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Drop in number of people who think Christmas should be about Christ
The number of Americans who think Christmas should be more about Jesus has fallen significantly in the last four years.
Russia added to US State Department's religious freedom 'special watch list'
The U.S. State Department has added Russia to its "special watch list" for religious freedom violators and added Pakistan to its list of "countries of particular" concern.
University blog reinstates pro-life article on birth control after complaints
The Women's Center at the University of Idaho has reinstated an article that was removed from its blog because it challenged pro-choice views on abortion and birth control.
Yale University vending machines to start selling morning-after pill
A new vending machine being installed on the campus of Yale University will soon start selling students condoms, lubricants and the morning-after pill.
Trump signs bipartisan legislation protecting aid for religious minorities in Iraq and Syria
Surrounded by religious leaders and respected religious freedom advocates, Trump signed on Tuesday the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act, bipartisan legislation that has taken nearly two years to pass in order to ensure support for religious minorities displaced in Iraq and Syria and accountability for IS terrorists responsible for the genocide.
Let parents block graphic content on internet streamed movies and TV shows, family group tells Congress
The Parents Television Council is campaigning for Congress to allow technology platforms like VidAngel or ClearPlay to be block sexual scenes and other graphic content on movies and TV shows streamed over the internet.
8-year-old stopped from talking about the Bible during class show and tell
An 8-year-old boy was shut down by his school teacher when he tried to talk about the Bible during his class show and tell, says his parent.
Democrats want abortion to be recognised as a human right
The Democrats have introduced a bill in the US House demanding that abortion be recognised as a human right.
Breitbart accuses Google of blocking its ad revenue
Google employees considered blocking Breitbart on 'moral grounds', the right-wing news outlet has alleged.
San Francisco pumps $215k into world's first ever 'transgender cultural district'
A part of downtown San Francisco popular with the trans community is being touted as the world's first ever 'transgender cultural district'.
Franklin Graham: We need to be 'very, very careful' before we change Lord's Prayer
Italian bishops are mulling a change to the Lord's Prayer from 'lead us not into temptation' to 'abandon us not when in temptation'
Pakistan furious at blacklisting by US for religious freedom violations
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Tuesday added mainly Muslim Pakistan to the US list of 'countries of particular concern'.
Persecution is a blessing, Chinese elder told church before his arrest
He wrote to the church in a post shared on Facebook that the persecution they were facing was a 'reward', and that those who had been taken before him were 'within the gracious, sovereign providence of the Lord.
US returns church bells looted after Philippines massacre
Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday.
Prosperity gospel is a 'damning heresy that paves the road to Hell', says Benny Hinn's nephew
Costi Hinn, the nephew of televangelist Benny Hinn, has listed five reasons why he hates the prosperity gospel, which he has condemned as a "damning heresy that paves the road to Hell."
Google chief executive denies political bias against conservatives
The chief executive of Google has refuted accusations of political bias as the technology giant faces tough scrutiny at Capitol Hill.