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Mike Pence to Swear on Reagan's Bible, Will Place Hand on 2 Chronicles at Inauguration
When Vice President-elect Mike Pence gets sworn into office on Friday, he will place his hand on the same Bible and same Bible verse that former President Ronald Reagan used when he took his oaths of office.
Over 900,000 Christians Martyred for Their Faith in Last 10 Years: Report
Over 900,000 Christians have been martyred in the last 10 years, a Christian research firm affiliated with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Massachusetts estimates.
Al-Qaeda Video Shows Kidnapped Christian Missionary 1 Year After Mali Abduction
Al-Qaeda has released a new video that shows kidnapped Swiss Christian missionary Beatrice Stockly explaining that she is still in good health despite being held captive by the militant outfit in the African country of Mali for over a year.
Obama State Department Responsible for Rise in Global Christian Persecution, Tony Perkins Says
The continued rise in Christian persecution across the globe in the past few years can be connected to the Obama State Department's "misplaced priorities," leading social conservative activist Tony Perkins has asserted.
DC Radio Station Pulls Pro-Life Group's Planned Parenthood Ad After Complaints
A major news talk radio station in Washington, D.C., has pulled a pro-life group's advertisement urging Congress to strip America's largest abortion provider of millions of dollars in annual federal funding.
6 in 10 Democrats Want Religious Freedom Protected Even When It Conflicts With Law, Poll Finds
As President-elect Donald Trump gets ready to take office, over six in ten Americans, including most Democrats, think religious freedom should be protected even if it conflicts with established laws, a new poll has found.
Samaritan's Purse Opens New Hospital 6 Miles Outside ISIS' War Zone in Mosul
Iraqi soldiers, civilians and children critically wounded in the fight against the Islamic State in Mosul now have a fighting chance at survival thanks to a new field hospital set up just miles outside of the war-torn city by the evangelical humanitarian aid group Samaritan's Purse.
Would Rex Tillerson Continue Obama's Pro-Abortion, Pro-Gay Foreign Policy Activism?
Although many have claimed that the State Department is "irrelevant" when it comes to social issues, the Obama administration has proved in the last eight years that the State Department can be an active agent in promoting the LGBT and abortion agenda around the world.
UK Stops Using 'Bible Trivia' Questions to Test Christian Convert Asylum Seekers
Human rights activists are confident that a guidance and training program issued by the U.K's Home Office will help prevent the applications of authentic Christian asylum seekers from being denied because of their failure to correctly answer trivia questions on the Bible and Western Christian norms.
100% of Christians Face Persecution in These 21 Countries
One-hundred percent of Christians in 21 countries around the world experience persecution for their faith in Christ as over 215 million Christians faced "high levels" of persecution in the last year, a leading human rights watchdog group reports.