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  May 28, 2015

  ISIS Forced 17-Y-O Girl to Recite Quran While Being Raped, Burned Her With Boiling Water When She Refused

  According to a Kurdish activist who works closely with Iraqis displaced by the Islamic State, ISIS militants allegedly forced a 17-year-old Yazidi girl to recite parts of the Quran while she was being raped. And when she refused, she was punished by having boiling water poured on her.

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  May 27, 2015

  Christian Jeweler Gets 'Nasty' Hate Mail, Phone Calls From LGBT Activists Even After He Agreed to Make Engagement Rings for Lesbian Couple

  A Christian jeweler in Canada has become the latest target of LGBT hate mail and "nasty" phone calls even though he agreed to make custom engagement rings for a lesbian couple, simply because he posted a sign that displayed his biblical view opposing same-sex marriage.

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  May 27, 2015

  NYT Bestselling Author's Blog Post Raises Over $500K in 3 Days to Help Iraqi Children, Families Displaced by ISIS

  After the key Iraqi city of Ramadi recently fell to the Islamic State, an influential New York Times best-selling author wrote a blog post describing the heart wrenching experiences that a group of Iraqi mothers went through to escape ISIS, and in doing so, has helped raise over $500,000 in three days that will assist displaced Iraqi children and families.

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  May 27, 2015

  Marine Officer Court Martialed for Refusing to Remove Bible Verses From Her Desk

  A U.S. Marine officer is now unemployed after she was found guilty at a court martial of disobeying the "lawful order" of her superior officer— who ordered her to remove biblical phrases that she had taped onto her computer and desk.

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  May 26, 2015

  ISIS Claims to Be 'Infinitely' Closer to Buying Nuclear Weapon From Pakistan and Smuggling It Into the US

  The Islamic State terrorist organization proclaims it's now "infinitely" closer to buying a nuclear weapon and sneaking it inside the United States than it has ever been, a "far-fetched" claim that's designed only to spark fear of deadly chaos on American soil.

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  May 26, 2015

  ISIS 'Burned Alive' 20-Y-O Girl After She Refused 'Extreme Sex Act,' Forces Sex Slaves to Become Prostitutes, UN Rep Says

  Islamic State militants have allegedly burned a 20-year-old women alive because she refused to perform what a United Nations official deemed was an "extreme sex act." The same official also disclosed that ISIS is forcing some sex slaves to be prostitutes.

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  May 25, 2015

  Pro MMA Fighter's Ministry Helped 710 Combat Vets With PTSD Live by God's 'Biblical Blueprint,' Escape High Suicide, Divorce Rates

  Hundreds of former Marine and military veterans have been spared from the growing suicide and divorce rates among combat veterans who suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder because a professional MMA fighter's faith-based retreat taught them that their disorder is no match for God's "blueprint" for their life.

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  May 22, 2015

  Joel Osteen: Churches Need to Provide Spiritual Guidance That Military Caregivers Long For

  With over 5.5 million Americans devoting their lives to caring for loved ones suffering from debilitating health conditions resulting from their military service, televangelist Joel Osteen says it is the church's role to ensure that military and veteran caregivers get the spiritual guidance they need to build their faith.

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  May 21, 2015

  Franklin Graham Speaks Out Against School District's Sex Ed Program as Being a 'Poison' Aimed at 'Brainwashing' Children to Believe Their Gender Can Change Over Time

  Leading evangelist Franklin Graham has spoken out against a Virginia school district that's weighing a curriculum change to its family life classes that focus on educating students on the "fluid spectrum" of sexuality, which would include teaching the concept that one's sexuality "evolves" throughout his or her lifetime.

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  May 20, 2015

  Anne Graham Lotz: 'Return of Jesus in the Rapture' Will Occur During 'My Lifetime'

  In continuing with a warning she gave last week on her website that God will soon unleash his judgment upon America, Billy Graham's 66-year-old daughter, Anne Graham Lotz, further clarified on Wednesday that biblical signs are indicating that the rapture will occur during her lifetime.