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  Jun 1, 2018

  Christian Soccer Star Refused to Play for Team USA Because of LGBT Pride Jerseys

  Christian soccer star Jaelene Hinkle has confirmed that she withdrew from the United States Women's National Team last year to "be obedient" to God after the team announced it would wear LGBT Pride jerseys in international matches.

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  Jun 1, 2018

  Dalit Christian Man Abducted, Murdered in India for Marrying Upper-Caste Woman

  A poor Catholic man in India was killed by a mob this week just days after he married an upper-caste woman against her family's wishes.

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  May 31, 2018

  Former Procter & Gamble Executive Named World Vision's New President

  The evangelical Christian humanitarian organization World Vision U.S. named Chief Operating Office Edgar Sandoval its next president and chief executive officer on Thursday afternoon, following CEO Richard Stearns' retirement announcement in January.

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  May 31, 2018

  Alabama Megachurch Pastor Jimmy Jackson Retires After 53 Years in Ministry

  Alabama megachurch pastor and former first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention Jimmy Jackson has preached his last sermon and will retire after a five-decade career in ministry.

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  May 31, 2018

  Kirk Franklin Blasts Televangelist Jesse Duplantis' Plea for Jet: 'God's Not Flying That Plane'

  Popular gospel singer Kirk Franklin blasted televangelist Jesse Duplantis on Wednesday after the New Orleans-based televangelist broadcast a video asking for donations to buy his ministry another multimillion dollar airplane.

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  May 30, 2018

  Biblical Counselors Association Pulls 'Abuse' Conference From SWBTS Over Paige Patterson Controversy

  The Association of Certified Biblical Counselors has announced that it will no longer hold its annual gathering in October at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Texas in light of the controversies surrounding the seminary's former president Paige Patterson.

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  May 30, 2018

  Christian College President Apologizes, Didn't Intend to Equate Sexual Assault With Homosexuality

  The president of a private evangelical Christian college in Iowa apologized Tuesday after he seemingly equated sexual assault to other sexual sins such as homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

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  May 30, 2018

  California's Sanctuary Cities 'a Little Picture of Hell,' Franklin Graham Says

  While defending his Decision America California Tour during a radio interview on Tuesday, leading evangelist Franklin Graham decried California as a "sinking" state and even stated that sanctuary cities like San Francisco are a "little picture of Hell."

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  May 30, 2018

  10 Villagers Beheaded, Including Women and Children, by Islamic Jihadis in Mozambique

  Ten people, including women and children, were decapitated in the East African nation of Mozambique by suspected Islamic jihadis, government officials have said.

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  May 30, 2018

  Up to 120,000 Trapped in North Korean Labor Camps: State Dept. Religious Freedom Report

  Between 80,000 to 120,000 people are trapped in North Korean gulags with many of them being imprisoned for their faith, the U.S. State Department has said.