Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'

More than 150 Christian leaders, most of them conservative evangelicals and traditionalist Roman Catholics, issued a joint declaration Friday reaffirming their opposition to abortion and gay marriage and pledging to protect religious freedoms.

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I tricked him into marriage — and he found out

My husband is divorcing me because he found out that I used my position as his former secretary to cause a breakup with his old girlfriend, who was his one true love. They were happy together and really in love. I know this because I used to spy on them. I used what I knew to drive a wedge between them with distortions and deception.

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Tidbits: Anna Paquin defends her decision to bare all

The “True Blood” star isn't sure what all the fuss is about. “I don’t think a naked body is particularly shocking or interesting,” Paquin tells Nylon magazine.

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Activists: NKorean executed for distributing Bible

A Christian woman accused of distributing the Bible, a book banned in communist North Korea, was publicly executed last month for the crime, South Korean activists said Friday.

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Lawmakers seek refuge in Capitol Hill sanctuary

For years, the brick facade of a three-story house near the Capitol has functioned as a shield for the lawmakers who live and pray there, offering sanctuary from the temptations of political life — and discretion for those who succumbed.

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Displaced Christians want pope to help them return

Displaced during war decades ago, the Christians of Biram have never given up their dream of returning to this destroyed village in the hills of northern Israel. They still hold Easter rites, weddings and funerals in a stone church, the only building left standing.

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Owners call on faith after Christian center fire

Owners of summer cottages in a tight-knit Christian community gathered to console each other Monday after a massive fire roared through the property on Easter Sunday, destroying dozens of buildings that brought families together for generations.

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Big cats purr like kittens for ‘Lion Whisperer’

The vivid pictures and video evoke memories of Christian, the lion that had a joyful reunion in Africa with the two Australians who raised him in London. But that was 40 years ago — and Kevin Richardson is romping and even swimming with lions today.

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Hugging lion’s owners recall final farewell

Those two guys with the lion — the ones in the YouTube video with the Whitney Houston soundtrack — are back. Now, they are showing another film clip, unseen for years, of their second and final reunion in Africa with their pet and friend, Christian.

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Some fearful Christians hope to flee Iraq

Young Christian women in tight jeans mingle easily with Arab matrons draped in black, head-to-toe robes. Both church spires and mosque minarets rise above the low-slung houses. Violence is rare.

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Obama election shows deep racial divide in church

The barrier-crossing election of Barack Obama did little to bridge the deep racial divide in American churches. In fact, some clergy say it has only served to underscore their differences.

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India struggles with Hindu attacks on Christians

Nearly a year of attacks on Christians have put India's leaders on edge, and the latest flare-up in violence drew an angry denunciation from the country's Sikh prime minister as "acts of national shame."

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Tidbits: Batman is the perfect fit for Christian Bale

There’s still three long weeks before “The Dark Knight” hits theaters, but Christian Bale’s already making the rounds promoting what’s sure to be the biggest hit of the summer. In his second time at the “Batman” helm, he told he feels like he finally fits the part.

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Faithful in pews might not be voters in November

If Christian conservatives stay on the sidelines during the fall campaign, presidential hopeful John McCain probably stays in the Senate.

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Algeria convicts 2 for promoting Christianity

Two converts to Christianity were convicted Wednesday of illegally promoting their faith in Muslim Algeria and handed suspended sentences and fines, their lawyer said.

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Christian Leaves Kent State for TCU

TCU hired Jim Christian away from Kent State on Saturday, hoping his penchant for 20-win seasons with the Golden Flashes translates to the moribund Horned Frogs.

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No Joke: Clowns Spread the Gospel

The clown walked into church like he owned the place.

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Christian Activist Killed in Gaza

A prominent Palestinian Christian activist was found dead on a Gaza City street Sunday, sending a shudder of fear through a tiny Christian community feeling increasingly insecure since the Islamic Hamas seized control last summer.

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Christians Protest Over Mideast

Several hundred people rallied Wednesday to demand an end to what they said was the persecution of Christians in the Middle East that has forced thousands to flee the region.

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Malaysia Court Rules in Religion Case

Malaysia's top civil court Wednesday rejected a woman's appeal to be recognized as a Christian, in a landmark case that tested the limits of religious freedom in this moderate Islamic country.

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Christian Convert Fights Malaysian Law

Lina Joy has been disowned by her family, shunned by friends and forced into hiding — all because she renounced Islam and embraced Christianity in Muslim-majority Malaysia.

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Group Says Pentagon Approved Its Video

An evangelical Christian group, under fire for a promotional video featuring active-duty military officers praising the organization, said Monday it was given permission by the Defense Department.

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Turkey's Christians Await Pope's Visit

Next door to a store selling artificial limbs in a run-down area of Turkey's capital, the Protestant church sits on the ground floor of a dreary apartment block, with barred windows and kitchen chairs for pews.

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Christian Converts on Trial in Turkey

Two men who converted to Christianity went on trial Thursday for allegedly insulting "Turkishness" and inciting religious hatred against Islam, the Anatolia news agency reported.

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Lawmakers Decry Christian Film's PG Rating

A Christian-themed movie about a football coach's faith in God is finding an audience in Congress — not so much for its inspirational message, but for the PG rating it received.

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Partially fueled by the election of President Barack Obama and the statewide controversy over gay marriage, hate crimes based on sexual orientation shot up 21 percent in Los Angeles County last year, while religious crimes increased 14 percent, according to a county report releas …

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Christians are heirs of a 2,000-year tradition of proclaiming God's word, seeking justice in our societies, resisting tyranny, and reaching out with compassion to the poor, oppressed and suffering.

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This is a very interesting new song, especially the vocals. If you're searching for a Christian song with the lyrics "Garbage In Garbage Out" you've found it here, click the link to YouTube.

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[Manila, Philippines] Moro-moro is a unique Filipino theater genre for the show battles between Moors and Christians. It also perfectly describes the show staged last week between Gloria Arroyo and Hillary Clinton.

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Louisville's Metro Council are still arguing over whether or not this was a legal move by Wayside.

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This.. Is a smart article on the legal wrangling in DC betwixt and between the government and the Catholic Church. Considering issues like the people who can get chewed up as collateral damage how it is and isn't legal, constitutional or timely, and why It matters.

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There's a hilarious new meme in the wingnut sectors of the internet: someone's coined a bumper sticker slogan encouraging people to pray for Barack Obama. But here's the funny part: it's really a secret Christian code for "Kill the President!'

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"Those crafty Christian conservative. Making the rounds in the Bible-banger sect is a T-shirt/bumper sticker campaign that reads: Pray for Obama—Psalm 109:8" " - Harmon Leon

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Oh my God! Look at this huge revelation from Ricky Hollywood's son's grandmother's brand new book…

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There are certain laws that govern our existence here on planet Earth. Similar to the law of gravity, it makes no difference whether you "believe" in them or not...they still affect you.

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Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

One of the biggest Holidays of the year that families get together on is Christmas. There are songs about it, romantic stories about it, and of course everyone tries to be home for Christmas. However, if you are Christian, this Holiday is controversial.

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After months of negotiations, Lebanon has a new unity government comprising several factions but, as Natalia Antelava reports, many people there now view any government as largely irrelevant.

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Sandra Bullock talks about her newest role in Blindside on this MSN Entertainment video...

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By Edward Stourton Analysis, BBC Radio 4 It is not often you find an email from a Grand Ayatollah in your inbox - especially not when the Ayatollah in question is a pivotal figure in one of the great dramas currently unfolding on the world stage.

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The Danish People's Party (DF) has strengthened its immigration stance by securing an agreement to pay 'anti-social' foreigners 100,000 kroner to leave Denmark.

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The leader of a Christian ministries group is convicted of 10 federal counts covering 11 years from 1994-2005. Tony Alamo is set to serve 175 years on charges that included taking minors across state lines for sex, according to prosecutors.

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The e-mail from the right-wing magazine, Human Events, bore this subject line: Liberal attacks on beautiful female conservative

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IT IS a story that could have come straight out of the pages of Dr Seuss's The Grinch that Stole Christmas. City leaders in Dundee are planning a spectacular festive celebration – but with no references to Christianity.

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LIKE THE AMBITIONS of many immigrants who attend services there, Casa del Padre's success can be measured by upgrades in real estate.

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Members of Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Church, who think 9/11 was punishment for America's tolerance of homosexuality and express their views on that issue by protesting the funerals of dead soldiers, were seen demonstrating outside of the school attended by the Obama girls.

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A seemingly unstoppable force is being undone from the inside

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DHAKA, Bangladesh, November 3 (CDN) — A bail order in Bangladesh has impeded police from rescuing a young Christian girl who was abducted and forced to convert to Islam and marry one of her kidnappers, according to police.

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) -- A 28-year-old clerk at a Christian bookstore in Simi Valley has been arrested on charges of peeping at customers in the restroom with a video camera.

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Reporting from Washington - Backed by some of the most powerful members of the Senate, a little-noticed provision in the healthcare overhaul bill would require insurers to consider covering Christian Science prayer treatments as medical expenses.

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