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  Jan 20, 2017

  Trump Prayer Breakfast Attendees Leave With Hope for Unity and 'Positive Christian Progression'

  Attendees of President Donald Trump's inaugural prayer breakfast on Friday morning left with a hopefulness that with prayer, Americans of all races and colors will become united under the presidency of the billionaire real estate mogul.

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  Jan 20, 2017

  Benjamin Watson on What White, Black Christians Must Do to Bridge Racial Divide (Interview)

  Christian NFL player Benjamin Watson has offered advice for how the Church and its believers can take the lead in helping ease racial tensions in the United States.

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  Jan 20, 2017

  Armed Jihadis Impose Sharia Law in Mali, Ban Baptisms and Non-Muslim Weddings, Report Warns

  A human rights watchdog group is warning that radical Islamic extremists have imposed Sharia law in a number of villages in Mali, executed public officials and threatened civilians who partake in baptisms and non-Muslim marriage ceremonies.

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  Jan 20, 2017

  Christian Leaders Mark Start of Trump Term: 'God Is Going to Sweep the Nation'

  Speaking to hundreds of Christians Thursday night, Christian thought leader Lance Wallnau asserted that God has anointed Donald Trump to be a "secular Cyrus" who will hopefully usher in an awakening that will lead to the transformation the United States.

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  Jan 19, 2017

  Parents Upset Over Indiana School Worksheet That Paints 'Sharia Law' in Positive Light

  Parents in southern Indiana have voiced their disapproval over a worksheet assigned to middle school students that they claim paints Sharia or Islamic law in oppressive countries like Saudi Arabia in a positive light.

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  Jan 19, 2017

  Persecuted Burmese Christians Risk Death to Help Victims of ISIS in Mosul

  Iraqi forces wounded in the ongoing battle to push the Islamic State out of Mosul need all the help they can to stay alive. And coming to their rescue are oppressed Christians who felt God's call for them to travel all the way from the civil-war ridden asian nation of Burma.

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  Jan 18, 2017

  NFL Star Benjamin Watson to Hold Race and Faith Forum at Florida Megachurch

  Baltimore Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson and hall-of-fame football coach Tony Dungy will join pastors, authors, former NFL players and media personalities at a Florida megachurch in February to discuss how faith can be used to bridge the racial divide facing the United States.

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  Jan 18, 2017

  Trump's Education Pick Betsy DeVos Criticized for Donating Millions to Christian Organizations

  President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, faced questioning about her family's donations to conservative Christian organizations during her Senate hearing on Tuesday after a media report highlighted how her family has donated millions to social conservative organizations and Christian schools.

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  Jan 17, 2017

  Muslim Group Wants Trump to Drop 'Islamophobe' Franklin Graham From Inauguration

  The United States' largest Muslim civil rights organization is calling for President-elect Donald Trump to disinvite leading evangelist Franklin Graham from speaking at Friday's presidential inauguration.

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  Jan 17, 2017

  Donald Trump to Swear on Two Bibles, Including Abraham Lincoln's, at Inauguration Ceremony

  President-elect Donald Trump will swear on two different Bibles during his inauguration ceremony at the United States Capitol on Friday, one of which will be the same Bible used by Abraham Lincoln during his first inauguration.