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  May 22, 2017

  Pentagon Could 'Reconsider' Obama's Transgender Policy, Ex-DoD Official Says

  At least one former Obama administration official is concerned that a recent memo sent out by a top Pentagon official leaves open the possibility that the armed services could reconsider an Obama-era policy forcing them to accept transgender recruits.

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  May 22, 2017

  Turkey Accuses Imprisoned American Pastor of Giving 'Special' Sermons to Kurds, Report Says

  Imprisoned American pastor Andrew Brunson faces new accusations from Turkish prosecutors, even after President Donald Trump pressed for the pastor's release days earlier.

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  May 22, 2017

  Ravi Zacharias: Gender Identity Problem Is 'Huge in Its Cultural Upheaval'

  Christian apologist and award-winning author Ravi Zacharias warned Friday night about the consequences of society's struggle with gender identity and stressed that the "problem is huge in its cultural upheaval."

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  May 21, 2017

  Trump in Saudi Arabia: $110 Billion Arms Deal, 'Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology'

  On the first foreign visit of his presidency, President Donald Trump visited with royalty in Saudi Arabia and gave a speech that is considered to be scaled back in its tone towards Islam compared to the rhetoric of his 2016 election campaign, but still insisted that Islamic extremism can only be defeated if Muslim-majoirty nation's "drive out" terrorists.

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  May 19, 2017

  Nabeel Qureshi Says He Has Not Lost Hope God Will Heal Him From Cancer

  Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi has assured that he has not lost hope that God will defy the odds and author a miracle in order to heal him from advanced stage stomach cancer.

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  May 19, 2017

  Trump Admin. Deports Christian Man Who Fled Religious Persecution in Indonesia

  An Indonesian Christian man who fled persecution to come to the United States was deported back to his home country on Thursday, federal officials have confirmed.

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  May 19, 2017

  Wives of Imprisoned Chinese Rights Activists Detail Their Husbands' Torture, Persecution to Congress

  The wives of Chinese human rights lawyers imprisoned and tortured by the government in China detailed their husbands' experiences and told members of Congress Thursday that families are also being persecuted by the Chinese government.

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  May 18, 2017

  Actor Steve McQueen Was Found Clutching Billy Graham's Bible When He Died, Greg Laurie Says

  Hollywood icon Steve McQueen, who accepted Christ months before he was diagnosed with fatal cancer, died clutching legendary evangelist Billy Graham's Bible, California pastor Greg Laurie's new book on the salvation of the "King of Cool" explains.

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  May 18, 2017

  Trump AG Unites Republicans, Democrats ... in Opposition to His Drug Crime Policy

  There aren't too many issues today that Republicans and Democrats can come together in agreement on, but both conservatives and liberals are expressing concern after Attorney Gen. Jeff Sessions issued a memo last week instructing federal prosecutors to pursue the most serious and provable offenses.

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  May 17, 2017

  USCIRF Justifies Not Recommending Iraq and Egypt as 'Countries of Particular Concern'

  After receiving criticism for not recommending that the State Department designate Iraq and Egypt as "countries of particular concern" for religious freedom violations, the bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has justified the recommendations issued in its annual report released last month.