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Churches offer free funeral services for victims of Orlando mass shooting
Churches offer free funeral services for victims of Orlando mass shooting

Churches in Orlando, Florida are offering to host funeral services for the victims of the Pulse club mass shooting that left 50 people dead and dozens injured.

Atheists block Christian group from interacting with student athletes, saying act violates U.S. Constitution
Atheists block Christian group from interacting with student athletes, saying act violates U.S. Constitution

An organization of atheists has blocked a Christian group from participating in athletic programs in Kentucky, saying the act violated the U.S. Constitution by promoting religion.

Do you want to be a great dad? Bestselling author Jefferson Bethke shows you how
Do you want to be a great dad? Bestselling author Jefferson Bethke shows you how

Evangelical speaker and bestselling author Jefferson Bethke is baffled why Mother's Day gets more attention than Father's Day. He thinks that fathers "can do a lot better."

Martin Luther King Jr.\'s niece believes Muhammad Ali went to Heaven despite his Muslim faith
Martin Luther King Jr.'s niece believes Muhammad Ali went to Heaven despite his Muslim faith

Still mourning the death of Muhammad Ali, the niece of assassinated black leader Martin Luther King Jr. says she believes that the great boxer went to Heaven despite the fact that he converted to Islam when he was still a young man.

U.S. Muslim professor unpunished, still teaches at public university despite blatant endorsement of Shariah law
U.S. Muslim professor unpunished, still teaches at public university despite blatant endorsement of Shariah law

An American professor is still employed in a public university in Florida and getting paid in U.S. tax dollars despite his blatant endorsement of Shariah Law, including cutting off a thief's hand as spelled out in the Quran.

Federal judge orders Alabama high court to follow SC ruling, stop barring same-sex marriages
Federal judge orders Alabama high court to follow SC ruling, stop barring same-sex marriages

A judge has issued a permanent injunction against Alabama's law that bars same-sex marriage, saying state officials must follow the U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year on the matter.

Ex-wife, acquaintances suggest Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen was gay
Ex-wife, acquaintances suggest Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen was gay

The former wife and acquaintances of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen who killed 49 people suggested that he was gay as he frequented gay clubs in Florida for years.

Planned Parenthood foes score victory as judge dumps charge against anti-abortion activist David Daleiden
Planned Parenthood foes score victory as judge dumps charge against anti-abortion activist David Daleiden

A judge in Texas has dismissed one of two charges against David Daleiden of the Center for Medical Progress related to his indictment over an investigation by a grand jury of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Houston.

Court stops U.S. university from enforcing policy that curbs Christian group\'s liberty to share faith with students
Court stops U.S. university from enforcing policy that curbs Christian group's liberty to share faith with students

A North Carolina court has stopped the North Carolina State University from enforcing its policy requiring a Christian student group to get a permit first before they could freely share their faith with other students.

Transgender files appeal after court rejects plea to change her name from Elizabeth to Elijah, saying \'it\'s a type of fraud\'
Transgender files appeal after court rejects plea to change her name from Elizabeth to Elijah, saying 'it's a type of fraud'

Lawyers for a woman who identifies as a man have filed an appeal with the Court of Appeals in the U.S. state of Georgia after a superior court judge denied her request to change her name from Elizabeth to Elijah.

Man admits using Target, Starbucks bathrooms to help women get pregnant
Man admits using Target, Starbucks bathrooms to help women get pregnant

A New York City university professor had admitted to using bathrooms at Target and Starbucks for sexual activities to help women get pregnant.

Pro-LGBT bill would violate freedom of speech, religion in Christian colleges in California
Pro-LGBT bill would violate freedom of speech, religion in Christian colleges in California

A bill filed in the California legislature that is intended to protect LGBT people from discrimination will violate the freedom of speech and religion as practiced in as many as 42 Christian colleges in that state.

\'Ludicrous and mad\': U.N. committee wants children\'s worship participation in U.K. repealed
'Ludicrous and mad': U.N. committee wants children's worship participation in U.K. repealed

A U.N. committee said students' compulsory attendance in daily religious worships in England and Wales is undermining their freedom of thought, conscience and religion, drawing fire from British lawmakers, one of whom described the U.N. criticism as "ludicrous and mad."

\'Together 2016\': July 16 D.C. event to see Evangelicals, Catholics forging \'historic unity\' to \'pray for a reset for our nation\'
'Together 2016': July 16 D.C. event to see Evangelicals, Catholics forging 'historic unity' to 'pray for a reset for our nation'

An ecumenical event will take place at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on July 16 that will bring together Evangelical and Catholic speakers and musicians.

New York City launches major ad campaign to promote use of public bathrooms based on gender identity
New York City launches major ad campaign to promote use of public bathrooms based on gender identity

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has launched a campaign to tell the public to use bathroom consistent with their gender identity, regardless of their biological sex.

Former Stanford star swimmer convicted of sexual assault sentenced to just 6 months in jail, drawing protests
Former Stanford star swimmer convicted of sexual assault sentenced to just 6 months in jail, drawing protests

A former Stanford University student and star swimmer was sentenced to just six months in jail for his sexual assault of an unconscious woman at a frat party last year, drawing protests from the public for the apparent leniency of the judge.