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  Aug 31, 2017

  Russell Moore, Evangelical Leaders Urge Trump to Protect DACA Recipients

  A group of evangelical leaders are pressuring President Donald Trump to continue protecting immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally when they were children, and are urging Congress to take permanent legislative action to ensure their long standing protection from deportation.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Mattis Creates Expert Panel to Examine Trump's Transgender Ban

  Defense Secretary James Mattis has announced that transgender military personnel already in service can continue to serve in the U.S. military while an expert panel reviews ways to implement President Donald Trump's request to ban transgender Americans from openly serving.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Sheltering Over 400 Evacuees of Hurricane Harvey

  Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, has provided shelter and aid to over 400 victims of Hurricane Harvey this week who were directed to the church after a nearby American Red Cross shelter reached its capacity.

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Canadian Megachurch Pastor Says Imprisonment in North Korea Was 'Discipline From God'

  A Canadian megachurch pastor who was imprisoned in North Korea for over two years and recently released has said he believes his imprisonment was "discipline from God."

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  Aug 30, 2017

  Sudan Arrests 7 Pastors Who Refused to Give Gov't Control of Denomination

  Authorities in the overwhelmingly Sunni nation of Sudan have arrested seven Christian leaders and forced six others into hiding amid the government's demand that they fork over denominational leadership, sources said.

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  Aug 29, 2017

  Christian Mom Who Died in Eritrean Prison Showed Signs of Torture, Relative Says

  The body of a Christian mother who died in an Eritrean prison earlier this month showed scars that indicate that she may have been abused by her captors, a family member said.

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  Aug 29, 2017

  School Defends Sending First Grader to Principal's Office for Misgendering Classmate

  A public charter school in California has defended its decision to send a first grade student to the principal's office for not referring to her biologically male transgender classmate by the classmate's preferred pronoun.

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  Aug 29, 2017

  Cancer-Stricken Nabeel Qureshi Evacuated From Houston Home Due to Hurricane Harvey

  Cancer-stricken Christian apologist and author Nabeel Qureshi was evacuated from his home in flooded Houston just two days after he returned from a five-week hospitalization in which his stomach was removed and was told cancer has spread to his liver.

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  Aug 28, 2017

  Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Staff Members Rescued From Hurricane Harvey Flooding

  At least three staff members at Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, had to be rescued from their homes while several others experienced flooding due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

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  Aug 28, 2017

  Over 250 Christian Scholars Endorse Statement Condemning White Supremacy

  A bipartisan group of over 250 Christian scholars have endorsed an open letter condemning white supremacy and have called on all religious and political leaders to do the same.