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The U.S. Senate agreed on Tuesday to vote on a proposed legislation to defund Planned Parenthood. READ MORE
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Two Christian universities announced on Monday, July 18 that they have changed their hiring procedure by adding sexual orientation to their nondiscrimination policies to allow the hiring of faculty who are in same-sex marriages. READ MORE
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Little Sisters of the Poor, an order of Catholic nuns, has decided to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, along with other non-profits, after a federal appeals court ruled earlier this month that it must obey the federal contraception mandate under the Affordable Care Act. READ MORE
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A suicide bombing occurred at a marketplace in northwest Afghanistan in the province of Faryab on Wednesday, killing at least 19 and wounding 38, officials said. READ MORE
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Over 500 Christians were present at the “United We Stand” rally in the city of Glencoe, AL after the removal of a Christian flag that had been flying in front of the Glencoe Police Department since the late 1990’s. The rally was held in reaction to a letter of complaint received in February from Andrew Seidel of the Freedom From Religion Foundation, a Wisconsin-based atheist organization. READ MORE
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A new constitution is being drafted in Nepal, which Christians and Muslims are criticizing for including a clause that prohibits religious conversion and sharing of one’s faith. READ MORE
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U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled against Rankin County School District in Mississippi on July 10, saying that opening an honors assembly with a minister’s prayer in 2014 violated an agreement that settled another lawsuit in 2013, in which the school district agreed to stop promoting Christianity during school hours.READ MORE
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Beijing authorities have issued a crackdown on legal activism, with the detainment of 200-plus human-rights lawyers and advocates, in a more broad-scaled attempt to repress civil society groups from expressing dissent against the Chinese government. READ MORE
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Arthur George Weidenfeld, an English publisher, philanthropist, newspaper columnist, and Lord in the House of Peers, is financing an effort to rescue over 2,000 Christians in Iraq and Syria who are at-risk of being killed by the Islamic State. READ MORE
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The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of three African Christian men in eastern Libya, having published their passport pictures and photos of them bound and blindfolded on Saturday, July 18. The terrorist group released a statement on social media, claiming that the three men come from Egypt, Nigeria, and Ghana. READ MORE
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On Wednesday, July 15, the SALAM Islamic Center in Sacramento honored the First Covenant Church of Sacramento with the Distinguished Award for Exceptional Interfaith Community Service at an annual interfaith Iftar to acknowledge the Evangelical church’s involvement in helping Middle Eastern refugees transition into their new lives in California. For the last four years, First Covenant Church has hosted an annual Iftar, a meal breaking the fast observed by Muslims during the holy month of Ramadan, for SALAM members. READ MORE
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On Monday, the White House hosted the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), a conference that has been held once a decade since 1961. President Obama was joined by experts and advocates for aging Americans to deliberate on the issues of aging in America. The conference also streamed live on the White House web page with more than 600 “watch parties” across the country.READ MORE
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An estimate of 64 people have been killed in suicide bombings that occurred in northeastern towns of Damaturu and Gombe. These attacks are a part of a string of bombings that have been occurring during the Muslim Eid al-Fitr celebration marking the end of Ramadan. READ MORE
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On Thursday, the Senate passed a revised version of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), an education law from the Bush-era, to return more power to the states when it comes to assessing the progress of schools, teachers, and students. READ MORE
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On Tuesday, a federal appeals court ruled against the Little Sisters of the Poor, a Denver-based catholic nun order, requiring that the Little Sisters adhere to the Affordable Care Act and allow their employees to have access to contraception coverage. 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 ...
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