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The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of a high school cheerleading squad on Friday who are seeking to continue with their lawsuit for the right to display banners with religious content at football games. READ MORE
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The World Health Organization declared the Zika virus to be an international health concern on Monday because of its suspected links to cases of birth defects. READ MORE
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A new survey conducted by the Pew Research Center finds that being an atheist is a disadvantage for presidential candidates and that American adults are less likely to vote for a presidential candidate who doesn’t express any belief in God. READ MORE
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The Supreme Court agreed to hear a case on Friday to determine whether states can provide grant money to religious institutions as they do to secular organizations. READ MORE
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An American student from the University of Virginia has been detained in North Korea on Jan 2 for committing a “hostile act against the state.” READ MORE
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An atheist from California has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to remove the phrase “In God We Trust” on American currency, claiming it is unconstitutional. READ MORE
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A man claiming to be a U.S. citizen has been detained by the North Korean government on espionage charges, CNN reported Monday. READ MORE
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The archbishops of the Anglican Communion have decided to take action against the Episcopal Church, the U.S. branch of the Communion, by imposing sanctions for three years for its condonation of same-sex marriage. READ MORE
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The United Nations and other agencies sent humanitarian-aid convoys on Monday to a Syrian town that has been under siege for seven months by the Assad regime. READ MORE
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President Obama vetoed the Republican-backed legislation on Friday that would repeal the Affordable Care Act and defund the country’s largest abortion provider. READ MORE
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Over two-dozen Assyrian Christians held hostage by Islamic State have been released on Wednesday, according to an Assyrian advocacy group. READ MORE
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The Supreme Court confronted the issue of whether to get rid of race-based admissions at the University of Texas at Austin for the second time on Wednesday. READ MORE
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Child welfare services in Norway have seized five children from a Christian couple on charges including “Christian radicalization and indoctrination,” according to a British-based religious rights advocate group. READ MORE
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A heavily armed man and woman shot and killed 14 people and wounded at least 21 on Wednesday at a social services center. READ MORE
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Leaders from 150 nations gathered in Paris on Monday to come to a global agreement on a plan to take action against global warming. READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDTKnow about the lifestyle of Pope Francis and the status of his net worth, and how he deals with his salary and other financial matters. Click the headline to learn more. ...
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