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  Jun 2, 2015

  'Whoever Does Not Recognize State of Israel' Is Anti-Semitic, Pope Francis Affirms in Email Sent to Reporter

  After allegedly calling Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas an "angel of peace" over two weeks ago, Pope Francis reportedly asserted last week that anyone who does not recognize Israel as the Jewish state is anti-Semitic.

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  Jun 2, 2015

  Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife to Congress: 'We Are a Family Torn Apart,' but 'Jesus Hasn't Abandoned Us'

  The wife of American pastor Saeed Abedini, who has been imprisoned in Iran for nearly three years because he held a Bible study, told Congress on Tuesday that despite being separated from both her husband and her children, Jesus has not abandoned her torn-apart family.

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  Jun 1, 2015

  ISIS Kidnaps Over 500 Children in Iraq Who Could Be Used as Suicide Bombers, Gov't Officials Claim

  The Islamic State terrorist group is being accused by local government officials of kidnapping over 500 children from the Anbar and Diyala provinces in Iraq, and there is fear that some of the children could be forced to carry out suicide bomb attacks.

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  Jun 1, 2015

  Pat Robertson on 'Charlie Charlie Challenge': 'Demons Are Real, Not Parlor Games' They Will 'Possess,' 'Destroy Human Beings'

  As more and more people around the world are "summoning" a "Mexican demon" by participating in the newest social media craze, the "Charlie Charlie Challenge," renowned televangelist Pat Robertson warned on Friday that Demons are not something people want to mess around with.

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  Jun 1, 2015

  ISIS Isn't Wrong About Being Able to Get Nuclear Weapon From Pakistan, India's Defense Minister Says

  After a recent Islamic State English magazine article claimed that the terrorist group could buy nuclear arms from Pakistan, India's defense minister warned that ISIS does have the connections and resources needed to purchase nuclear weapons from Pakistan.

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  May 30, 2015

  God Forbids You to Summon 'Satan's Demons,' Play 'Charlie Charlie Challenge,' Pastor Robert Jeffress Says

  The "Charlie Charlie Challenge," the newest game sensation being played by children and adults throughout the world, should have Christian parents concerned that their children are committing an act "detestable" to God by summoning a forbidden demon, Dallas megachurch pastor Robert Jeffress said Friday.

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  May 29, 2015

  139 Graves of Trafficked Captives Found in Malaysian Jungle Detention Camps Where Victims Were Tortured and Caged

  Malaysian authorities have begun exhuming the jungle graves of 139 trafficked migrant captives, who were buried in various human trafficking detention camps along a 30-mile stretch of the Malaysia-Thailand border, where it is believed they were tortured and kept in cages.

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  May 29, 2015

  'Lucifer' Fox TV Series 'Mocks the Bible,' Says One Million Moms' Petition to Cancel the Show

  The American Family Association's One Million Moms website has launched a petition calling for Fox to halt its plans to air a new television series called "Lucifer" in 2016, saying the program "mischaracterizes" Satan and "mocks the Bible."

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  May 28, 2015

  Kenyan Lawyer Offers Obama 70 Sheep, 50 Cows, 30 Goats to Marry His 16-Y-O Daughter

  A Kenyan lawyer is prepared to offer President Barack Obama a lucrative $90,000 assortment of livestock in exchange for Obama's 16-year-old daughter Malia's hand in marriage.

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  May 28, 2015

  ISIS Burns 80-Y-O Christian Grandma to Death for Refusing to Comply With Shariah Law

  A Kurdish official has claimed that Islamic State militants have burned an 80-year-old Christian woman alive because she refused to cooperate with the caliphate's strict brand of Shariah law.