Samantha Kamman

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  Jun 27, 2022

  From praise to grief: How Christian denominations reacted to Supreme Court's abortion ruling

  Christian denominations reacted in various ways after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide in a Friday ruling upholding a Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. 

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  Jun 27, 2022

  Parents allowed to appeal after judge rules 12-year-old boy can be taken off life support

  The parents of a 12-year-old boy on life support in the United Kingdom are preparing for a Court of Appeal hearing this week as they seek to overturn a ruling from a lower court judge who determined doctors could discontinue their son's care. 

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  Jun 24, 2022

  'We will fight': Planned Parenthood protests as pro-life groups celebrate Supreme Court overturning 49 years of Roe

  Planned Parenthood has vowed to continue its fight and expand access to abortion state by state after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade Friday in a vote of 6-3 and returned abortion laws back to individual states to decide.

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  Jun 23, 2022

  'Concerning': Over 930,000 abortions in 2020, Guttmacher study finds

  Over 930,000 abortions occurred in the United States in 2020, representing an increase from three years earlier, according to a research organization with historic ties to Planned Parenthood.

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  Jun 22, 2022

  FBI investigating attacks against pro-life clinics as potential acts of domestic extremism

  The FBI is investigating the recent attacks and vandalism of pro-life pregnancy centers and churches as potential acts of domestic violence or extremism ahead of a Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

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  Jun 21, 2022

  Wooden cross is only thing left standing after historic church burns down: 'A sign from the Lord'

  A fire that broke out Friday burned down a historic Texas church and consumed nearly everything but a wooden cross, which a pastor sees as a sign that God is watching over his congregation as they begin the process of rebuilding.

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  Jun 21, 2022

  Quarter of US abortion clinics will close if Roe v. Wade is overturned, study predicts

  A new study released in anticipation of the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization purports that if the court overturns Roe v. Wade, the case that legalized abortion nationwide, nearly a quarter of abortion facilities throughout the country will close. 

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  Jun 20, 2022

  Alabama church gunman drank alcohol moments before opening fire, survivor says

  A survivor of the Thursday shooting during a Potluck dinner at an Episcopal church in Alabama that left three dead recalled that the suspected gunman sat alone and rejected invitations to socialize before the killing started.

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  Jun 11, 2022

  'Lion of Judah' statue celebrating Jewish-Christian ties dedicated in Jerusalem

  The “Lion of Judah” bronze statue, which celebrates Israel and the country’s friendship with American Christians, was dedicated at a ceremony in Jerusalem with prominent Christian and Jewish guests in attendance.

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  Jun 11, 2022

  Evangelical charity offering long-term solutions amid Africa's devastating drought

  A global Christian humanitarian organization is using its network of churches to assist Kenya during one of the most devastating droughts to hit East Africa in over half a century, the effects of which are compounded by challenges caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.