Stoyan Zaimov

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  Mar 2, 2015

  Icelandic Atheist Group Wants to Register All Newborns as Atheists; Mocks National Church Practice

  Icelandic atheist group Vantru has suggested it would like to register all newborn children as atheist members, mocking the National Church's practice of automatically registering babies if their mothers belong to the church.

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  Mar 2, 2015

  Kim Jong Un Tells North Korean Army to Prepare for War With America and 'Tear to Pieces the Stars and Stripes'

  Kim Jong Un has reportedly told the North Korean army to prepare for a "great war" with America and to "tear to pieces the stars and stripes," in response to military drills set to be carried out by the U.S. and South Korea.

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  Feb 27, 2015

  Norwegian Police Raid Offices of Catholic Bishop Accused of Defrauding the State of $6.57 Million; Bishop Denies Fraud

  Norwegian police raided the offices of Bishop Bernt Eidsvig, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Oslo, after a prosecutor accused the church of defrauding the state of $6.57 million by falsely registering people as Catholics. Eidsvig has formally denied the accusation and said he's "extremely unhappy" with the charges, though he admitted that mistakes were made.

• Feb 27, 2015

  Christian Aid Group Barnabas Aid's Founder Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Staff Member

  Patrick Sookhdeo, the founder and international director of Christian aid group Barnabas Aid International, has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a female staff member in an incident that occurred in February 2014.

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  Feb 27, 2015

  American Blogger Hacked to Death by Muslim Mob for Criticizing Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh

  An American blogger has been hacked to death by a "knife-wielding mob" in Dhaka, Bangladesh, police have said. Avijit Roy, an atheist, is believed to have been attacked for promoting secularism and criticizing religious extremism online, which has angered hardline Islamic groups.

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  Feb 26, 2015

  'How Many More Christians Must Be Murdered' by ISIS Before Obama Takes Action to Stop the Slaughter, Asks ACLJ

  American Center for Law and Justice Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow has asked "how many more Christians must be murdered" at the hands of terror group ISIS before President Barack Obama decides to take specific action to stop the slaughter.

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  Feb 26, 2015

  54 Percent of Republicans Believe 'Deep Down' Obama Is a Muslim, Survey Finds

  As many as 54 percent of Republicans have said in a survey that they believe President Barack Obama "deep down" is a Muslim, and only 9 percent trust that he's really a Christian.

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  Feb 26, 2015

  Assyrian Church Leader Says 'Grotesque Mistakes' by the US Have Led to ISIS Beheading, Kidnapping Christians

  Assyrian Archbishop Jacques Behnan Hindo, ordinary of the Syrian Catholic Archieparchy in Hassaké-Nisibis, has spoken out against the kidnapping of more than 260 Assyrian Christians by terror group ISIS by blaming the U.S. and its Western allies for triggering conflicts that have destabilized the region.

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  Feb 25, 2015

  150 Kidnapped Assyrian Christians 'Facing Death' at Hands of ISIS, Human Rights Group Warns

  Terror group ISIS has reportedly kidnapped 150 Assyrian Christians and is planning on murdering them, reports have said. The number is an update on estimates from Tuesday, when 90 Assyrians were thought to have been captures.

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  Feb 25, 2015

  UK Votes Against Amendment Banning Sex-Selective Abortions; Pro-Life Group Says Parliament Has Failed to Protect Unborn Girls

  The British Parliament has voted 292 to 201 against an amendment that would have explicitly banned abortions based on the gender of the unborn child. U.K. pro-life group LIFE has said that it's "dismayed" at the results, and argued that the Parliament has failed to protect unborn girls, who are most often the victims of gender-selective abortions.