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  Sep 21, 2017

  NM Mennonite Church Becomes First in Denomination to Appoint Openly Lesbian Head Pastor

  A Mennonite church in New Mexico became the first church in its denomination to select an openly LGBT person as head pastor.

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  Sep 21, 2017

  Inmate Sues Kansas Gov't Over 'Christian Propaganda' on Prison Grounds

  One of the nation's leading humanist organizations is suing Kansas prison officials in federal court, claiming that officials have outwardly promoted Christianity inside a state-run prison.

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  Sep 21, 2017

  Nabeel Qureshi's Mentor Shares First and Last Lessons He Taught Him After Cancer Diagnosis

  Two mentors of beloved Christian apologist and author Nabeel Qureshi shared with mourners their memories of the short but impactful life of the 34-year-old convert from Islam who lost his battle with cancer last weekend.

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  Sep 21, 2017

  LA School District Teaching LGBT-Inclusive Sex Ed Course to Kids as Young as 9

  California's largest school district will test out an LGBT-inclusive sex education course that will be taught at selected schools for children in the fourth through sixth grades this year.

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  Sep 20, 2017

  Christian School's Policy Banning Sikh Boy's Religious Head Covering Found Discriminatory

  An employment tribunal in Australia has ruled that a Christian school's uniform policy is discriminatory because it would prevent a Sikh boy's application from being accepted since he wears a religious head covering.

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  Sep 20, 2017

  Christian Woman Fired After Revealing She'll Vote 'No' in Australia's Gay Marriage Referendum

  A children's entertainment company has found itself at the center of a controversy after it fired a Christian contractor simply because she posted on Facebook that it's alright to vote "no" in Australia's national referendum on same-sex marriage.

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  Sep 20, 2017

  Joel Osteen Opens Lakewood Church to Jewish Congregation After Hurricane Damages Synagogue

  Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, one of the largest nondenominational churches in America, has offered the use of its church building to a Conservative Jewish congregation whose synagogue was severely damaged by Hurricane Harvey and is in need of a place to worship during the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days.

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  Sep 20, 2017

  5 Christian Leaders' Reactions to Trump's UN Speech: 'Trump Was Churchill'

  President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday in New York City and didn't hold back from using bold language to address issues such as North Korea, terrorism and Iran. Here are five evangelical leaders' reactions to Trump's U.N. speech.

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  Sep 19, 2017

  Father Tom Uzhunnalil Thanks God for His Captors Following 18-Month Abduction

  Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was held hostage by Islamic extremists for over 18 months in Yemen before being released last week, said during a news conference that he thanks God for his captors, adding that they did not hurt him while he was held captive.

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  Sep 19, 2017

  5 Wheaton College Football Players Charged With Felonies After Brutal Hazing of Teammate

  Five Wheaton College football players are facing felony charges after they were accused of assaulting a teammate in a 2016 hazing incident that allegedly left the victim stranded while half-naked with two torn shoulders.