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  Mar 16, 2018

  Christian Preschool Director Could Face Time in Prison for Allegedly Pulling Knife on 4-Y-O Children

  The director of a Christian preschool in New Jersey could face jail time after she allegedly threatened two 4-year-old children with a knife.

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  Mar 16, 2018

  Baylor University Suspends 3 More Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault

  Baylor University has suspended three football players who stand accused of raping three women last November as the school is still trying to recover after a sexual assault scandal rocked the Waco, Texas, campus in 2016.

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  Mar 16, 2018

  Baby Jesus Statue Stolen From Catholic Church Mysteriously Returned After 8 Decades

  A small baby Jesus nativity statue that was stolen over eight decades ago has been returned to the doorstep of a New Jersey Roman Catholic church.

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  Mar 16, 2018

  Muslim Teen Watched Jihad Videos, Read Quran Before Stabbing 3 in Florida Sleepover

  A Muslim teen watched jihadi propaganda videos and read Islam's holy book before he plotted to kill several people at a birthday sleepover in Jupiter, Florida, on Monday, police have said.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Baptist Elder Arrested for Embezzling Over $300K From Church After 'Suspicious' Fire

  A Southern Baptist church treasurer in Missouri has been arrested and indicted by a federal grand jury after it was alleged that he stole between $300,000 to $750,000 from his congregation, which suffered the loss of its church building in a "suspicious" December 2016 fire.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Donald Trump's Childhood Bible Featured in Museum of the Bible Exhibit

  The childhood Bible that was one of two President Donald Trump placed his hand on during his swearing-in ceremony in January 2017 will now be displayed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Congregants Upset Over 'Crucified Stormtrooper' at Church's 'Stations of the Cross' Exhibit

  Several congregants at a historic church in London were offended that a Star Wars "Stormtrooper" crucifixion was being displayed as part of a "Stations of the Cross" exhibit that opened to the public Thursday.

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  Mar 15, 2018

  Parents Barred From Questioning 'Gender Identity' Changes at Virginia School District Meeting

  Concerned parents in a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. were barred during a recent committee hearing from questioning a motion to replace the terms "biological sex" and "biological gender" with the phrase "sex assigned at birth" in public school curriculum.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  Tony Perkins: Media Using Trump Porn Star Controversy to 'Shame Evangelicals' Into Silence

  Evangelical leader Tony Perkins said Monday that the mainstream media is trying to use President Donald Trump's alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels to "shame evangelicals for their political participation" in hopes it will back them into a corner of silence.

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  Mar 14, 2018

  School Ban on Transgender Teen Using Boys' Locker Room Hinders 'Social Transitioning,' Judge Rules

  A federal judge stated Monday that federal discrimination law should allow a Maryland transgender student to choose a locker room based upon gender identity rather than biological sex.