Jonah Hicap
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Arson eyed as fire hits vandalised black church in Missouri: This 'just shows you the level of hate in our city'
Police are investigating a fire that hit a predominantly black church in St. Louis, Missouri, eyeing arson as the cause. The church was also vandalised.
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Atheist group asks U.S. court to declare religious exemption for retirement plans unconstitutional
An atheist group has filed a brief with an appeals court in the United States, asking it to declare religious exemptions for retirement plans unconstitutional.
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Atheists warn 1,000 school districts against visiting Noah's ark theme park in Kentucky
Hundreds of people attended the opening of the massive Ark Encounter Christian theme park in Williamston, Kentucky on July 7 that features a full-scale replica of Noah' Ark.
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Removal of cross from logo of Christian school in England upsets students' parents
Parents in West Yorkshire, England are in protest after a Christian school removed a cross from its logo.
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Anglican Church apologises for inhumane treatment of leprosy patients in Japan
The Anglican Church in Japan, the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (NSKK), has apologised for its participation in the inhumane treatment of leprosy patients.
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Free.In.Deed campaign: Anglican mission agency to recruit 1,000 new missionaries
The Church Mission Society (CMS) in Oxford, England, is planning to recruit 1,000 new missionaries to help bring about change in different countries.
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Muslim convert charged with attempt to bomb Jewish synagogue in Florida
A Florida man has been charged with attempting to damage a Jewish synagogue in addition to his previous indictment of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against a person or property.
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Chaplain distributes Bibles after scripture is removed from U.S. Air Force base facility
A U.S. Air Force chaplain will continue to distribute Bibles at a military base despite complaint and legal threats from a group that is pushing the separation of church and state.
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Pope Francis says Bangladesh terror attack an offence against God and humanity
Pope Francis condemned the terrorist attack at a cafe in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July that killed 28 people and injured others, saying it's an offence against God and humanity.
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New York police reinstate Muslim police officer earlier suspended for refusing to shave his beard
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has reinstated a Muslim policeman who was suspended last month for refusing to shave his beard.
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U.S. federal court blocks new Mississippi law that seeks to protect people's freedom of conscience
A U.S. District judge issued an injunction on Thursday blocking the implementation of a new law in Mississippi that aims to protect the freedom of conscience of state residents from government discrimination.
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Charleston church massacre survivors sue FBI for allowing shooter Dylann Roof to buy a gun despite drug use admission
A lawsuit has been filed against the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) by the families of the victims and survivors of last year's shooting at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina over the agency's alleged failure to stop the suspect from buying a gun.