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  Mar 7, 2017

  Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke Who Led Millions to Christ Announces 'Farewell Crusade'

  Prominent German-born evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, whose ministry has led 76 million people to Christ since 1974 and has had a profound impact on the continent of Africa, has announced his African "farewell" crusade.

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  Mar 6, 2017

  Trump's New Travel Ban Doesn't Give Priority to Persecuted Religious Minorities

  President Donald Trump signed another executive order on immigration Monday that acts as somewhat of a revision to his Jan. 27 executive order that barred refugee resettlement for 120 days and immigration from seven, now six, Muslim-majority countries for a period of 90 days.

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  Mar 6, 2017

  Two Vietnamese Christian Leaders Abducted, Beaten With Metal Rods

  Two Christian pastors in Vietnam claim that they were kidnapped, stripped of their clothes, robbed and beaten with metal rods by security officers as they tried to make their way to the town of Ba Đồn to meet up with fellow activists subjected to recent police violence.

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  Mar 3, 2017

  Episcopal Church Leaders Signal Support for Transgender Student in Supreme Court Case

  Over 1,800 religious leaders, including those representing left-leaning Mainline denominations, have signed onto an amicus brief sent to the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a Virginia transgender high school student who sued their school district for the right to use the boys' bathrooms and locker rooms.

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  Mar 3, 2017

  Texas' Transgender Bill Not the Same as NC's HB 2, Says Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

  Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and a state lawmaker who introduced a bill that would require people to use public bathrooms based on their birth sex instead of the gender they choose to identify as on any given day, have laid out the differences between the Texas legislation and the highly controversial House Bill 2 signed into law last year in North Carolina.

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  Mar 3, 2017

  10 MLB Players You Didn't Know Were Christian

  With Major League Baseball's spring training now officially underway and the World Baseball Classic set to start next week, Associated Press sportswriter and author Rob Maadi has released a new book titled Baseball Faith: 52 MLB Stars Reflect on Their Faith.

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  Mar 3, 2017

  Pastor Who Prayed at Trump's Inauguration Offers Safe Haven for Undocumented Immigrants

  Prominent Hispanic evangelical leader Samuel Rodriguez's church is offering safe haven to illegal immigrants who are afraid that their families will be separated due to deportation crackdowns happening under the administration of President Donald Trump.

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  Mar 2, 2017

  American Pastor Paid for Rescuers to Liberate ISIS Sex Slaves (Interview)

  An American pastor has partnered with a network of underground rescuers in Iraq to help girls enslaved by the Islamic State escape the brutal death cult and find freedom after being raped and abused for over two years in the militant group's self-proclaimed caliphate.

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  Mar 2, 2017

  NYC Teachers Must Refer to Transgender Students by Preferred Pronouns, Memo Says

  The New York City Department of Education has instructed teachers and faculty to address transgender students by their preferred pronouns  — whether that be "he," "she," "they" or "ze."

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  Mar 1, 2017

  Over 100 Conservative Leaders Urge Trump to Sign Religious Freedom Executive Order

  Over 100 conservative leaders have signed onto a letter urging President Donald Trump to sign an executive order on religious freedom that will protect the rights of businesses and individuals to act in accordance with their religious convictions on marriage and sexuality without fear of government backlash.