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  Jan 14, 2016

  Christian 'Genocide' Designation Won't Affect US Response to ISIS, Religious Freedom Amb. Says

  The U.S. State Department's Ambassador at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein argued Wednesday that calling the ISIS' atrocities against Christians "genocide" would make no difference in how the Obama administration is responding to the crisis.

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  Jan 14, 2016

  ISIS Burned Alive Militants Who Didn't Fight to the Death in Ramadi

  The Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq has burned alive some its fighters after the militants were defeated and pushed out of the key Iraqi town of Ramadi by security forces.

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  Jan 14, 2016

  5 Threats Homeschool Families Face, According to Activist and Cruz Supporter

  American Homeschooling families face at least five threats from the federal government that should cause homeschool parents and supporters to think hard about who they vote for in the 2016 presidential elections, according to a leading home schooling activist.

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  Jan 13, 2016

  American Christian Missionary Arrested in North Korea on Spying Charges

  A Korean-American man who says he has been detained as a prisoner in North Korea on espionage charges has been identified as a Christian missionary and a pastor who has worked in the U.S. and China.

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  Jan 13, 2016

  2015 Deadliest Year for Christians Worldwide, Open Doors' World Watch List Finds

  The Christian persecution watchdog group Open Doors has released its annual list of countries where Christians face the greatest persecution and found that attacks against believers has reached unprecedented levels worldwide.

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  Jan 13, 2016

  Franklin Graham: 'State of the Union Can't Be Fixed Unless We Repent of Our Sins'

  Just hours before President Barack Obama delivered his final State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, leading Evangelist Franklin Graham issued his own opinion on the state of affairs in the U.S.

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  Jan 12, 2016

  207 Congress Members Defend Little Sisters of the Poor in Brief to Supreme Court

  Two hundred and seven members of Congress, including three Republican presidential candidates, sent a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that the Obamacare contraceptive mandate violates the religious liberties of the Little Sisters of the Poor and other Christian institutions.

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  Jan 12, 2016

  Wealthy Man Donates $17 Million to Eagle Brook Church to Pay Off Mortgage 15 Years Early

  A wealthy financial industry executive has donated over $17 million to a Minnesota megachurch to help the congregation pay off the mortgage for a campus built over 10 years ago.

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  Jan 12, 2016

  Kim Davis Talks End Times, Pope Francis, SOTU and Religious Freedom (Interview)

  Controversial Kentucky clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed last year for not issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, asserted Monday night that the world is "living in the End Times" and warned that Christians will have to "battle" to hold on to their religious liberties.

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  Jan 12, 2016

  Ted Cruz to Skip Obama's Final State of the Union Address

  Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will skip President Obama's final State of the Union Address Tuesday night.