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  Mar 21, 2015

  83,000 Bibles Sent to Cuba to Keep Up With 'Incredible' Growth of Christianity

  A shipment of 83,723 Spanish-language Bibles are headed for Cuba and will be distributed to a number of Southern Baptist churches in both Western and Eastern parts of the island nation, SBC's International Mission Board announced this week.

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  Mar 20, 2015

  Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl Champion Diagnosed With Debilitating, Deadly Disease Decries Maryland's Assisted Suicide Bill

  As a number of states are considering right-to-die legislation, a retired Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl champion linebacker, who is now battling the debilitating and fatal disease known as ALS, decried a Maryland physician-assisted suicide bill, saying it would rob society of "God given" life.

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  Mar 20, 2015

  US Navy Violated Federal Law by Denying Religious Freedom to 'Decorated' Navy Chaplain Facing Possible Discharge for Voicing Christian Beliefs

  The Liberty Institute is accusing the U.S. Navy of violating federal law when it refused to grant religious accommodation to Navy chaplain, Wes Modder, who is facing potential discharge after complaints were filed over him voicing his Christian beliefs on homosexuality and premarital sex during counseling sessions with sailors.

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  Mar 19, 2015

  Who Is to Blame for the Rise of ISIS — Bush or Obama?

  President Barack Obama indirectly blamed the foreign policy of his predecessor, President George W. Bush, for the rise of the barbaric and brutal Islamic State terrorist organization in Iraq.

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  Mar 19, 2015

  Christian Activists Boycott Planet Fitness Over Policy Allowing Men Who 'Self Report' as Transgender to Use Women's Showers

  The American Family Association, a Christian activist organization, has started a boycott against Planet Fitness gyms because of its "all-inclusive" policy that allows self-reporting transgenders to use locker and shower rooms designated for the opposite sex.

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Christian Homeschool Kids Who Spent Two Months in State Custody to Return Home on Trial Basis

  Four of the seven Arkansas Christian homeschool children who were removed from their parents home in January will finally be returned to live full time on a 60-day trial basis after the family reached a mediated agreement with the Arkansas Department of Human Services on Tuesday.

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Oklahoma Bill Requiring Clergy Approval to Be Married Passes House; Opponents Claim Law Would Prevent Gays, Atheists From Being Wed

  The Oklahoma state House of Representatives passed legislation that will require couples looking to get married to seek approval from a clergy member in order for them to be married in the state.

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Christian Videographer Faces Legal Action After Refusing to Work Lesbian Wedding, Says It's Against Her Biblical Beliefs

  A wedding videographer in Ohio could face legal action after she declined to shoot a lesbian couples' wedding ceremony because it would've conflicted with her biblical understanding that marriage should only be between one man and one woman.

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  Mar 18, 2015

  Evangelical Author: Western Christians Don't Care Enough About ISIS' 'Once-in-a-1,000-Year Threat' to Christianity

  Evangelical author and former vice president of Liberty University, Johnnie Moore, asserted in a book to be published in April, that Western Christians don't care enough about the threat posed by the Islamic State, which is attempting to wipe out Christianity in the Middle East.

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  Mar 17, 2015

  71-Y-O Indian Nun Asks God to Forgive Men Who Gang-Raped Her Inside Catholic School; Entire Town Shuts Down to Rally for Justice as Suspects Remain At-Large

  A 71-year-old Indian nun, who was gang raped by robbers last Friday night inside a Catholic missionary school in eastern India, is reportedly asking God to forgive the men who assaulted her.