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On Jan. 20, Trump will place his hands on two Bibles as he takes the oath of office: the Lincoln Bible and the Bible his mother gave him in 1955. Mike Pence will be sworn into office with Reagan’s Bible opened at 2 Chronicles 7:14.

A bill that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected was introduced by Congressman Steve King, who said that "America was founded on the concept that our rights come from God. All human persons have a right to life."

When he asked a man in his dream who the children were, the man told him, “They are the ones you killed with your abortions.”

Clinton Global Initiative, an offshoot of the Clinton Foundation, will be officially closing its doors on April 15.

Undercover videos caught anti-Trump activists discussing the possible means to disrupt an inaugural ball that will be held Thursday night at the National Press Club and the different ways to “shut down D.C.” on the inauguration day itself.

The suspended regulation has begun a debate among Nigerian churches regarding pastoral tenure: should the government decide how long a church leader stays in office or not?

The fight for religious freedom in Nepal is like a tug-of-war where victory takes it one step forward, only to be countered by a setback that takes it one step backward. However, despite all these, the church keeps growing.

French President Francois Hollande said during the Paris peace conference that if the two-state solution will not be adopted, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will have adverse effects in the Middle East.

A human rights lawyer in China who has been detained since 2014 sent a message to his wife to gather people to pray not for his release but for the gospel to spread.

An Algerian Christian man was sentenced to one year in prison for allegedly insulting Islam and the prophet Muhammad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the conference is "rigged," that it was deliberately set up to establish measures against Israel and that it destroys chances of achieving true peace.

“The Year of the Breakthrough,” “The Destiny Year for Pioneers” and “A Comeback Year” are among the prophetic revelations released by ministers for the year 2017.

A film based on the story behind the famous MercyMe hit single ‘I Can Only Imagine’ is presently shooting in Oklahoma and is expected to be released in the spring of 2018.

On Jan. 15, 70 nations will gather in Paris reportedly to force upon Israel a two-state solution with Palestine. This requires Israel to give up the territories it conquered in 1967 and relinquish its control over the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.

For the first time in history, the United States was named among the list of nations that persecute Christians.

While many countries have opened their doors to Muslim migrants from the Middle East, the journey has not been as easy for Christians in search of new homes after fleeing from intense persecution from their countries. However, an aid agency that extends help specifically to Christians is working to change the picture.

British journalist and TV personality Piers Morgan said Meryl Streep just gave the “worst performance of her career” when she chose to stir up more division among Americans through her six-minute anti-Trump speech at the Golden Globe Awards. While he admired Streep for being “one of the greatest actresses in history,” Morgan said the actress could have had the chance to help unite her country but instead encouraged more dissension by bashing president-elect Donald Trump.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ Select Investigative Panel released its final report detailing disturbing activities of Planned Parenthood, including the selling of babies’ body parts. The Panel has recommended that the organization be defunded and its funds redirected to more qualified health centers. It also gave 15 criminal referrals for violations of federal laws.

An elderly woman from Brazil did not realize that she had been praying to a toy figure from the ‘Lord of the Rings’ for years, thinking it was the figurine of a saint.

Famous Christian apologist Dr. Ravi Zacharias recently paid a visit to his friend and co-worker Nabeel Qureshi in Houston, Texas and described him as a man whose “mind is stayed on the Lord.”

The Alabama Supreme court gave a unanimous decision recognizing the personhood of the unborn from the time of conception, specifically with regard to the Wrongful Death Act, the Homicide Act and the chemical endangerment statute, in “one of the most pro-life opinions” by a court since Roe v. Wade.

Downsized worship centers, smaller churches and increased focus on evangelism are among the major trends expected to overtake churches this year. The 10 major church trends projected for 2017 is a mix of both good and bad, and there appears to be a going back to the neighborhood church format described in the Book of Acts.

Speaking before the Class of 2016 at Biola University in December, Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi delivered a powerful message that urged his audience to remember the cross, their identity in God and their ministry of being Jesus’ hands and feet into the “dying world.”

The attacks served as evidence of the increasing persecution Christians are subjected to in India, according to a report.

The University of Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson ended his year with a bang as he received the 2016 Heisman Memorial Trophy in December, and he did not miss the opportunity to thank his “Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”