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  Jun 6, 2018

  Catholic School Students Less Likely to Act Out or Be Disruptive, Study Finds

  A new study of federal data has found that elementary students who attend Catholic schools are less likely to act out or be disruptive in class and are more likely to exhibit self-control and self-discipline than students who attend public schools or other private schools.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Doctors Say Virginia School District's Proposed Sex-Ed Changes 'Lack Medical Justification'

  A group of prominent physicians have spoken out against a Virginia school district's proposal to institute a number of changes to its middle and high school sexual education curriculum that they say "lack medical justification."

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Secret Witness in Turkey's Case Against Andrew Brunson Is 'Blackmail Extortionist,' Source Says

  A person who claims to have been blocked from testifying on behalf of imprisoned Pastor Andrew Brunson in Turkey has shed new light on the case and offered concerning details about the identity of one of the prosecution's secret witnesses.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Jesse Duplantis Says He Didn't Ask Followers to Pay for $54M Jet, but 'Believe' It Into Existence

  Televangelist Jesse Duplantis is now saying that he never asked followers to donate toward a $54 million jet, but instead called on them to join him in believing that God would provide him with the new aircraft.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Evangelical Leaders Condemn Trump for Separating Immigrant Children From Families at Border

  Leading evangelicals have urged President Donald Trump and his administration to reconsider a "horrible," "zero tolerance" policy that has led to an increase in immigrant children being separated from their families who entered the country illegally in recent weeks.

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  Jun 4, 2018

  Crowdfunder Halts Parents' Campaign Calling Transgender Identity 'Biologically Impossible'

  A popular United Kingdom online crowdfunding website has suspended a campaign started by parents warning teachers and administrators about the "one-sided view" of groups trying to promote transgender policies in schools.

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  Jun 4, 2018

  Supreme Court Same-Sex Wedding Cake Ruling: What About Other Cases on Christian Dissent to Gay Marriage?

  Although the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips, the court did not definitively rule whether baking a cake for a same-sex wedding constitutes speech and still leaves questions about how other cases involving Christian business owners and same-sex weddings will play out, lawyers say.

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  Jun 4, 2018

  Supreme Court Rules Christian Baker Jack Phillips Can Refuse to Make Gay Wedding Cakes

  The United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of Colorado Christian baker Jack Phillips on Monday in overwhelming fashion, saying that the state government\'s hostility towards his refusal to make a same-sex wedding cake violated the U.S. Constitution.

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  Jun 3, 2018

  Obama-Trump-Russia Scandal: 5 New Facts We Learned in May

  As the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election has cost taxpayers over $16 million in just over a year, there continue to be more details that come to light.

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  Jun 1, 2018

  Catholic Diocese Leaves Maine Council of Churches to Distance Itself From LGBT Advocacy

  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland will withdraw its membership from the Maine Council of Churches over concerns about LGBT advocacy after a new rule was implemented making it easier for the council to take public stances on societal and political issues.