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Call for prayers after Rachel Held Evans is placed in medically induced coma
Progressive Christian writer Rachel Held Evans has been placed in a medically induced coma following health complications.

Sharp drop in church membership among Americans - poll
The percentage of Americans who say they belong to a church, synagogue or mosque has hit a historic low, a new Gallup report released Thursday shows.

Christian climate change campaigner among activists arrested during Extinction Rebellion in London
A Christian minister was among the climate change activists arrested at Oxford Circus during the Extinction Rebellion that has brought parts of London to a halt this week.

Giant advert in Times Square blasts New York's 'abortion extremism'
The pro-life student association Students for Life of America is sponsoring a giant video advertisement this week in Manhattan's Times Square, speaking out against New York's "abortion extremism."

Islamophobia is not behind stronger support for Christian refugees among Americans - study
Participants in the study who thought that most of the refugees were Muslim were no less likely to say they would donate than participants who believed the refugees included Christians and people following other faith traditions.

'We do have a political bias issue here:' social media giants grilled by US senators
Republican senators have accused Google, Facebook and Twitter of discriminating against conservative points of view.
Mike Pence's wife says religious liberty should be respected after Pete Buttigieg challenges his marriage views
"What's kind of funny is I don't think the vice president does have a problem with him but I think it's helping Pete to get some notoriety," she said

Joni Eareckson Tada thanks God after being released from hospital
She is thanking God for healing her lungs just two weeks after she was hospitalized for severe pain and difficulty breathing.

Yale Law School investigated over allegations of discrimination against Christians
Senator Ted Cruz has launched an investigation into Yale Law School's recent decision to apply their non-discrimination policy to summer and postgraduate public interest fellowships, arguing that it unfairly discriminates against students who wish to serve in organizations professing traditional "Christian views" or "sexual ethics."

Fast food chain banned from airports over views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage
Chick-fil-A has been banned for the second time from an airport concession project over the popular fast food chicken chain's support for groups that hold conservative views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

Pastor Paula White says Donald Trump's faith in God and opposition to late-term abortion are genuine
Pastor Paula White said Donald Trump "genuinely wanted to hear" what God had to say before running for president

85-year-old man attacked as he prayed outside abortion clinic
An 85-year-old man was violently attacked as he prayed outside a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in San Francisco, California, last week and it was captured on video.

Man serving life sentence for murder of wife and 2 children claims he's found God in prison
Christopher Watts was given life without parole after being found guilty last year of the horrific murders of his wife and two young daughters

Joni Eareckson Tada asks for prayers as cancer treatment causes 'significant pain'
Joni Eareckson Tada, an evangelical author, speaker, and advocate for people with disabilities, was hospitalized due to complications stemming from her recent cancer treatments.

Christian pro-lifer disinvited from Cornell University debate because of biblical marriage views
A Christian speaker was disinvited from defending the pro-life position in a debate at Cornell University after it was discovered that she holds the historic Christian view on sexuality and marriage.

Gap closing between number of evangelicals and religious 'nones' in the US
The number of religious "nones" in the United States are now statistically equal to the number of evangelicals, according to a political scientist who analyzed data from the recently released 2018 General Social Survey.