Stoyan Zaimov

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  Aug 26, 2015

  'Fanatical Killing of Children' in Syrian Civil War Is a 'Cruel Tragedy Without End,' Says Maronite Archbishop

  Maronite Archbishop Samir Nassar from the Syrian capital of Damascus has said that nine people have died and at least 50 have been wounded in mortar attacks on two churches in his neighborhood. Nassar described the ongoing civil war as a "cruel tragedy without end."

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  Aug 26, 2015

  Pope Francis Asked to Clarify 'Widespread Confusion' on Catholic Stance on Gay Marriage

  Pope Francis has been urged in a major petition signed by over half a million people, including five cardinals, to clear up the "widespread confusion" in society over the Roman Catholic stance on issues such as gay marriage and divorce.

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  Aug 25, 2015

  Jedi Religion: Turkey's Top Religious Body Warns 'Star Wars'-Based Faith Is Spreading in Christian Societies

  Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs has warned that Jediism, the religion found in the Star Wars movie franchise, is growing in Christian societies and is not compatible with Islamic teachings.

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  Aug 25, 2015

  Christian Outraged as Decades Old Jesus Portrait Is Forcefully Removed From Kansas School by Atheists

  Kansas residents are outraged after an atheist group forced a local middle school to remove a portrait of Jesus Christ that had been displayed in the school since the 1950s.

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  Aug 25, 2015

  Retired Bishop Says Pope John Paul II 'Couldn't Deal' With Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Criticizes Pope Francis' Leadership

  Geoffrey Robinson, a retired senior bishop in Sydney, Australia, has told the Royal Commission looking into institutional responses to child sexual abuse that Pope John Paul II failed to show leadership and could not deal with the child sex abuse scandals that have rocked the Roman Catholic Church for decades. Robinson claimed that Pope Francis has also failed to demonstrate the needed leadership.

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  Aug 25, 2015

  ISIS Uses Facebook Friends to 'Hunt Down' and Execute Gays One by One, Says Iraqi Civilian

  The U.N. Security Council has been told in a meeting that the Islamic State terror group has claimed to have killed at least 30 people accused of sodomy, with victims hurled off buildings or stoned to death.

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  Aug 25, 2015

  Several Suicides Reported After Ashley Madison Affairs Leak, Texas Police Chief Takes Own Life

  There have been a number of suicides reported in the past few days linked to the massive leak of emails and personal details on the adultery website Ashley Madison, including the death of San Antonio Police Captain Michael Gorhum.

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  Aug 24, 2015

  Did Jesus Have a Wife? Controversial 'Gospel of Jesus' Wife' Papyrus Is Being Investigated

  Researchers are still hard at work investigating the authenticity of a controversial ancient papyrus known as the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife," which was discovered by a Harvard University professor in 2012, and has prompted debate over whether or not it is a forgery.

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  Aug 24, 2015

  Franklin Graham Objects to New $250K Muslim Prayer Room at Orlando International, Asks 'Why Do Muslims Get Preference?'

  The Rev. Franklin Graham has spoken out against Orlando International Airport unveiling a new Muslim prayer room that cost $250,000 in taxpayer money to build, and asked how loud would objections be if the money went into building a prayer room for Evangelical Christians, or other groups.

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  Aug 24, 2015

  'Boko Haram Has Killed 8,000 Members of Our Church,' Says Nigerian Pastor of 176 Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls

  A Nigerian pastor and president of the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria has said that Boko Haram has killed as many as 8,000 members of the congregations he oversees, destroyed 70 percent of his churches, and left most of the pastors under his care without a job.