Mark Yapching

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  Michigan adoption agencies may soon be allowed to refuse LGBT applicants on religious grounds

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 22:32 BST

  Three bills that will allow adoption agencies to refuse LGBT applications on religious grounds are now waiting for a vote from the Michigan Senate.

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  Religious Freedom Restoration Act under pressure in Indiana from city officials who want it repealed

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 19:52 BST

  City officials in Gary, Indiana are calling for the total repeal of the controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act passed by the state legislative body in late March.

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  Angie's List CEO resigns after Indiana RFRA controversy, says he wants to pursue activism

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 19:43 BST

  Angie's List co-founder and chief executive officer Bill Oesterle has resigned from his position just weeks after his company spoke out against the controversial Indiana Religious Freedom Restoration Act or RFRA.

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  Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal says Christians should be free from 'government coercion' over their religious convictions

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 18:56 BST

  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said he is "holding firm" in support of a bill that will allow businesses to deny services in line with their religious beliefs on marriage.

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  Michele Bachmann says Rapture is near, and suggests Obama has something to do with it

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 17:47 BST

  Former congresswoman from Minnesota Michelle Bachmann claimed that the Rapture is now coming, and pinned the blame on US President Barack Obama.

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  Rick Santorum says 'secular church' is being imposed on America

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 16:15 BST

  Former Senator Rick Santorum warned of a secular theocracy allegedly being set up by the current administration and called it a threat to people's liberties.

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  ISIS killers are being emboldened by US inaction against persecution of Christians - Tony Perkins

  Mark Yapching | Thu 23 Apr 2015 17:43 BST

  Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, warned his members in an email that "persecution against Christians" in the United States is inspiring similar actions abroad by members of the Islamic State.

• Christians in Niger still recovering from attacks on churches after Charlie Hebdo massacre

  Mark Yapching | Wed 22 Apr 2015 14:30 BST

  Christians in Niger are still recovering from violent attacks in January carried out in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo massacre that resulted in the destruction of dozens churches throughout the country.

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  Roma Downey tells Rick Warren Holy Spirit had to be biggest part of A.D.The Bible Continues TV show

  Mark Yapching | Wed 22 Apr 2015 14:11 BST

  The Holy Spirit is the biggest part of the NBC series 'A.D. The Bible Continues,' the show's executive producer told Saddleback pastor Rick Warren.

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  Yemen's Christians forced to worship underground amid ongoing conflict, bishop says

  Mark Yapching | Wed 22 Apr 2015 14:19 BST

  Christians in war-torn Yemen are being forced to worship in hiding in order to stay safe, a church official in the region revealed.

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  Lawyers warn of 'God's judgment' if Supreme Court allows same-sex marriages

  Mark Yapching | Tue 21 Apr 2015 15:11 BST

  As the US Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments on cases from various states questioning the constitutionality of same-sex marriages, a group of lawyers is warning of "God's judgment" should the Supreme Court give the unions its backing.

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  Christian cleric accuses India PM of inaction after Agra church attack

  Mark Yapching | Tue 21 Apr 2015 15:42 BST

  A priest in India has accused the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of inaction after a recent attack on St. Mary's Church in the tourist city of Agra.

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  IBM opposes religious freedom bill in North Carolina in letter to governor

  Mark Yapching | Tue 21 Apr 2015 15:46 BST

  Tech giant IBM says it will oppose a proposed Religious Freedom Restoration Act or RFRA in the state of North Carolina.

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  Hillary Clinton wants constitutional rights for same-sex couples

  Mark Yapching | Tue 21 Apr 2015 14:36 BST

  US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is calling on the Supreme Court to guarantee constitutional rights for same-sex couples.

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  Radicalised Western Muslim mothers urge children to jihad

  Mark Yapching | Mon 20 Apr 2015 22:17 BST

  Radicalised Muslim women from the West are raising their children to fight in a jihad or "holy war" with the Islamic State.