Openly Gay Former Congressman, Financial Reformer Barney Frank Dies at 86
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FFRF Claims Deion Sanders is ‘receptive’ to Its Calls to End Coach-Led Prayers after Complaints
An atheist group claims that newly minted University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has been receptive to its interpretation of religious freedom protections in the U S following ...
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The ‘Four Chaplains,’ Selfless Heroes of WWII, Honored on 80th Anniversary of Their Deaths
A New Jersey parish church on Sunday honor the “Four Chaplains” who sacrificed their lives to save others on the torpedoed U.S.A.T. Dorchester 80 years ago.
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‘Mommy Wine Culture’: Young Moms Being Pressured to Drink to Cope with Kids, and It’s a Big Problem
Perhaps you've noticed all the messages on social media, or the numerous products at the store, suggesting mothers of young children need to drink alcohol, and lots of it, to cope with the pressures of raising children. If you yourself are a young mom, chances are you're being pressured to drink as part of the role. It's called "Mommy Wine Culture," and while it's pervasive throughout American society, a growing number of mothers are pushing back against it.
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Church at Planned Parenthood Must Pay $960K for Holding Worship Outside Abortion Clinic
A church-organized pro-life organization will have to pay 960,00 in legal fees and damages for holding worship services at the property of a local Planned Parenthood clinic in Washington state
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Spiritual Advisers Offering Final Comfort in Execution Rooms
For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion. But that is changing now as spiritual advisors are present in the room, like Rev. Darryl Gray in November and Rev. Lauren Bennett in January.
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Christians Face Harassment in More Countries Than Any Other Religious Group, Pew Study Finds
Christians faced harassment in more countries than any other religious group in 2020, according to a Pew Research study that found an increase in 45 countries where followers of Christ face social or ...
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Biden Tells Dueling Prayer Breakfasts That ‘Diversity Is One of Our Greatest Strengths’
Biden’s remarks occurred on the day when there were two prayer breakfast events for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower became the first president to make an appearance, in the 1950s. Besides the gathering at the Capitol, one hosted by the Fellowship Foundation — better known as “The Family” — met at the Washington Hilton, where the breakfast has been held since the 1980s.
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Balloon Bickering over Biden’s Actions, China’s Intentions
Republican lawmakers are accusing China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon. And they say the Biden administration has given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace. Democrats are defending Biden and they note that there were similar incursions while Donald Trump was president. A missile from an F-22 fighter jet downed the balloon on Saturday off the South Carolina coast.
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What Took so Long to Shoot Down the Chinese Spy Balloon? Pentagon Says It’s Been Going on for Years
Republican lawmakers are accusing China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with a suspected spy balloon. And they say the Biden administration has given Beijing an intelligence opening by not downing the balloon during its high-altitude drift through American airspace.
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Major earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills thousands | Baptist Press
A pair of earthquakes and a series of aftershocks have devastated portions of Turkey and Syria.
