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Cameroonian soldiers freed 900 held hostage by Nigerian Islamist extremist group Boko Haram in an operation last week, Cameroon’s defense minister announced. READ MORE
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The state of Arkansas must record both names of partners in a same-sex relationship on their children’s birth certificates, a judge ruled on Monday. READ MORE
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A Christian student organization has been reinstated to the California State University system after being banned as an official student group in 2014. READ MORE
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Kentucky governor says that Rowan County clerk Kim Davis’ altered marriage licenses will still be recognized as valid. READ MORE
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At least 19 people were killed during an attack on a hotel in Mali by Islamist extremists on Friday. READ MORE
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More than 30 were killed in a suicide attack in Nigeria on Tuesday. READ MORE
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Tens of thousands went to the streets of Seoul on Saturday to protest against conservative South Korean president Park Geun-hye’s labor and education policies in one of the largest anti-government demonstrations since 2008. READ MORE
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A Taiwanese pastor was detained by police after visiting an unsanctioned Christian church gathering in central China, according to the pastor of the Chinese church. READ MORE
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A proposed Office of Civil rights regulation on nondiscrimination in health care elicited concern from religious groups regarding the effect the proposal will have on religious liberty. READ MORE
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U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Monday for the first time in 13 months. READ MORE
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The Supreme Court has agreed on Friday to rule on a challenge to the Affordable Care Act from religious non-profits to settle whether religious non-profit institutions-- such as universities, hospitals, and charities-- should be exempt from the contraception mandate. READ MORE
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The percentage of U.S. adults who believe in God has declined since 2007 from 92 percent to 89 percent, according to a new study. READ MORE
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The principal of a public high school in Texas has agreed to dissociate himself from the “See You at the Pole” school prayer event after complaints from an anti-religion organization. READ MORE
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A federal appeals court ruled that the police officers in Dearborn, Michigan violated the First Amendment rights of a Christian group by forcing them to leave an Arab-American festival in 2012 when a crowd began throwing objects at them. READ MORE
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A seventh grade student in Texas reports that her teacher asked students to deny the existence of God during a class assignment. 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
