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  Feb 1, 2018

  Young Evangelicals Have Inherited 'Narrow Understanding' of Christianity, Molly Worthen Says

  University of North Carolina history professor and Christian author Molly Worthen told administrators from over 130 Christian colleges Wednesday that many young evangelicals haven't been taught the historical context of what it means to be "evangelical" in an era when the term has been given such a political connotation.

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  Feb 1, 2018

  Still Evangelical? Christian Scholars Analyze Evangelicalism Under Trump in New Book

  "Am I still evangelical?" That is a question many believers in the United States are asking themselves these days.

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  Jan 31, 2018

  New Bill Would Allow Public High School Coaches to Pray With Students in Georgia

  A lawmaker in Georgia has introduced legislation that would effectively allow high school football coaches and other public school officials in the state who want to participate in a student-led and initiated prayer to do so.

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  Jan 30, 2018

  Construction to Begin on Largest Cross in Western Hemisphere

  Construction will soon begin on what will be the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere, after a Texas pastor agreed to a deal with a contractor on Monday.

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  Jan 30, 2018

  Michael Vick Reveals the Bible Verse That Gave Him 'Reason to Believe' in Prison

  Former NFL Star Michael Vick shared with Liberty University students the Bible verse that gave him a "reason to believe" when he was jailed for nearly two years during the prime of his playing career.

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  Jan 30, 2018

  Doctors Given Authority to Remove Baby's Life Support Despite Parents' Wishes, UK Court Rules

  A judge in the United Kingdom has ruled that doctors can pull an 11-month-old baby off life support despite the parents' decision that their child continue further intensive treatment.

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  Jan 30, 2018

  Atheist Group Forces New Mexico College to Remove Crosses Displayed on Campus

  A junior college in New Mexico has been forced by the nation's largest secular legal group to remove several Christian crosses that were previously on display throughout the public school campus.

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  Jan 29, 2018

  Iraqi Christians in Jordan Are Being 'Neglected' by United Nations, Rights Activist Warns

  Thousands of Iraqi Christians who fled their homes in fear of being killed by the Islamic State and have sought shelter in neighboring Jordan are being "neglected" by the United Nations in their quest for refugee status and resettlement, an Assyrian Christian human rights activist has warned.

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  Jan 29, 2018

  Court Rules Against Christian Group in GuideStar 'Hate Group' Lawsuit

  A conservative Christian legal group's lawsuit against leading nonprofit watchdog GuideStar for using the Southern Poverty Law Center's "hate group" label on its profile page and the profile pages of other social conservative organizations has been dismissed by a federal judge in Virginia.

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  Jan 29, 2018

  William Lane Craig: Atheism Can't Support a Happy and Consistent Life

  Christian apologist and author William Lane Craig claimed that people cannot live "consistently and happily" if they uphold an atheist worldview, arguing that in a world without God, there is no meaning, value or significance to life.