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  Nov 4, 2020

  White evangelical support for Trump drops slightly in preliminary exit polling

  Preliminary 2020 election exit polls released Wednesday suggest that President Donald Trump lost about 4 percentage points in white evangelical support compared to the 2016 election, but gained support in key demographics such as Catholics, Protestants, blacks and Latinos. 

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  Nov 2, 2020

  Navy SEALs rescue US missionary abducted in Niger via nighttime raid

  The U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six has rescued an American missionary who was kidnapped by an armed group last week in the West African nation of Niger, the Pentagon confirmed on Saturday. 

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  Nov 2, 2020

  Youth pastor blackmailed boys into sending nude videos, prosecutor says

  A New Jersey youth pastor has been arrested and charged with blackmailing young boys across four states to get them to record and send videos of themselves performing sexual acts, authorities say. 

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  Oct 30, 2020

  18 killed, church burned by suspected Islamic extremists in Congo overnight attack

  Suspected Islamic extremists killed at least 18 people, burned down a church and several homes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in an overnight attack Wednesday, according to reports. 

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  Oct 30, 2020

  Trump lowers US refugee cap to new record low as 80 million are displaced worldwide

  President Donald Trump has again slashed the United States refugee resettlement ceiling to a new record low, setting the cap at 15,000 refugees that can be resettled in the U.S. in the fiscal year 2021.

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  Oct 30, 2020

  Appeals court upholds Maine's ban on religious schools in school choice program

  A federal appeals court has ruled against Maine parents challenging a state law that excludes religious schools from the state’s high school tuition program despite a recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down similar restrictions in Montana.

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  Oct 19, 2020

  30 Bible translation projects suspended in Nigeria amid pandemic, terrorism

  Nigerian Bible translators are seeking help after having to suspend translation projects in 30 languages due to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing terrorist violence throughout the country. 

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  Oct 18, 2020

  ‘Bible reading reimagined': Tyndale's new Bible line features 'game-changing’ study app 

  As the way people digest media has changed, a leading Bible publisher has partnered with an app development company that worked on the popular stock-trading app Robinhood to create a new line of Bibles compatible with its own “game-changing” mobile app. 

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  Oct 16, 2020

  From Sunday school to secretary of state: Mike Pompeo details faith journey (interview)

  There has arguably never been a secretary of state who has been more upfront and vocal about his faith in Jesus Christ than Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a former Republican congressman and former Presbyterian church Sunday school teacher. 

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  Oct 16, 2020

  4 takeaways from Trump and Biden town hall discussions

  President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participated in dueling town halls Thursday night, 19 days ahead of the Nov. 3 election, after plans for their second presidential debate fell through.