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  Mar 9, 2017

  Family Research Council Sides With Conservatives Against Trump in Healthcare Battle

  The leading social conservative advocacy group Family Research Council has joined conservative lawmakers in voicing opposition to certain elements of the Obamacare replacement bill being advanced by House leadership, which some are calling "Obamacare Lite."

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  Mar 9, 2017

  Tim Tebow Receives Standing Ovation After Hitting Into Double Play

  Hitting into an ordinary run-scoring double play doesn't usually warrant a standing ovation from the crowd at a professional Major League Baseball game. However, popular Christian athlete Tim Tebow received a large applause from fans at the New York Mets' Spring Training game on Wednesday afternoon after doing exactly that.

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  Mar 9, 2017

  Christian Groups Produce New 13-Part TV Series in Defense of Israel

  Three Christian organizations have teamed up to produce a new weekly television doucseries devoted to defending the Jewish state of Israel.

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  Mar 8, 2017

  Former Archbishop of Canterbury Urges UK Lawmakers to Legalize Assisted Suicide

  The former head of the Church of England has urged U.K. lawmakers to legalize physician-assisted suicide, renewing his stance on the controversial issue that is considered "out of step" with the view of the Anglican Communion.

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  Mar 8, 2017

  Christian Preschool Closes Over Fear of Gov't Forcing Staff to Compromise Church Teachings

  A Christian preschool in Florida that receives much of its funding from the state government will close its doors in May due to concerns that government regulations could one day force staff to compromise religious teachings or even create bathroom accommodations for transgender children.

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  Mar 8, 2017

  Radical Islamic Jihadists Kill Christian Mother, Son for 'Defiling' Islam by Converting to Christianity

  Islamic extremists believed to be affiliated with the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia shot to death a Christian convert and her son after breaking into their home last month.

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  Mar 7, 2017

  Over 80 Chinese Christians Arrested for Worshiping in House Churches

  Dozens of Christians were arrested for worshiping at underground house churches across the autonomous Chinese region of Xinjiang during crackdowns on Christianity that occurred around the Lunar New Year holiday in late January, a leading persecution watchdog has reported.

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  Mar 7, 2017

  Planned Parenthood Rejects Trump Compromise on Funding: Abortion 'Vital to Our Mission'

  The Donald Trump administration has reportedly told the nation's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, that it can maintain its hundreds of millions of dollars in annual federal funding as long as it stops performing abortions altogether.

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  Mar 7, 2017

  Texas Lt. Gov Calls Pastors to Engage in Alamo-Like Transgender Bathroom Battle

  Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is mobilizing pastors in Texas to be public advocates of a transgender bathroom bill that would require people use state-run bathrooms consistent with their biological sex and prevent local governments from enacting their own transgender bathroom ordinances.

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  Mar 7, 2017

  Blind Christian Woman Refuses ISIS' Demands to Convert to Islam, Lives to Tell About It

  A blind Christian woman who was trapped under Islamic State control in Mosul for over two years before she was finally able to escape has opened up about how she boldly refused militants' demands for her to denounce Christ and convert to Islam.