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Lebanese man gets 300 lashes, 6 years for helping woman convert to Christianity
A Lebanese man was sentenced to 300 lashes with a whip and six years in prison for his role in helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the Saudi kingdom.
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UK Christians urged to pray outside Houses of Parliament during marriage debate
Campaign group Christian Concern is calling on UK Christians to attend prayer gatherings outside Parliament during the Third Reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill next week.
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Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill Christian leader in Borno State, Nigeria
Gunmen believed to be members of the Islamic extremist Boko Haram group yesterday killed the Rev. Faye Pama Musa, secretary of the Borno state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). He was 47.
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Canadians turning away from organized religion
A new national study shows that while Canada remains overwhelmingly Christian, Canadians are turning their backs on organized religion in ever greater numbers.
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Franklin Graham calls IRS probe of ministry finances ‘un-American’
Evangelist Franklin Graham blasted the Internal Revenue Service probe of conservative nonprofit groups as “un-American,” saying both the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the relief group Samaritan’s Purse were audited ...
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Cardinal Keith O’Brien leaves Scotland under Vatican pressure
The Vatican on Wednesday (May 15) said that Scottish Cardinal Keith O’Brien will do penance in an undisclosed location outside of his country following his resignation in February amid reports that he had made sexual advances t...
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Human cloning breakthrough prompts religious objections
News that scientists had for the first time recovered stem cells from cloned human embryos prompted dire warnings from religious leaders who say the research crosses a moral red line and could lead to designer babies.
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Philadelphia abortionist Kermitt Gosnell spared the death penalty
A Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths of three babies will not face the death penalty.
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10 million tithers donate more than $50 billion
There are an estimated 10 million tithers in America that donate more than $50 billion annually to religious and charitable causes. A new 5-year constituency study released by the State of the Plate gives an inside, in-depth lo...
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Harold Camping may be facing doomsday, but not the one he intended
Two years ago, radio evangelist Harold Camping was predicting the end of the world. Now, longtime aides say his false predictions are likely to result in the end of his California-based Family Radio ministry.