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  Jan 6, 2016

  Ben Carson Clarifies Views on Hell, Rapture; Says Washington Post Story 'Total Garbage'

  After a Washington Post article last month claimed that Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson doesn't believe in Hell or the Rapture, the retired Seventh-day Adventist neurosurgeon assured Evangelical voters on Monday that he holds "mainstream" Christian views.

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  Jan 6, 2016

  Ted Cruz Launches 'Homeschoolers for Cruz,' Earns Endorsments From Thousands of Home Educators

  Republican presidential candidate and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced Monday the launch of the Homeschoolers for Cruz coalition, an alliance of over 6,000 members of America's homeschool community and prominent homeschooling lobbyists who have united to endorse him for president.

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  Jan 6, 2016

  Wheaton College Recommends Termination Proceedings for Hijab-Wearing Professor Over Same-God Comment

  Officials at Wheaton College have recommended the school begin termination proceedings of tenured professor Larycia Hawkins, who was suspended last month for asserting that Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

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  Jan 6, 2016

  NYC Pastor Caught Stealing Money From Church Offering 9 Times Claims He Wasn't Paid Enough

  A New York City pastor who was arrested and charged with petit larceny for allegedly pocketing money from his church's offering complained to police that the church wasn't paying him enough.

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  Jan 5, 2016

  Former State Dept. Rep. Says Stabbing Jews OK Under Islamic Law

  A Michigan Arab activist who's also a former State Department representative is defending the stabbing of Jews and even posted a video online that criticizes Muslims who believe stabbing Jews is forbidden under Islamic law.

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  Jan 5, 2016

  Irish Pastor Found Not Guilty of Crime for Saying 'Islam Is Satanic' in Sermon

  An Irish pastor who was criminally charged for saying in a sermon that "Islam is satanic" has been found not guilty of making grossly offensive remarks by a Belfast judge Tuesday.

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  Jan 5, 2016

  Washington Enacts 'First-Of-Its-Kind' Statewide Transgender Bathroom Policy

  Washington's state government has created new rules making it illegal to prohibit transgender individuals from using public bathrooms, showers or changing areas designated for the opposite biological sex.

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  Jan 5, 2016

  Planned Parenthood's Annual Report: Abortion Giant Cashes in, Taking $550M in Tax Dollars

  America's largest abortion provider, Planned Parenthood, conducted nearly 324,000 abortions and received over $553 million from taxpayers in 2014, the organization's latest report shows.

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  Jan 4, 2016

  Former Topless Feminist Apologizes to Christians for Kissing Woman on Cross in Front of Church

  A former Brazilian feminist turned pro-life activist has apologized to Christians for kissing a woman on top of a cross during a topless protest in front of a Rio De Janeiro church in 2014 and has expressed a desire to return to church for the first time since she was 14.

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  Jan 4, 2016

  Air Force Academy Affirms Players' Right to Pray on Field on Game Day

  The United States Air Force Academy has defied an atheist group's demand and ruled that members of its football team are constitutionally allowed to gather on the field to pray before the start of games.