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  May 17, 2019

  MLB all-star Ben Zobrist seeks divorce from Christian singer wife: 'Inappropriate marital conduct'

  Outspoken Christian Chicago Cubs utility man Ben Zobrist and his wife, Julianna, have separately filed for divorce with the 2016 World Series MVP's court filing alleges that his wife of 14 years is guilty of “inappropriate marital conduct.”

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  May 16, 2019

  Christian teen raped, forcibly 'converted' and forced into Islamic marriage in Pakistan

  A Christian teenager in Pakistan claims to have been beaten, forced to convert to Islam and married off to a 45-year-old Muslim man as religious minority females in the Muslim-majority country continue to face extreme persecution because of their gender and faith.

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  May 16, 2019

  Chick-fil-A defends donations to so-called 'anti-LGBT' groups: serve a 'much higher calling'

  The head of Chick-fil-A’s charity arm has responded to critics of the organization's donations to Christian nonprofits that uphold traditional beliefs on marriage and sexuality, explaining that the organization operates on a “much higher calling.”

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  May 16, 2019

  21 Christian leaders: Equality Act would gut religious freedom protections

  Twenty-one prominent conservative Christian leaders including Franklin Graham and James Dobson are calling on congressional leaders to oppose the pro-LGBT Equality Act because of the “threats to religious liberty” the legislation poses.

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  May 16, 2019

  Promise Keepers to relaunch men's ministry with first stadium rally in 20 years

  After years of fading and stagnation, the once popular evangelical men’s ministry Promise Keepers is ushering in a “new era” with plans to host its first national stadium event in over two decades next summer in Texas.

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  May 15, 2019

  Transgender powerlifter stripped of women’s records because he is male

  A biologically male trans-identified powerlifter who broke four world records last month during a women’s weightlifting competition in Virginia has been stripped of titles and medals because organizers say the lifter should have been classified as "male."

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  May 15, 2019

  After Sri Lanka bombings, 60 Christian refugees flee homes over revenge threats

  Persecuted Christian refugees and asylum seekers in Sri Lanka are in hiding inside a police station as a result of death threats from angry Sri Lankans following last month’s Easter Sunday bombings that claimed the lives of over 250.

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  May 14, 2019

  4 killed during Catholic procession in Burkina Faso; third attack on Christians in 2 weeks

  Four Catholics carrying a statue of the Virgin Mary were killed in northern Burkina Faso Monday, one day after a priest and five other congregants were killed by gunmen in a neighboring province.

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  May 14, 2019

  How one of America's largest black denominations is campaigning against abortion

  Black churches across the nation are engaging in a campaign against abortion that involves not only political advocacy against groups like Planned Parenthood but also the provision of resources to vulnerable mothers who choose to give birth.

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  May 13, 2019

  Indiana church pays off $1.5 million in crippling medical debt for people in poverty

  A church in Indiana will pay off over $1.5 million in medical debt that is plaguing people living at or below the poverty level in its local community.