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  Jan 4, 2017

  ISIS Drowns Iraqi Spy Using Fish Tank in First 2017 Execution Video

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has found yet another instrument to use to execute those they accuse of being enemy spies.

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  Jan 4, 2017

  Is Obama Creating 'Abortion Mandate' With Sex Discrimination Law?

  The Obama administration is trying to plant a seed that will eventually grow into a full-blown mandate that could require faith-based employers like religious orders and dioceses to pay for abortion coverage, a lawyer involved in a lawsuit against Obamacare's new health care regulations warns.

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  Jan 4, 2017

  Vatican Debunks Fake Pope Quotes Calling Jesus, Muhammad 'Distinctly The Same'

  No, Pope Francis does not believe that the spiritual lessons found in the Quran "are just as valid" as ones found in the Holy Bible nor does he want to combine Islam and Christianity.

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  Jan 4, 2017

  Pakistani Evangelist Faces Life in Prison for Trumped-Up Blasphemy Charge

  A Christian evangelist and father of three in Pakistan has been arrested and charged with blasphemy after he was falsely accused of desecrating the Quran.

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  Jan 3, 2017

  Nick Cannon Claims Planned Parenthood Is 'Better,' Has 'Evolved' Since Margaret Sanger

  Despite being a vocal critic of Planned Parenthood, popular rapper and entertainer Nick Cannon has let it be known that he is "neither pro-life nor pro-choice" and doesn't believe a man nor government should have any say over what a woman does with her body.

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  Jan 3, 2017

  ISIS Claims Istanbul Nightclub Terror Attack Was Targeted at Killing 'Pagan' Christians

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the first terrorist attack of the year, saying that Sunday's atrocity at the Reina nightclub in Istanbul, Turkey, was an attack on "Christians" celebrating an "apostate holiday."

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  Jan 2, 2017

  Pakistan: Muslims Demand Shaan Taseer Be Killed for Anti-Blasphemy Post on Facebook

  The son of a Pakistani governor who was assassinated over his opposition to the nation's blasphemy laws is now the subject of a fatwa calling for his death after he criticized the nation's blasphemy laws and voiced his support for its victims on Facebook.

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  Jan 2, 2017

  Federal Judge Blocks Obama's Transgender Health Care Mandate

  A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction against the controversial Obamacare mandate that opponents say requires religious doctors to violate their medical judgement and religious beliefs to perform gender reassignment surgeries and other transgender procedures.

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  Jan 2, 2017

  'Hand of God' Led Trump to Victory, Not Russian Hackers, 'Wiki-Leaky or Whatever,' Franklin Graham Says

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham says that president-elect Donald Trump won the 2016 election because of the "hand of God," not because of Russian hackers.

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  Dec 30, 2016

  90,000 Christians Killed in 2016, 1 Every 6 Minutes: Study

  Christians continue to be the most persecuted believers in the world with over 90,000 followers of Christ being killed in the last year, according to prominent Italian sociologist and author Massimo Introvigne.