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  Jul 25, 2017

  Samuel Rodriguez Condemns Trump Admin for Arresting Evangelical Pastor Facing Deportation

  Rev. Samuel Rodriguez is calling on the Trump administration to release a Guatemalan-born evangelical pastor who was detained during his appointment with an immigration officer on Monday in California.

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  Jul 25, 2017

  Jared Kushner Is a 'Great Gift,' 'Key Liaison' to the Evangelical Community, Christian Leaders Say

  Prominent evangelicals have spoken out in defense of President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner as he faced questioning from a United States Senate committee over his contacts with Russian officials on Monday, saying that he is one of the most valued confidantes Christian leaders have inside the White House.

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  Jul 25, 2017

  Pastor Forced to Move After Receiving Threats for Opposing Facebook's Rainbow Flag Emoji

  A West Virginia pastor who has received threats and endured various other forms of harassment for voicing opposition to Facebook's rainbow flag emoji has moved his family out of their home in Harpers Ferry after being advised by local police to do so because of safety concerns.

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  Jul 24, 2017

  Anti-Trump Message Not Working for Democrats, Party Leaders Look to Rebrand

  As polling shows that more Americans today think that the Democratic Party "just stands against" President Donald Trump instead of promoting its own messages and ideas, leading liberals are calling for the party to unify its base by refocusing its attention on providing a strong economic alternatives.

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  Jul 21, 2017

  1 in 4 Brits Believe Jesus, Martin Luther King Jr. Were 'Extreme'

  A new poll has found that one in four people in the United Kingdom believe that Jesus Christ, American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and South African anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela were "extreme."

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  Jul 21, 2017

  Evangelical Leaders Aren't Selling Themselves to Trump, Ronnie Floyd Says

  Evangelical leaders involved in last week's prayer over President Donald Trump at the White House have responded to left-leaning Christian critics who claim that they are "bordering on heresy" and embracing a "pragmatism that could damage the Gospel" by praying for and offering advice to Trump and his administration.

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  Jul 20, 2017

  Evangelical Advisory Board Pressured Trump Admin to Not Deport Iraqi Christians

  Members of President Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council have directly voiced their concerns to the administration about its efforts to deport over 100 Iraqi Christians back to a nation in which they could face persecution for their faith in Christ.

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  Jul 20, 2017

  Should Movies Showing People Smoking Be Rated-R?

  A Center for Disease Control report released this month has renewed pressure on the Motion Picture Association of America to change its film rating system so that movies with smoking or tobacco use be given an R rating. However, one family media watchdog has warned against such a change.

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  Jul 19, 2017

  ISIS Sex Slave 'Bill of Sale' Emerges in Mosul Showing 20-Y-O Sold for $1,500

  A receipt for an Islamic State jihadi's purchase of a 20-year-old woman from another man has been circulating online and provides insight into how the terrorists sold women and girls in the now liberated city of Mosul.

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  Jul 19, 2017

  Transgender Troop Delay Due to 'Disagreement on the Science,' General Tells Congress

  The delay in admitting transgender people into the military is due to scientific disagreements over the best treatments for gender dysphoria, a general testified to Congress.