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  Apr 6, 2016

  Evangelical Trump-Supporters Falwell, Huckabee, Jeffress Leading 'Crack Up' of Christian Right, Michael Cromartie Says

  Evangelical leader Michael Cromartie asserted Tuesday that it is "inexcusable" that prominent evangelical leaders like megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress and Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. have thrown the "new branding" of the Christian Right "out the window" by supporting Donald Trump for president.

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  Apr 5, 2016

  NY College Makes Campus Bathrooms Gender Neutral, Gets Rid of 'Men,' 'Women' Signs

  A small college in New York City has announced that it will remove all gender identification signs from bathrooms across its campus in a move to get rid of "gendered spaces."

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  Apr 4, 2016

  Florida Pastor and Wife Adopt Baby Brothers Found on Trash Bag Pile Outside Ministry Office

  A Florida pastor and his wife are in the process of adopting two homeless babies who were discovered by a ministry worker outside on a pile of trash bags wearing nothing but diapers.

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  Apr 4, 2016

  Parents Threaten 'Walk Out' Over Middle School's LGBT 'Acceptance Week'

  A number of parents in a suburb of San Francisco are speaking out against a planned LGBT "acceptance week" designed to teach middle school students about the LGBT community.

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  Apr 4, 2016

  Muslim Man Who Died After Shielding Christians From Al-Shabab Jihadis Given Prestigious Honor in Kenya

  A Muslim teacher who died from injuries sustained while defending Christians from al-Shabaab militants during a terrorist attack last December in Kenya has been honored posthumously with one of the country's most prestigious awards.

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  Apr 1, 2016

  LGBT Activists Protest Franklin Graham's 'Decision America' Prayer Rally in Sacramento

  A number of LGBT activists counter protested a prayer rally organized by leading conservative evangelist Franklin Graham outside California's state capitol in Sacramento Thursday.

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  Apr 1, 2016

  $158K Raised for Family of Muslim Shopkeeper Killed for Wishing Christians 'Happy Easter'

  An online crowdfunding page set up to support the family of a Muslim man who was stabbed and killed in Scotland last week for wishing Christians a happy Easter has surpassed over $150,000 in just over a week.

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  Apr 1, 2016

  Christian Wedding-Venue Owners Fined 81K by Illinois Vow to Never Host Gay Weddings

  The Christian owners of an Illinois wedding venue have vowed that they will never host same-sex wedding ceremonies at their family-run bed and breakfast even after they were forced to pay over $80,000 in fines.

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  Apr 1, 2016

  Robert Jeffress Suggests Women Who Get Abortion Should Be Punished, Says Trump's Pro-Life Critics 'Hypocritical'

  Texas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress argued Thursday that conservatives who criticize Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump for saying that women should be punished for aborting their children are being "hypocritical."

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  Mar 31, 2016

  Robert Jeffress: There Are '75 Million Radical Muslims in the World' Today

  Dallas megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress says there are as many as 75 million radical Muslims in the world today, and claims that number is a conservative estimate.