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  May 17, 2018

  Va. Ministry Opens First-Ever Church-Run Grocery Store to Provide Affordable Food to Needy

  A nondenominational church in Virginia claims to be the first church in history to open up its own nonprofit grocery store to provide its local impoverished community discounted groceries at up to three-quarters of the cost of regular grocery stores.

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  May 17, 2018

  Turkey Is Accusing American Churches of Conspiracy in Case Against Andrew Brunson, Sen. Tillis Says

  North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday shared more details about Turkey's case against imprisoned American Pastor Andrew Brunson and slammed prosecutors for claiming that churches in the United States are conspiring to undermine the Turkish government.

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  May 17, 2018

  Parent Outraged After School Gives Students Worksheet on Writing Islamic Faith Declaration

  A Christian parent in West Virginia has voiced outrage after his seventh-grade daughter brought home a packet from her social studies class this week that includes a page asking students to practice writing the Islamic declaration of faith in Arabic calligraphy.

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  May 16, 2018

  Black Pastor, Birmingham Mayor Speak Out Against Church Sign Accusing Megachurch of Racism

  The mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, and a local pastor are speaking out against a church's sign that tells black people not to worship at white churches as part of its opposition to a megachurch's plan to plant a campus in one of the city's most violent neighborhoods.

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  May 16, 2018

  America's Largest Catholic University Hosts Event Glorifying Polyamory, Open Relationships

  America's largest Catholic University hosted an event last week that featured a discussion reportedly glorifying open relationships and polyamory, concepts that violate Catholic teachings.

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  May 15, 2018

  Catholic Therapist Fired After Refusing Marriage Counseling for Gay Couple, Lawsuit Claims

  A Catholic therapist in Michigan has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, claiming that she was dismissed from her job last year after she asked not to be forced to counsel a same-sex married couple. An attorney for the company has labeled the allegations as "false."

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  May 15, 2018

  Kim Kardashian Defends Talks With Trump Admin to Free Criminal-Turned-Pastor From Prison

  Reality television star Kim Kardashian West has opened up about her engagement with the Donald Trump administration as part of her quest to help free a non-violent drug criminal turned ordained minister from federal prison.

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  May 15, 2018

  Myanmar: 7,000 Kachin Christians Forced to Flee Their Homes as Violence Escalates

  Almost 7,000 people belonging to the largely Christian minority group in Kachin, northern Myanmar, have fled their houses since fighting between the army and a rebel group flared up in early April, according to recent figures from the Red Cross.

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  May 15, 2018

  White House Distances Itself From Robert Jeffress' Comments on the Salvation of Jews

  The White House has distanced itself from Donald Trump spiritual adviser Robert Jeffress' past comments on the salvation of Jews after criticism over the fact that Southern Baptist pastor led prayer at the opening ceremony of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem Monday.

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  May 15, 2018

  Trump Admin Alters Obama's Transgender Prison Rules

  The Donald Trump administration has altered another Obama-era policy on transgender discrimination, this time changing guidelines that seemingly make it harder for inmates to be placed in federal prisons that correspond with their "gender identity," not biological sex.