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  May 14, 2018

  Ohio Megachurch Pumps Out Free Gas for Over 100 Drivers to Show Love of Jesus

  A campus of an eight-location multiracial megachurch in Ohio celebrated its 10th anniversary by buying gas for over 100 cars on Saturday.

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  May 14, 2018

  Michele Bachmann Apologizes for 'Ignorant' Remarks on Jews During Bible Study in Jerusalem

  Former Republican presidential candidate and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann has apologized for what she says are "ignorant" remarks she has made in the past about Jews during a joint Christian and Jewish Bible study at the Israeli legislature in Jerusalem Sunday.

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  May 14, 2018

  So. Baptist Head Steve Gaines Asks for 'Forgiveness' Over Paige Patterson Controversy: 'The Church Is No Place for Misogyny'

  Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines has asked for "forgiveness" on behalf of the entire convention and explained why he can't remove controversial Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson as a speaker at this year's SBC annual meeting in Dallas.

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  May 12, 2018

  University Admits 'Mistake' Banning Jesus, John 16:33 in Student's Graduation Speech

  Colorado Mesa University has rescinded its demand that a Christian student scrub references to Jesus and a Bible verse from her speech during a pinning ceremony for the school's nursing program, one of the nation's top conservative religious freedom law group has announced.

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  May 11, 2018

  Parents Outraged Over 7 Possibly 'Fatal,' 'Almost Criminal' Changes to Sex-Ed Curriculum

  Parents voiced outage and support Thursday night at a school board meeting in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. for proposed changes to Fairfax County's sex education curriculum that critics say have been proposed by a committee without the affirmation of parents.

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  May 11, 2018

  Freed Americans Give Mike Pence Note Quoting Psalm 126 After Returning From North Korea

  The three American Christians who were released this week from North Korea gave Vice President Mike Pence a note citing Psalm 126 as a thanksgiving of freedom during their meeting early Thursday morning.

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  May 11, 2018

  Are Christian Colleges Censoring Their Student Newspapers?

  About half of Christian college student newspaper editors who participated in a new survey say that their publications are censored in some form or another and nearly the same percentage said school officials have, in the past, asked their newsrooms to stop pursuing stories or reporting angles.

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  May 11, 2018

  Parents Push Liberal Transgender Ideology on Young Children in New Viral Video

  A new viral YouTube video shows parents discussing with their young children a range of complex concepts related to gender identity, such as calling a transgender child "they/them" and telling confused boys that even though they have a "weiner" they can be a girl too.

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  May 10, 2018

  Newlywed Egyptian Christian Woman Goes Missing; Believed to Be 8th Girl Kidnapped Since April

  A Coptic Christian woman who got married late last month has become the eighth Christian woman to disappear since the beginning of April when she went missing last week.

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  May 10, 2018

  Trump Admin. to Strengthen Religious Freedom Protections for Christian Colleges

  The Trump administration is reportedly looking to strengthen religious freedom protections for Christian and other faith-based colleges and universities that receive federal tax dollars.