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  Mar 16, 2017

  Over 100 Christian Leaders Oppose Trump's 'Deep Cuts' to Foreign Aid

  Over 100 prominent Christian leaders and celebrities, including two who spoke at the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration, are calling on United States Congress to oppose President Donald Trump's proposal to make disproportionate cuts to federal aid programs that are vital to helping vulnerable people in need worldwide.

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  Mar 15, 2017

  Cornel West, Robert George Condemn Efforts to Silence Free Speech on College Campuses

  In the aftermath of the attack on a conservative speaker and professor at Vermont's Middlebury College, two leading Ivy league professors from both sides of the political aisle have come together to assert that efforts to silence unpopular political speech on college campuses should be opposed by all.

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  Mar 15, 2017

  8 Abducted Samaritan's Purse Aid Workers Released in South Sudan

  The international humanitarian aid group Samaritan's Purse has announced that eight of its aid workers who were recently kidnapped in South Sudan have been released.

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  Mar 15, 2017

  Chaplains Fire Back After Secularists Demand Ban on Prayer at Military Ceremonies

  The Chaplain Alliance for Religious Freedom has responded to a secularist group's demand that chaplains at a New Hampshire military base not be allowed to offer invocations at on-base events.

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  Mar 15, 2017

  ESPN Affiliate to Launch Radio Show Focusing on Faith in Sports

  An ESPN radio affiliate will soon launch a weekly sports talk radio show that will focus on "the impact of faith in the sports world" and feature interviews with professional athletes who will discuss the role faith has played in their lives.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  Southern Baptists Launch New Small Group Study About Threats to Religious Freedom in America

  The Southern Baptist Convention's public policy arm has teamed up with LifeWay Christian Resources to produce a new six-week study that will teach church members about the ongoing threats to religious freedom that Christians face across the country.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  Knights of Columbus Donates $2 Million to Aid Christian Refugees Victimized by ISIS

  The Connecticut-based Catholic fraternal organization Knights of Columbus has announced that it's contributing nearly $2 million to provide crucial humanitarian assistance for Christian refugees in Iraq and Syria.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  Gay Man Blasts Disney for Caring More About LGBT Agenda Than Children's Innocence

  Conservative Christians are not the only ones upset with The Walt Disney Company after it emerged that its upcoming adaption of the "Beauty and the Beast" will feature a gay scene.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  731 New Yorkers Changed Gender on Their Birth Certificates in Last 2 Years, Youngest Is 5-Y-O Child

  Over 700 people in New York City have changed the gender listed on their birth certificates in the last two years since the city government began allowing residents to do so.

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  Mar 14, 2017

  Only 60 Percent of Evangelicals Voted for Trump?

  A survey of over 64,000 American adults conducted in the days following the 2016 election finds that only 60 percent of evangelicals actually voted for President Donald Trump, compared to the 81 percent of White evangelicals who told exit pollsters they voted for the billionaire Republican nominee.