Jonah Hicap
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U.S. court blocks state law banning abortion of foetuses with Down syndrome
A U.S. District Court in Indiana has issued a preliminary injunction to stop the enforcement of a new state law that prohibits women from getting abortion because of the foetus's sex, race, colour, national origin, ancestry, or disability such as Down syndrome.
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Atheists display anti-God billboard in Mississippi, the most religious state in America
Atheists will put up an anti-God billboard in Mississippi, which a study showed as the most religious U.S. state.
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Court to decide on whether vacant Catholic Church property needs to be taxed as what atheist group demands
An atheist organisation has filed a brief in court supporting a city's decision to tax a vacant Catholic Church property in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Court upholds decision not to accredit evangelical Christian law school for its alleged anti-LGBT policy
A top court in Ontario, Canada, has upheld a decision of a law society not to give accreditation to an evangelical Christian law school over the latter's alleged anti-LGBT policy barring students from engaging in sexual intimacy outside of marriage between a man and a woman.
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City council seeks to thwart Satanist's invocation with silent prayer plan
The Pensacola City Council in Florida will have a special meeting to decide whether to end its tradition of having invocations to stop a planned prayer on July 14 by a member of the Satanic Temple West Florida.
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Financiers of Christian movies indicted for conspiring to defraud investors of $12 million
Three men who claimed to be movie financiers were indicted Tuesday for allegedly defrauding investors of $12 million given to fund at least two Christian film productions starring Harry Connick Jr., Willie Nelson and Nicholas Cage.
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Presbyterian Church U.S.A. caught reciting Muslim prayer
The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. (PCUSA) caused a stir after a Muslim prayer was recited at its General Assembly held last week in Portland, Oregon.
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What reasons would draw Americans to church? Survey reveals
If invited by a friend, Americans who don't go to church said they would attend an event to help make a neighborhood safer that is sponsored by a local Christian church rather than go to a worship service, a survey said.
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3 years later, child Christian fellowship finally wins lawsuit against U.S. school district over fees
A Christian fellowship has won a three-year-old lawsuit against a school district in Ohio state over the imposition of fees for the use of its facilities.
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U.S. university sued for ordering campus Christian group to get permit before it can talk about Jesus to students
The North Carolina State University is facing a lawsuit from a Christian student group over its policy that requires students to get a permit before they can talk to anyone about Jesus.
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Brother of pastor declared mentally competent to stand trial for murder
An Ohio judge has declared that a man charged with shooting his pastor brother last February is mentally competent to stand trial.
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Harvard journal refuses to retract fake 'Gospel of Jesus' Wife' papyrus story
A Harvard University journal has refused to retract its article published in 2014 about the "Gospel of Jesus' Wife' papyrus fragment despite that its author has admitted that the scrap of paper is a forgery.