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  Aug 6, 2015

  Sudanese Pastors Now Free After Facing Death Penalty on Bogus Charges: 'I am Born Again,' Pastor Yat Michael Says

  Two South Sudanese Presbyterian pastors who faced death penalties on charges of espionage have been freed from prison after months in detention following a judge's order for their release Wednesday morning.

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  Aug 6, 2015

  'Planned Parenthood Better Hope Hillary Clinton Wins This Election,' Bobby Jindal Warns at Fox News Debate

  During the 2016 election cycle's first presidential debate Thursday evening, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal implied that Planned Parenthood is likely to be federally investigated and lose its over $500 million in annual federal funds should former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton not be elected the next president.

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  Aug 6, 2015

  Only the Gospel Has the Power to Eradicate Sexual Slavery, Says International Mission Board President David Platt

  Sexual slavery is alive and well in the United States. In fact, there's an American interstate highway that's known, within certain circles, to be a main artery for sex trafficking. With over 27 million people around the world forced into modern-day slavery, and many of them trapped in various forms of sexual slavery, the Southern Baptist Convention's International Missions Board President David Platt said Wednesday that only the Gospel has the power to eradicate the slavery epidemic.

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  Aug 5, 2015

  City of Houston Plans to Bulldoze Two Churches' Properties to Sell Land to Developers; Congregations File Lawsuit

  Two African-American churches that have served their urban Texas community for decades are fighting for survival as the city of Houston has made plans to bulldoze one of the church buildings and condemn the other church's properties in order to clear space for a new urban renewal project.

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  Aug 5, 2015

  Young Girls Sell For $165 at Islamic State Slave Markets; Price List Verified By UN Official

  A United Nations official has confirmed the existence of an Islamic State sex slave price list that is distributed in Iraq and Syria to regulate how much enslaved women and children are sold for in the caliphate's slave markets.

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  Aug 5, 2015

  Why Is the World Turning a Blind Eye to the 'Eradication' of Christians in the Middle East?

  Christianity is being "wiped out" of its region of birth, said Cato Institute foreign policy expert Doug Bandow Tuesday during a Family Research Council discussion on the increase in Christian persecution in the Middle East and Africa, and he offered reasons why the international community has done little to save those ancient Christian communities.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  Bill to Exempt Religious Groups From Obamacare Mandate Introduced; 'We All Must Respect Our Different Beliefs,' Sen. Lankford Says

  A bill has been introduced in the Senate that would protect the freedom of religious organizations, institutions and businesses that believe an Affordable Care Act mandate, or "accommodation," requiring the coverage of contraception and abortion-inducing drugs in employee or student health insurance plans violates their religious beliefs.

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  Aug 4, 2015

  ISIS Document Says Caliphate Will Bring About the 'End of the World,' 'Behead Every Last Person Who Rebels Against Allah'

  A new recruitment document thought to be a product of the Islamic State discusses how the terrorist group plans to bring about "the end of the word" by building up its operations inside Pakistan and Afghanistan and then attacking India to instigate a "final battle" between the Muslim community and Western nations.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  ISIS Fighters Force 4-Y-O Boy to Behead His Own Mother With a Sword

  The Islamic State terrorist organization has reportedly forced a 4-year-old child to join one of the group's jihadi training camps where the militants indoctrinated him with Shariah law, and gave him a sword and ordered him to kill his own mother with it.

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  Aug 3, 2015

  Boko Haram Kills 16 Christian Fishermen by Slitting Their Throats Off the Shores of Lake Chad

  The Boko Haram terrorist outfit in Northeast Nigeria has killed 16 Christian men on the shores of Lake Chad by slitting their throats, an international Catholic humanitarian organization is reporting.