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  May 22, 2019

  NFL star Kareem Hunt gets baptized, wants to 'feel reborn,' after assaulting woman

  With the support of his head coach and general manager, star NFL running back Kareem Hunt got baptized on Sunday just months after a video emerged showing him pushing and kicking a female at a Cleveland hotel.

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  May 22, 2019

  Alabama Public Television censors 'Arthur' gay wedding episode to keep parental trust

  Alabama Public Television refused to air an episode of the popular PBS KIDS children’s cartoon “Arthur” this month that featured a same-sex wedding between two male characters.

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  May 21, 2019

  Nigerian pastor, 16 worshipers kidnapped by gunmen who stormed choir practice

  An evangelical pastor, his daughter, and more than a dozen other churchgoers were reportedly abducted while one person was killed after a team of gunmen attacked villages in the troubled Kaduna state of Nigeria on Sunday.

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  May 21, 2019

  23 Adventists arrested in Burundi amid 'systematic religious liberty abuse'

  Twenty-three Seventh-day Adventist worshipers in the tiny landlocked Central African nation of Burundi were arrested last week and released days later. The denomination says it is facing “systematic religious liberty abuse” at the hands of the national government.

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  May 21, 2019

  Black Christian leaders protest new Planned Parenthood in Charlotte, lament ‘silent genocide’

  African-American first ladies and church leaders in Charlotte protested the opening of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Charlotte Monday, shouting that the nation’s largest abortion provider is not welcome in the city.

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  May 20, 2019

  Pro-life leaders criticize Trump for saying it's 'foolish' to oppose rape, incest exceptions

  Pro-life leaders are criticizing President Donald Trump, who supporters say is the most pro-life president ever, after he suggested this weekend Alabama’s law that bans abortion even in the cases of rape or incest goes too far.

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  May 18, 2019

  Evangelicals praise Trump's immigration proposal: 'Viable rubric for a comprehensive plan'

  A number of evangelical leaders are praising President Donald Trump’s proposal for a merit-based immigration system, while some are warning that it could potentially punish immigrant families who have followed the letter of the law in their quest for reunification.

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  May 18, 2019

  Christian coffee company to donate 100 cars to struggling single moms in need

  A Christian-owned pro-life coffee company in Florida has launched an initiative to use profits to gift 100 cars to struggling single mothers in need and has already assisted the mother of a severely autistic teen.

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  May 17, 2019

  House passes LGBT Equality Act; conservatives say it 'undermines women’s equality'

  The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act Friday afternoon, hotly-debated legislation seeking to codify LGBT non-discrimination protections into federal law.

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  May 17, 2019

  'Unplanned' author Abby Johnson named ambassador for new pro-life clothing brand

  Pro-life activist Abby Johnson, a former Planned Parenthood clinic manager who wrote the popular memoir-turned-movie “Unplanned,” is now the new ambassador for one of the nation’s first pro-life clothing brands.