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  Judge rejects Christian lawsuit against Drag Queen Story Hour for children

  A Houston federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a legal case led by conservative Christians against a local public library's "Drag Queen Story Hour" events.

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  Painting of Jesus survives huge fire that burned historic 150-year-old church to the ground

  A painting of Jesus Christ somehow survived unharmed in a massive fire in Massachusetts that burned a historic 150-year-old church to the ground.

• Florida man arrested in probe of bombs mailed to Trump critics

  FBI agents arrested a 56-year-old man in Florida on Friday suspected of sending more than a dozen parcel bombs to high-profile critics of US President Donald Trump.

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  Bethel pastor Bill Johnson divides social media with picture of slain animal from hunting trip

  Opinions were split on Instagram this week after Bethel church pastor Bill Johnson posted several pictures from a hunting trip with his daughter.

• Second evangelist detained in Turkey flies home after court ruling

  Byle was arrested the morning after US pastor Andrew Brunson was released and allowed to leave the country.

• Chinese cardinal in scathing attack on Pope Francis: 'He doesn't understand Communism'

  A Catholic cardinal and former Bishop of Hong Kong has warned that the deal struck between the Vatican and the Chinese government is a step towards the 'annihilation' of the Church in China.

• FBI focuses on Florida in hunt for sender of package bombs

  Federal authorities investigating the pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and critics of US President Donald Trump are focusing on Florida, where they believe at least some of 10 packages originated.

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  As hundreds of theaters drop pro-life movie 'Gosnell,' cast and crew blame left-wing bias

  The movie's star, Dean Cain, said: 'I have never experienced anything like this before.'

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  People who abstained from sex until tying the knot have happier marriages, research finds

  New research reveals that marriages are quantifiably happier if the couple had fewer sexual partners prior to their wedding day.

• Angry with God? 3 simple steps to deal with your rage

  My anger wasn't red hot and raging. More of a smouldering slow burn, built up over time, corroding my heart and soul, straining our relationship.

• District of Columbia prosecutors open civil probe of Catholic archdiocese

  At least 13 states and the District of Columbia are conducting civil or criminal investigations into allegations of sexual misconduct or cover-up in the Catholic Church

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  Donald Trump is right to redefine gender as only male and female, say Christians

  The Trump administration is set to scrap "gender identity" in federal law and return to the previous legal definition of sex as synonymous with biological sex.

• Migrant caravan crisis: World Vision tells Trump not to punish home countries

  A migrant 'caravan' estimated at 7,000 to 10,000 Central Americans fleeing violence and poverty in their homelands is in southern Mexico, inching towards the distant US border.

• Museum of the Bible says five 'Dead Sea Scrolls' fragments are fakes

  The Museum of the Bible in Washington on Monday said five of its artefacts thought to be part of the Dead Sea Scrolls were fake and would not be displayed any more.

• Trump says transgender policy seeks to 'protect the country'

  Asked about a campaign promise to protect the LGBT community, Trump said: 'I'm protecting everybody. I want to protect our country.'