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The issue with fake news has never become more evident after the 2016 US Presidential Election. Almost a month since Donald Trump was elected as the next US President, Pew Research Center conducted a survey among Americans regarding fake news. Apparently, many of them said that fabricated news stories have caused them confusion over facts.

A Christian nurse was fired from her job because she offered to pray for patients who were scheduled for surgery. “All I had done was to nurse from the very bottom of my heart. How could it ever be harmful to tell someone about Jesus?” she said.

The latest review of Google Search Trends shows that the week of Christmas brings a spike of porn related search traffic in the US every year.

Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson has some strong words against Ohio Gov. John Kasich for not approving the Heartbeat Bill.

Ohio Gov. John Kasich vetoed the controversial Heartbeat Bill, which was quickly passed by the Senate and House last week, saying he wanted to avoid the possibility of an expensive lawsuit against abortion rights groups that have previously threatened to sue if the bill got approved.

David Grisham, an evangelical street preacher from Anchorage, Alaska, decided to inform a line full of unsuspecting children at a mall in Texas they were being lied to about Santa Claus. "Kids, I want to tell you today that there is no such thing as Santa Claus," Grisham told people waiting in line for Christmas photos at the Westgate Mall in Amarillo, Tex. "Santa Claus does not exist. The Christmas season is about Jesus."

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled last week that the names of same-sex adoptive parents can’t be in the birth certificate of the child they are adopting in order to “acknowledge basic biological truths.”

Here’s a major victory for religious freedom: In response to a lawsuit filed by four churches, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination revised the language of an “anti-discrimination” law that could have put pastors in jail for preaching about the biblical definition of gender.

Slovakia, a predominantly Catholic country, passed a law Wednesday that bans Islam from being officially registered as a religion.

Many rejoiced when the Senate recently passed the controversial 21st Century Cures Act, and pastor Rick Warren and his wife Kay were among them. Rick and Kay, co-founders of California-based Saddleback Church, said they are thankful that the major mental health bill was passed because they believe it will help save lives.

Girls develop a sense of self-worth at a young age. Whether that self-worth will turn out to be strong or poor depends largely on the kind of relationship they have with their fathers.

Franklin Graham did not mince words as he criticized Time magazine for referring to Hillary Clinton as an “American Moses.” Meanwhile, Twitter users called out the magazine’s editors for “intentionally” depicting president-elect Donald Trump with “devil horns.”

A Christian computer scientist predicted that, based on her calculations and analysis of the 70 “sevens” prophecy mentioned in the book of Daniel, the return of Jesus to earth is imminent—and it won’t even reach 2017.

True to the campaign promise of Philippines Pres. Rodrigo Duterte that many “drug addicts” will die if he should get elected, more than 5,000 suspected drug dealers have been killed in the country in less than five months since he sat in office.

The juveniles were taken into custody Wednesday. Because the suspects were not from Sevier County, more personal information is yet to be disclosed. It is also undecided whether they will be charged as juveniles or adults---or even whether there remain "more arrests." At this time, it would appear that the prosecutor expresses slant towards trying them as adults.

Ohio lawmakers passed Tuesday the anti-abortion “Heartbeat Bill” that bans abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually at six weeks into the pregnancy. The Senate inserted the “heartbeat bill” into another legislation, House Bill 493, which focuses on medical professionals’ reporting of child abuse.

An Ohio bill protecting pastors who refuse to perform weddings that do not conform to their convictions cleared the House Committee. The bill, known as the “Pastor Protection Act” (H.B. 286), also protects religious organizations that refuse to lend their church buildings to be used for such events.

In San Francisco, an estimated number of 13,000 individuals experience homelessness in a single year. However, this figure remains ambiguous and is merely based on community volunteers and agencies’ point-in-time count.

Two Christian artists who create hand-painted invitations and cards could be facing jail time and heavy penalties for refusing to make invitations for same-sex weddings.

Just in time for Christmas, the controversial group "American Atheists" is continuing its trend of attacks on Christianity through billboard advertising with a new campaign encouraging young people to skip church.

The shortlist for the Time Person of the Year feature not only individuals involved in politics but in sports, science and music as well.

Protesters are celebrating what Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault II calls "a win for all of America" after the Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit for the controversial pipeline. The Dakota Access Pipeline runs from Bakken oil fields in North Dakota and goes all the way to Patoka, Illinois.

Multiple counts of murder, child abuse and several sexual assault charges against underage girls were also charged against the accused for the hot car death of his son.

"To You, O Lord, I cry; for fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness and the flame has burned up all the trees of the field. Even the beasts of the field pant for You; for the water brooks are dried up and fire has devoured the pastures of the wilderness."

At least 30,000 people took to the streets of Jakarta on Sunday calling for tolerance and unity two days after a massive protest was held against the city’s Christian governor over blasphemy allegations.