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It has rightly been said that true Christian freedom occurs when you are enabled to recognize, rather than deny, your weakness.

“‘F*** you, Donald. From the gays.’ Sent!”

“It’s not fair that my deeply held convictions are portrayed as those of a narrow-minded bigot.”

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has stirred up controversy after he signed a law that effectively bans sanctuary cities across the country's second most populous state.

Anne-Graham Lotz, the daughter of renowned evangelist Billy Graham, has said that even though President Donald Trump's decision to sign an executive order on "religious liberty" is "wonderful", it won't fix the "spiritual drought" America is currently experiencing.

Russia has officially banned Jehovah's Witnesses from freely practicing their faith, as the country's Supreme Court has declared the religious organization an "extremist group".

The results of the recent gubernatorial election in Jakarta, with the incumbent Christian governor losing to a Muslim candidate after a religiously tinged campaign, could be a sign of rising political Islam in Indonesia, some experts said.

After a divisive election campaign rocked with protests and a blasphemy trial, Jakarta’s “quick count” election results show Christian governor Ahok trailing behind Muslim candidate Anies Baswedan.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, during her Easter message, talked about religious freedom and said people should be able to freely talk about their faith, including their faith in Jesus Christ.

Jakarta’s Christian governor Ahok, or Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, led the polls by a slim margin a few days ahead of the runoff election. Experts say it's difficult to predict who will win.

Franklin Graham has praised Vice President Mike Pence for following the "Billy Graham Rule" - refusing to dine with a woman without his wife present - warned that "no one is immune" to Satan's attacks on marriage.

Marvel comics have come under fire after it was discovered that an Indonesian artist inserted 'secret, coded anti-Christian and anti-Jewish messages' in a recent issue to protest the Christian governor of Jakarta.

"Christian Blogging Mom" Glennon Doyle Melton has slammed Mike Pence for adhering to the "Billy Graham Rule" - refusing to dine with a woman without his wife present - and accused the VP of "perpetuating the patriarchal notion" that women are either "a temptress" or a "liability".

Regarding a lawsuit accusing the then-presidential-candidate of inciting violence against protesters at a campaign rally, the free speech defense tried by President Donald Trump's attorneys was rejected Friday by a federal judge.

Who U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will or will not dine with alone keeps attracting opinions, with some of them now turning more legalistic in interpretation.

Florida State Senators voted to approve legislation that abolishes previous rules that prevented religious services and events from being conducted on school property.

"Let's get tough on hate," proclaims a physician who came to the U.S. from Pakistan and who just entered the 2018 race for California lieutenant governor.

Evangelist Franklin Graham has slammed the Republican party for failing to repeal and replace and Obamacare and said both parties need to "lay their pride and greed aside" and work to better their country.

Attorney David Friedman was approved as the new U.S. ambassador to Israel during a confirmation meeting, which was followed by a 52-46 senate vote.

Iran officials imposed sanctions on 15 U.S. companies for cooperating with Israel and for alleged human rights violations in a retaliatory reaction to a move by Washington, D.C. officials, reports state news agency IRNA on Sunday.

Indiana senators abandoned a legislative proposal that would have mandated time for public prayer during school assemblies, sports competitions and other events, due to questions about how such a policy would affect non-religious students.

Briarwood Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Ala., wants to add a service offering no other U.S. church has: Its own police force.

South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) signed a bill Friday that gives broad legal protections to faith-based, taxpayer-funded agencies whose representatives refuse to place adoptive children in certain households for reasons based on religious beliefs, especially relating to sexual orientation of child-seeking parents.

Canon Andrew White, better known as the "Vicar of Baghdad", has praised Donald Trump for his actions in the Middle East and said that under the new U.S, president, there is finally "hope" for persecuted Christians.

Anne Graham-Lotz has said she is "disturbed" by the "dangerous deception being perpetrated on women today" and warned that in the days before the return of Jesus Christ to earth, there will be a "unique attack on women".