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Iowa churches must allow people to use the bathroom according to their gender identity and cannot make statements that could make gay or transgender people feel unwelcome according to the Iowa Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). READ MORE
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FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday that Hillary Clinton and her staff were “extremely careless” in handling classified information, but does not recommend criminal charges for using a private email server during her time as secretary of state. READ MORE
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Both sides in a case concerning a Missouri church’s exclusion from a state grant program have filed briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court to prepare for a hearing. READ MORE
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The military is lifting its ban on transgender service members serving openly, Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Thursday. READ MORE
Mission
Christians are called to be the light in the world and to shine wherever they go, founder of NEWSONG Church Pastor David Gibbons said at the Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) conference at Bethel Korean Church on Saturday. READ MORE
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by a family-owned pharmacy in Washington that cited religious beliefs as the basis for refusing to provide emergency contraceptives. READ MORE
Mission
Inner city health care missions and international healthcare missions are two sides of the same coin, Dr. Andrew Kim said at the recent Global Medical Missions Alliance (GMMA) conference at Bethel Korean Church on Friday. READ MORE
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The Supreme Court has deadlocked over a case regarding President Barack Obama’s immigration plan, it announced on Thursday, blocking the plan from taking effect which would have protected over four million undocumented immigrants from deportation and issued work permits. READ MORE
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The Supreme Court upheld the University of Texas’ affirmative action program on Thursday, allowing the university to consider race and ethnicity in the admissions process. READ MORE
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Evangelist Rev. Franklin Graham led thousands in prayer for victims and their families on Tuesday affected by the shooting in Orlando, Florida during one of his stops of his nationwide tour. READ MORE
Church
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) announced Tennessee pastor Steve Gaines as its newly elected president following candidate J.D. Greear’s announcement of his decision to withdraw his candidacy in an effort to preserve denominational unity. READ MORE
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Christian communities have been reaching out to victims and their families, including a Southern Baptist Church two blocks away from the Orlando nightclub where 49 were killed and 53 were injured after a mass shooting incident in Orlando, Florida early Sunday morning. READ MORE
Mission
Come be a nobody for Christ. That is the invitation Michael Oh, the Executive Director of the Lausanne Movement, extended to the audience at the Korean World Missions Conference on Wednesday at Azusa Pacific University. READ MORE
Mission
Meditating on the word of God and walking with Jesus is key to missions, David Ross, the founder of YWAM in Korea and the Antioch Institute for International Ministries, said at the Korean World Mission Conference (KWMC) at Azusa Pacific University. READ MORE
World
A Christian university in Canada appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday regarding a court ruling that banned accreditation of its proposed law school based on the its stance against homosexuality. 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 EDT
