funeral in 2016 to showed that He was reserving the Supreme Court nomination for President Donald Trump.

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  Jul 13, 2018

  Christian Ex-Jakarta Governor Jailed on Blasphemy Charges Refuses Parole, Hopes for Early Release

  The former Christian governor of the capital of the world's largest Muslim country who was convicted and jailed on trumped-up blasphemy charges last year plans to refuse parole and is hoping to be granted an early release.

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  Jul 13, 2018

  Perry Noble's Second Chance Church Lands New Home in SC Shopping Center

  Perry Noble's new Second Chance Church finally found a new home about two years after the famed megachurch founder and pastor was fired from South Carolina's largest church because of his alcohol addiction.

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  Jul 13, 2018

  Black Christian Leaders Call on Paul Ryan to Censure Maxine Waters' 'Call to Extremism'

  A group of black Christian conservative leaders are calling on House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., to censure Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters of California for comments she made last month urging supporters to directly harass administration officials at "anytime" and "anywhere" they see them.

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  Jul 12, 2018

  Some Christian Leaders Slam Paula White for Saying Jesus Wasn't an Illegal Refugee

  Both conservative and left-leaning Christian leaders are speaking out in response to President Donald Trump's spiritual adviser, Paula White, after she claimed in a recent interview that Jesus as a child refugee was different than refugees crossing into the United States illegally today.

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  Jul 11, 2018

  Evangelical Group Voices Opposition to Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court Nomination

  While many conservative evangelical leaders and organizations have voiced their support President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace his former boss, Justice Anthony Kennedy, on the U.S. Supreme Court, at least one conservative Christian group is voicing its concerns with the selection.