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  Dec 16, 2017

  Canadian Broadcasting Nixes 'Transgender Kids' Documentary After 'Transphobia' Complaints

  The government-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has canceled airing of a BBC documentary on transgender children after a non-binary filmmaker accused of the documentary of spreading "transphobia."

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  Dec 16, 2017

  Sudan Evicts 2 Christian Families From Church-Owned Homes, Gives to Muslim Investor

  Two Sudanese Christian families remain homeless after a Muslim judge ruled against their appeals of eviction from their homes in Omdurman, and said that a Muslim real estate investor can rightfully take ownership of the church-owned properties.

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  Dec 15, 2017

  Doctor Accused of Slipping Abortion Pill Into Pregnant Girlfriend's Tea, Killing Baby

  A New York woman is speaking out after her boyfriend of three years killed their unborn child by slipping an abortion pill into her drink.

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  Dec 15, 2017

  7 Trump Accomplishments That Evangelicals Like

  Evangelicals have drawn much criticism after a large majority of them voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, and as many evangelical leaders have acted as informal advisers to the administration. But with 2017 coming to a close, the administration has done much in its first year that conservative evangelicals are celebrating.

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  Dec 15, 2017

  Benjamin Watson, Ravens Players Take 25 Underserved Families on Christmas Shopping Spree

  Less than 24 hours after suffering a tough primetime loss to their rivals in Pittsburgh on Sunday night, a handful of Baltimore Ravens players, led by devout Christian tight end Benjamin Watson, gave over two dozen underserved families a big Christmas surprise on Monday.

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  Dec 14, 2017

  Mike Pence Meets 12-Y-O Iraqi Christian Boy Whose House Was Burned Down by ISIS

  A 12-year-old Iraqi Christian boy whose home was destroyed by the Islamic State met with Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday and presented him with a gift.

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  Dec 14, 2017

  Freedom From Religion Foundation Drops Lawsuit Against Trump's Religious Liberty Order

  Both religious freedom advocates and secularists are claiming victory after the Freedom From Religion Foundation dropped its federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump's May 4 executive order on religious liberty that threatened to take the teeth out of the Johnson Amendment.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  LGBT Activists Attack Holy Donut Shop for Helping Salvation Army Family in Need

  The owners of a doughnut shop in Maine have publicly apologized for asking The Salvation Army to help them find a family in need this Christmas after they were attacked online by activists who claim the Christian charity is anti-LGBT.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  Megachurch Plans to Build 280-Home Town With 'Nightclub' and Retail Shops on Property

  A megachurch in Kansas is planning to build a 280-home community on vacant property located right next to its Wichita campus that will feature an amphitheater, school, and event center in hopes that it will draw more people to the church.

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  Dec 13, 2017

  Drop in Evangelical Turnout May Have Cost Roy Moore Alabama's Senate Race, Exit Polls Show

  While much attention has been paid to the impact that African-Americans and women had in handing Democrat Doug Jones a victory over controversial Republican Roy Moore in Alabama's United States senate special election Tuesday, a drop in turnout among white evangelicals may have also helped Jones.