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California's aid-in-dying bill withdrawn amid opposition from religious groups

Authors of the controversial aid-in-dying bill in California withdrew it from a scheduled key committee hearing on July 7 after it failed to garner enough support and amid opposition from religious groups including the Catholic church.

Sadie Robertson stars in \'God\'s Not Dead 2:  He\'s Surely Alive\'; Easter 2016 showing set
Sadie Robertson stars in 'God's Not Dead 2: He's Surely Alive'; Easter 2016 showing set

"Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson will be starring in the film "God's Not Dead 2: He's Surely Alive," which is the sequel of the highly successful 2014 film entitled "God's Not Dead."

France: Jihadi chief jailed, had list of Jewish targets
France: Jihadi chief jailed, had list of Jewish targets

The leader of a banned French group was sentenced to nine years in jail on Friday on terrorism charges after police raids found weapons and a list of Jewish targets in his personal files.

NASCAR driver Robert Bakke shares how work and prayer make miracles happen
NASCAR driver Robert Bakke shares how work and prayer make miracles happen

America needs God and prayer, says NASCAR diver Robert Bakke, and in his new book entitled "Prayer at Full Throttle: How Performance-Based Prayer Makes Miracles Happen," he shares his insights on fame and money, and inspires Christians to work hard since the "road that leads to miracles is paved with your personal performance."

Duggar family bids emotional goodbye to Jill, Derick Dillard and son Israel David
Duggar family bids emotional goodbye to Jill, Derick Dillard and son Israel David

Goodbyes are both sweet and heartbreaking, and the Duggar family's farewell to daughter Jill, her husband Derick Dillard and their infant son Israel David as they embark on a new ministry overseas are both those things and more.

Why African Christians want Obama to keep quiet about gay rights
Why African Christians want Obama to keep quiet about gay rights

Lucinda Borkett-Jones looks at how cultural shifts in America are playing among African Christians.

Greece debt crisis: Tsipras wins backing for bailout reform plan
Greece debt crisis: Tsipras wins backing for bailout reform plan

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reform proposals aimed at obtaining a new international bailout

Jeremy Lin inks 2-year deal with Charlotte Hornets, thanks God for being good to him

Christian NBA star Jeremy Lin has just inked a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets, and will start playing for the team in the upcoming 2015-2016 NBA season.

Actress Candace Cameron Bure defends Christian bakery owners vs lesbian couple
Actress Candace Cameron Bure defends Christian bakery owners vs lesbian couple

"Full House" actress Candace Cameron Bure has come to the defense of the defamed Christian couple who owns the Oregon bakery that refused to provide a wedding cake for a lesbian couple who planned on getting married.

Time running out for 2 pastors facing death penalty in Sudan as their trial approaches
Time running out for 2 pastors facing death penalty in Sudan as their trial approaches

Pastors Michael and Peter, who are currently incarcerated in a Sudan prison because of their Christian faith are in grave danger now that their judge has found sufficient evidence to formally charge both pastors, with two of those charges carrying potential death sentences.

Another illegal alien accused of murdering young mother and her son in Washington
Another illegal alien accused of murdering young mother and her son in Washington

A Washington superior court has set a bail of $1 million for a 25-year-old man charged with first-degree murders in the killing of an 17-year-old and her son in Franklin County, Washington.

Tim Tebow builds another playroom for children undergoing treatment in hospital
Tim Tebow builds another playroom for children undergoing treatment in hospital

Christian football player Tim Tebow is really passionate about helping out kids in need, and this is why the Tim Tebow Foundation has just finished working on Timmy's Playroom, the newest playplace at the Covenant Children's Hospital.

Trailer for Ray Comfort\'s \'Audacity\' film  back again on YouTube after its removal
Trailer for Ray Comfort's 'Audacity' film back again on YouTube after its removal

Evangelist Ray Comfort's newest film "Audacity," which tackles homosexuality and same-sex marriage has a new trailer out on YouTube; but after receiving 130,000 views, the video was pulled down.

South Carolina governor signs law to take down \'symbol of hate\' Confederate flag
South Carolina governor signs law to take down 'symbol of hate' Confederate flag

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed on Thursday a bill into law that will remove the Confederate flag from the State House grounds hours after the House of Representatives passed the legislation in an emotional debate.

This bus saves babies as it offers prayers, services to mothers thinking of abortion
This bus saves babies as it offers prayers, services to mothers thinking of abortion

Through prayers and free ultrasound, a bus in Houston, Texas has been helping pregnant women rethink their choices right in front of an abortion clinic, thus saving lives of many unborn children in the process.

Spanish High Court protects pharmacists\'  conscience right not to sell contraceptives
Spanish High Court protects pharmacists' conscience right not to sell contraceptives

Spain's Constitutional Court has ruled that requiring pharmacists to sell morning-after pills can be against their belief, protecting the conscience rights of pharmacists.