Stephanie Samuel

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  May 9, 2011

  Chinese House Churches Petition for Religious Freedom

  Despite the pressure traditionally put on unregistered "house churches," clergy from dozens of these churches are petitioning China's legislature to guarantee the religious freedom of Shouwang Church. Many of the church's members were arrested last month while trying to hold worship services outside.

• May 7, 2011

  Deportation of Immigrant in Same-Sex Marriage Suspended

  A gay Venezuelan man married to an American man will temporarily not be deported after an immigration judge ruled Friday to suspend his deportation based on the recent intervention of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. in a similar same-sex marriage immigration case.

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  May 6, 2011

  Cain Wins Big in Fox News GOP Debate in the Absence of Big Names

  Though the first GOP debate garnered a less than impressive showing of contenders, one unlikely candidate came out on top. Herman Cain was the star of the Fox News network's television debate Thursday night.

• May 6, 2011

  Joni Eareckson Tada Encourages Optimism in Face of Trials

  Joni Eareckson Tada, who has resumed travel since her cancer went into remission, sympathized with struggling Americans and wounded soldiers, offering them words of encouragement during her Thursday speech at the National Day of Prayer.

• May 6, 2011

  Ken Ham: Christian Colleges Compromising Creationism, Bible's Authority

  Answers in Genesis President/CEO Ken Ham has new research showing that Christian institutions of higher learning have gone too far gone down the pathway of secularism and they need to be either totally overhauled or scrapped in favor of new biblically-sound schools.

• May 5, 2011

  National Day of Prayer Speakers Praise Reagan, Pray for Reform

  In the National Day of Prayer observance Thursday on Capitol Hill, speakers heralded the testimony of the late Ronald Regan and prayed for spiritual reform in both the executive and judicial branches.

• May 5, 2011

  Skeptics Challenge Day of Prayer With Day of Reason

  Local religious skeptics, determined to undermine the May 5 celebration of the National Day of Prayer, have established a day of their own – the National Day of Reason.

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  May 5, 2011

  Evangelical Uses Osama bin Laden's Death to Expose God's View on Justice, Hell

  After watching President Obama announce the killing of the world’s most wanted terrorist, Christopher Morgan, associate dean of the School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University, reflected on some deeper issues such as the justice of God.

• May 4, 2011

  Denominations, Church Affiliation Won't Matter in Heaven, Says Author

  While Christianity offers a wide range of churches and denominations to align with, one theology professor is urging believers to transcend those separations and go straight to the source – Scripture – in order their deepen faith and trust in God.

• May 3, 2011

  Students Sue NY School District for Rejecting Christian Club

  A Christian group is suing a New York school district for a spot on a local high school's list of student clubs. The Fronline Club was denied official recognition by the principal who said she doesn't want a Christian club on campus.