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Direct sales companies offer ministry opportunities but ethical lines should be evaluated

January 6, 2017

With the announcement of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary, the nearly multiple billion dollar, 60-year-old, direct-selling giant Amway also made

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New US law strengthens fight against religious persecution

January 3, 2017

The Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama on Dec. 16, 2016, seeks to further combat religious persecution

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‘Religion, Ethics NewsWeekly’ to air last episode in 2017

December 22, 2016

Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly,” an award-winning weekly television series, will end in early 2017 after a 20-year run. The last episode will air Feb. 24,

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Atheist billboards urge people to skip church

December 22, 2016

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A national atheist group recently posted billboards in several cities to encourage people to skip church this Christmas as part of

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Vatican reaffirms decision to ban gay priests

December 22, 2016

VATICAN CITY — A Vatican decision to reaffirm its opposition to gay priests has angered activists who thought Pope Francis was changing Rome’s attitudes toward

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B&B fined for not hosting same-sex wedding

December 22, 2016

PAXTON, Ill. — A Christian-owned bed and breakfast that refused to host a same-sex wedding will have to pay $30,000 to the couple after a

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Christians acquitted after six months in jail

December 22, 2016

CHARIKOT, Nepal — Eight Christians accused of trying to convert children with a comic book were acquitted by a Nepali court Dec. 6, according to

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Church bombed in Egypt; 24 people killed

December 22, 2016

CAIRO, Egypt — At least 24 people were killed and 49 injured after a Dec. 11 blast near Cairo’s main Coptic Christian Cathedral in Egypt,

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