Stoyan Zaimov

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  May 11, 2015

  Paraguay 'Completely Rules Out' Abortion for 10-Y-O Girl Allegedly Raped by Stepfather; Catholic Leader Says Controversial Case Is 'Diving Country in Two'

  Paraguay's Health Minister Antonio Barrios has said that an impregnated 10-year-old girl will not be granted the abortion her mother is seeking, despite pressure from human rights groups to allow the procedure in this case. A leading Catholic clergyman has meanwhile said that the controversial case is "dividing the country in two."

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  May 8, 2015

  Christians 'Under Bombs Every Day' in Aleppo; They 'Have No Weapons and Are Afraid' Says Bishop

  The Chaldean Bishop of Aleppo has revealed that Christians are living "under bombs" every day in the war-torn city of Aleppo, Syria, and are among the most defenseless people because they have no weapons to fight back. The bishop warned, however, that factions trying to characterize the conflict as Muslims against Christians are often simply looking to take a hold of territory.

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  May 8, 2015

  Christian Mother Meriam Ibrahim Reveals She Was Heavily Pressured to Deny Christ for Three Days Straight in Prison, but Refused Each Time

  Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian mother who was formerly imprisoned for her faith in the Republic of Sudan, revealed Thursday on the National Day of Prayer that she was heavily pressured by guards for three days straight to deny Christ, but refused each time.

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  May 8, 2015

  Ken Ham Rejects Latest NASA Claims That Alien-Life Discovery Is Decades Away, Argues Bible Suggests Aliens Do Not Exist

  Creation Museum CEO and President Ken Ham has spoken out against media buzz over NASA's chief scientist Ellen Stofan's claims that the discovery of alien life is only decades away. Ham argued that the search for alien life is a secularist objective, and said that the Bible suggests that life outside of Earth does not exist.

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  May 8, 2015

  British PM David Cameron and Conservative Party Declare Surprise Election Victory

  British Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservative Party have reportedly won the general elections, with exit polls putting them on course for narrow-majority. Despite media predictions that the Labour Party would make for strong opposition and force a "hung parliament," Cameron is now set to meet with Queen Elizabeth and accept the mandate to form a government.

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  May 7, 2015

  Chinese Province Bans Christian Rooftop Crosses on Catholic and Protestant Churches, Has Forcefully Removed 400 Crosses in 1 Year

  The Chinese province of Zhejiang is set to ban all rooftop crosses from Protestant and Catholic churches, and has already removed hundreds of such crosses despite mass protests from Christians.

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  May 7, 2015

  Anglican Archbishop Welby: 'Dishonest' Unity That All Faiths Are Same May Fuel Religious Extremism

  The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Rev Justin Welby, has warned that pretending that all faiths are the same or united is "dishonest," and may be helping to fuel religious extremism.

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  May 7, 2015

  ISIS Claims Trained Soldiers Are Ready to Attack in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, California, Michigan and 10 Other States

  Terror group ISIS reportedly has 71 trained soldiers, at least 23 of who are ready to carry out attacks in 15 states similar to the shootings on Sunday at a cartoon contest featuring images of the Muslim prophet Muhammad in Garland, Texas.

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  May 7, 2015

  Pope Francis Allows Priests to Begin Pardoning Women and Doctors Who've Performed Abortions, Changing Catholic Practice

  Pope Francis has said that Roman Catholic priests can begin pardoning women who've had abortions and doctors who have performed the procedure starting in 2016, changing long-standing Catholic practice. The Vatican insisted, however, that it continues to look at abortion as a sin.

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  May 6, 2015

  Pastor Kong Hee and City Harvest Members Raised Church's Budget Deficit to Continue Financing Popstar Wife's Career, Prosecution Alleges

  The prosecution in the long-standing case against Singapore megachurch pastor Kong Hee and five other City Harvest Church members has claimed that the accused manipulated transactions and raised the church's budget deficit to $1.8 million in order to continue financing the popstar career of singer Ho Yeow Sun, Kong's wife.