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  Feb 8, 2018

  Nancy Pelosi Recites the Good Samaritan Parable, Praises Evangelical Leaders in 8-Hour Speech

  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan and praised evangelical leaders during her record eight-hour speech on the House floor Wednesday.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Walgreens Adopts Target-Like Transgender Policy, Allows Biological Men in Women's Restrooms

  The second largest drugstore chain in the United States has adopted a new transgender-inclusive bathroom policy that is akin to the one that the Target corporation adopted in 2016.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Christian Apologist Larry Taunton Resigns After Inappropriate Extramarital Behavior

  Renowned Christian apologist and author Larry Alex Taunton has resigned from the ministry he founded after admitting publicly that he engaged in consensual, yet "inappropriate" extramarital behavior.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  How Should Christian Colleges Respond to LGBT Politics in Changing Times? Presidents Discuss

  Christian college administrators were advised last week to be proactive when it comes to protecting their institutions' religious liberties and institutional identities as new laws and regulations have popped up across the nation that have threatened their Christian missions.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  How a Saudi Convert Is Hiding Her Life in Christ From Muslim Husband

  A Saudi convert from Islam is living her life in fear that her husband will one day find out that she has accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.

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  Feb 7, 2018

  400 Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Sign 'Washington Declaration' for Religious Tolerance

  Over 400 Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders from all over the world affirmed on Wednesday a new declaration calling for the global protection of religious minorities and marginalized communities.

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  Feb 7, 2018

  Christian Group to Turn One of Ohio's Oldest Gay Bars Into New Worship Center

  A building that once housed one of the oldest gay bars in Ohio has been purchased by a Christian ministry for the sole purpose of turning the building into a new prayer and worship center.

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  Feb 6, 2018

  Trump's New Religious Freedom Amb. Praises Islamic Scholars in First Public Speech

  The newly confirmed United States State Department Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, made his first public appearance in his new role Tuesday as he spoke to over 300 interfaith leaders gathered to promote respect for Muslims in American society.

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  Feb 3, 2018

  US, Western Europe Missing Out on '5th Great Awakening,' Jim Denison Says

  Western civilization is missing out on the next Great Awakening happening in the world today because many Americans and Western Europeans are treating God as a hobby rather than their King, prominent Christian cultural commentator Jim Denison told a gathering of hundreds of Christian college administrators and faculty this week.

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  Feb 2, 2018

  Latinos Are Becoming More Secularized the Longer They Live in US, Hispanic Evangelical Leader Warns

  Prominent Latino evangelical leader the Rev. Gabriel Salguero told a gathering of Christian college administrators this week that they are facing a "Daniel and Esther" moment as Latino millennials, overall, are becoming less religious the more they assimilate to American culture.