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  Aug 13, 2019

  Robert Morris preaches at Texas' largest prison: 'God is not mad at you'

  Popular Texas megachurch pastor and author Robert Morris preached before hundreds of inmates at the state's largest prison last week, assuring that God is not "mad" at them. 

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  Aug 13, 2019

  Indian pastor dragged from prayer meeting, beaten by Hindu radicals: report

  Suspected Hindu nationalists reportedly disrupted a prayer meeting last month and are said to have beat up a pastor as persecution against Christians and other religious minorities continues to increase in India.

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  Aug 13, 2019

  Federal judge sides with transgender student in Va. bathroom case

  A federal judge ruled Friday that a Virginia school district's policy preventing transgender student Gavin Grimm from using boys' bathroom facilities violates the U.S. Constitution, the latest ruling in a case remanded to lower courts by the U.S. Supreme Court. 

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  Aug 12, 2019

  Transgender student suspended from Christian College after getting breast reduction

  A transgender student at a Christian college in Tennesee has been suspended for "sexual perversion" after receiving breast reduction surgery. 

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  Aug 12, 2019

  Only 16 percent of Christians say Church should repent for America's racist past

  A new Barna study shows a racial divide when it comes to American Christians' opinions of how the Church should respond to the historical injustices faced by blacks in America, with only a small fraction saying the Church should repent.

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  Aug 11, 2019

  Sudan reopens case of 8 church leaders who refused to give up denominational control

  A criminal case has been reopened against eight Sudanese church leaders who refused to give up control of their church to an unelected government-appointed committee. 

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  Aug 10, 2019

  Netflix adds transgender storyline to Nickelodeon children’s cartoon

  The online streaming platform Netflix launched a 45-minute special Friday that serves as a follow-up to popular 1990s children's cartoon series "Rocko's Modern Life" that features a prominent transgender storyline. 

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  Aug 10, 2019

  Norwegian police drop criminal case against US family, but kids remain in CPS custody

  An American mother whose children were taken from her and her husband by Norwegian child services earlier this year says although a criminal charge for alleged "child mistreatment" has been dismissed, CPS is still refusing to return their children.

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  Aug 9, 2019

  Baptist leader accused of sexually abusing teen turns himself in, denies allegations

  A Florida pastor listed in a lengthy exposé published last year on sexual abuse in fundamentalist Baptist churches has turned himself in amid allegations he sexually abused a teenage girl on church grounds over a decade ago. 

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  Aug 9, 2019

  Education Dept. opens investigation into policy allowing transgender athletes to compete against girls

  The Department of Education says it will investigate the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference's policy of allowing boys who identify as transgender to compete in girls' high school sports.