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  May 7, 2017

  Robert Jeffress: Trump 'Most Faith-Friendly President' Ever, Ended 60-Year War on Religious Liberty

  Dallas megachurch pastor and one of Donald Trump's most loyal evangelical supporters Robert Jeffress believes that the executive order signed by the president last Thursday marks the end of the United States government's "war on religious liberty."

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  May 7, 2017

  4 Things The Washington Post Got Wrong About Christian Conservatives and 'Putin's Russia'

  In its Monday edition, The Washington Post published a front-page article that attempted to show how some Christian conservatives in the United States, including Franklin Graham, are building Russian ties and starting to view Russian President Vladimir Putin "as a potential ally."

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  May 5, 2017

  What Trump's Religious Freedom Order Does and Doesn't Do

  Much has been made about the executive order promoting religious liberty signed by President Donald Trump Thursday, leaving some prominent conservatives and religious freedom advocates disappointed while others are calling the order the most significant moment for religious liberty in decades.

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  May 5, 2017

  Anne Graham Lotz Confesses 12 'National Sins' of America at National Day of Prayer Observance

  Anne Graham Lotz, a renowned evangelist and Billy Graham's daughter, concluded the 2017 National Day of Prayer by leading those gathered for the observance at the United States Capitol Thursday night and those watching at home in a repentance of "national sins."

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  May 4, 2017

  House Passes Obamacare Repeal, Planned Parenthood Defund Bill

  The United States House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday that would repeal Obamacare and block federal Medicaid funds from going to the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood.

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  May 4, 2017

  Trump's Religious Freedom Order a 'Nothing-Burger,' Conservatives Say

  President Donald Trump signed the much anticipated executive order on religious liberty and free speech in front of faith leaders gathered at the White House Rose Garden Thursday morning. However, some conservatives aren't pleased that the scope of the order isn't as broad as the initial draft order leaked to the media in February.

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  May 3, 2017

  Franklin Graham: Christians in America Are 'Persecuted' by LGBT Agenda

  Evangelist Franklin Graham said Tuesday that Christians in America who oppose the LGBT agenda are being "persecuted" and singled out "over and over and over again" for acting in accordance with their biblical convictions on sexuality.

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  May 3, 2017

  Christian Mother Describes Moment ISIS Stole 3-Y-O Daughter Off Her Shoulders

  A displaced Iraqi Christian mother is desperate to find her now 6-year-old daughter who was stripped from her by an Islamic State militant in 2014 as her family fled from their home in northern Iraq.

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  May 3, 2017

  NFL Star Dez Bryant: God's Commandments Are Not 'Old Fashioned, but Well Fashioned'

  Dallas Cowboys pro-bowl wide receiver Dez Bryant took to his social media accounts on Sunday to share his thoughts on what he learned at church that morning.

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  May 3, 2017

  Navy Chaplain Punished Over Biblical Advice on Homosexuality Felt 'Betrayed' by America

  The Navy chaplain who faced potential discharge after he voiced his biblical beliefs on sexuality during a counseling session says that he felt as if the country he served for over 19 years had "betrayed" him when he was slapped with potential career-ending charges for counseling in accordance with his faith.