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'Senseless tragedy at a place of worship': Pastor, state senator among 9 dead in South Carolina church shooting
Nine people were killed including a pastor and state senator when a gunman entered and opened fire at a church in Charleston, South Carolina Wednesday.
Manual tells how Christian churches, schools can protect themselves from LGBT 'discrimination' lawsuits in US
The Southern Baptist Convention and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) have released a manual which contains instructions on how churches, Christian schools and Christian ministries can protect themselves from potential sexual-orientation and gender identity lawsuits in the United States.
Shark attack at North Carolina beach news: Just like scenes from 'Jaws' as 2 teens hurt after separate shark attacks
Two teens lost part of their arms after they were attacked by a shark in a popular beach in North Carolina Sunday.
Abortion news North Carolina: US Supreme Court refuses to review 'unconstitutional' ultrasound law
The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to review a case involving North Carolina's law that would compel a woman to receive a narrated ultrasound report before getting an abortion, a procedure that was declared unconstitutional by lower and appeals courts.
'I trusted God,' rescued Texas teen says after 15 hours lost at sea aboard paddle-less kayak
A teen from Texas on a missionary work was rescued off the coast of Honduras Thursday morning after missing aboard a kayak for 15 hours
Robber returns wallet, cell phone after victim says prayer out loud
The power of prayer has prompted a man to return the wallet and cell phone to a hotel worker he robbed at gunpoint in Euclid, Ohio.
New Michigan law allows faith-based adoption agencies to refuse service to gays and lesbians
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law three bills that will allow faith-based adoption agencies which get state funds to refuse service to gays and lesbians based on their religious beliefs.
Court ruling: School district did not violate US Constitution by hiring Christian school
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court's decision to rule that a public school district in Tennessee did not violate the US Constitution when it hired a Christian school to provide alternative education to its students.
Assisted suicide in Tennessee could be legalised
The Tennessee legislature is discussing whether to legalize assisted suicide, an action prompted by an activist who said ending one's life is the "ultimate civil right."
Gay marriage Supreme Court news update: Christian pastors vow civil disobedience campaign if same-sex marriage permitted
Christian leaders will disobey the law if the US Supreme Court decides to allow same-sex marriage.
Florida abortion law news: State faces lawsuit over new law requiring 24-hour waiting period
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in Florida and the Center for Reproductive Rights have filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the State of Florida over a new law that requires women to wait for 24 hours before getting an abortion.
Late-term abortion ban bill filed in US Senate, cites fetus pain at 20th week of pregnancy
US Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina introduced a bill in the US Senate that will ban abortions on 20 weeks of pregnancy.
Federal appeals court upholds key provisions of Texas anti-abortion law
A US appeals court in New Orleans has upheld provisions of Texas' strict anti-abortion law that could result in only seven clinics providing services to women in the state.
Obamacare news 2015: Affordable Care Act has made 16 million Americans lives better, says Obama
US President Barack Obama said five years after the Affordable Care Act was implemented, the lives of Americans are better contrary to the "doom-and-gloom predictions" of its critics.
Court orders Arkansas to recognize gay marriages as judge slams 'shameless disrespect for fairness'
A court in Arkansas ordered state officials on Tuesday to recognize more than 500 same-sex marriages performed in May last year.
Pentagon bans discrimination against gays and lesbians; Says gays in uniform now free to serve their country openly
Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Tuesday that the Pentagon has updated its Military Equal Opportunity policy to ban discrimination against gays and lesbians.