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Update: Conservative Leaders Ask Gov. Perry to Spare Life of Severely Mentally Ill Man

MANASSAS, Va., -- UPDATE: Conservative leader Gary Bauer of American Values was added to the list. A link to the full text of the letter to Gov. Perry was also added.

Attorneys Defend the Nativity: Expression of Faith on Public Property Constitutional

CHICAGO, -- Never fear, the attorneys are here to separate fact from fiction surrounding private citizens' right to freely express religious faith in the public square. Nativity scenes will appear in nine State Capitols this Christmas - five of them due to the work of the Chicago-based Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm.

A Thanksgiving Place Setting for Pastor Saeed will be Set Up in Front of the White House on Thanksgiving Morning

WASHINGTON, -- Participants to peacefully risk arrest standing in solidarity with Pastor Saeed and the persecuted church and also pray for Christians around the world who are facing violence daily.

Victory for Religious Freedom in Colorado

COLORADO SPRINGS, -- Earlier today, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the right of Colorado Governors to issue proclamations calling for state days of prayer, upholding an earlier ruling by the Colorado District Court, and overturning a subsequent ruling by the Colorado Court of Appeals.

Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Keep Duggars on TLC

Benham Brothers, Steven Crowder, other conservative leaders throw support behind Duggars

Marine Dad Banned from School Property; Daughter Gets Failing Grade for Refusing Islamic Indoctrination

The Thomas More Law Center Steps In

Black Friday Becomes Bless Friday - From the Pacific Coast to the Gulf Stream Waters

HOUSTON, -- Since 2010, Houston area churches have provided an alternative to frenzied Christmas shopping on the day after Thanksgiving. Continuing this tradition, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church (MDPC), Beacon of Light Christian Center, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, St. Francis Episcopal Church, West University Baptist Church, Crosspoint Church and The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church, are each scheduling community service projects on Friday, November 28. Also, this year the Christian community in Seattle can join parishioners from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church who will be helping the homeless at the St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle food bank. These churches ask families and individuals to celebrate Bless Friday® as an alternative to Black Friday.

Working Together for Men and Boys -- Building a Better World for Our Children

CANBERRA, Australia, - International Men's Day is celebrated on 19 November every year in cooperation with Universal Children's Day which is held on the 20 November. This forms a wonderful 48 hour celebration of men, families and children, which last year was celebrated in over 70 countries.

Second Grade Student Asks that Federal Court Protect His Religious Speech this Christmas Season

WEST COVINA, Calif., -- Advocates for Faith & Freedom has filed a request for a preliminary injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Wednesday, November 12th 2014. The injunction, if granted, will prohibit the West Covina Unified School District from stopping seven-year-old Isaiah Martinez from passing out candy canes to his classmates with the candy cane legend attached during the Christmas season.

'They Will Kill Your Baby in Your Face' -- Chinese Activist Chen Guangcheng

WASHINGTON, -- "In today's China, under the communist rule, the government can put their hand into your body, grab your baby out of your womb, and kill your baby in your face." These were the words of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Chen Guangcheng. Jailed, tortured and denied medical treatment for years in China, Chen exposed the rampant use of forced abortion and involuntary sterilization in the coercive enforcement of China's notorious One Child Policy.

Black Christians Must Stop Voting Democrat 'Vote for Candidates Who Share Your Values

Even if They Are Republicans'

Houston Mayor Withdraws Subpoenas of Pastors

HOUSTON, -- Today Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced she has directed her legal team to drop the subpoenas of city pastors who opposed a pro-gay city ordinance. The decision comes one day after an emergency delegation of seven pastors from across the country met privately with the mayor for an hour. The meeting followed a prayer vigil held by the group in front of Houston City Hall.

CFF's President Still Waiting for the Green Light to March in the 2015 St. Patrick's Day Parade

The Children First Foundation

Las Vegas Gambles with Student Privacy

SACRAMENTO, -- Las Vegas has long boasted of its commitment to confidentiality with its trademark phrase "What happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas." Now its Clark County public schools appear poised to stretch the definition of confidentiality to encompass whether a student is a boy or a girl.

'No Gay Civil Rights, We are Ready to Go to Jail' Say Michigan Pastors at Capital Press Conference

"I don't know of another example of pastors' sermons being subpoenaed, except for in Nazi Germany and Communist Russia

We Will Not Comply: California Forces Churches to Directly Fund Abortions

SACRAMENTO, Calif., -- To the dismay of California's people of faith, the California Department of Managed Health Care has reclassified abortion as a "basic health service" under the Affordable Care Act and ordered all insurance plans in the state to begin covering surgical abortions immediately. Even churches are not exempt from funding abortions.

Twitter Blocks New Faith Driven Consumer Campaign Supporting Subpoenaed Houston Pastors Minutes After Launch

RALEIGH, N.C., -- Faith Driven Consumer™, the group that emerged on the national stage last year with its #IStandWithPhil campaign that played a leading role in Phil Robertson's return to Duck Dynasty, continues to serve as an advocate for more than 41 million consumers who spend $2 trillion annually.

Former Virginia Lt. Governor Nominee Launches National Movement to Protect Rights of Christians

NORFOLK, Va., -- Bishop E.W. Jackson, Harvard educated Attorney, Minister and last year's Virginia Republican Nominee for Lt. Governor has launched a national movement to protect Christians from "growing hostility, discrimination and anti-Christian bigotry." He has produced a video addressing the issue:

Developing Ebola Vaccines Use Aborted Fetal Cell Lines - Moral Options Exist

LARGO, Fla., -- Children of God for Life announced today that several Ebola vaccines in development for use worldwide are made using aborted fetal cell lines despite the fact that moral alternatives are reported as equally effective.

Operation: Let My People Go, The March is Not Over

JACKSON, Miss., -- "Mississippi stands on the verge of making history, the first abortion-free state in America. We are excited to help hasten the day. In 'Operation: Let My People Go' we will join our black brethren to confront the last remaining death camp in Mississippi and beyond. The racial root of abortion that has led to black genocide must be addressed. Since our black brethren are a target of this monstrosity, they hold a powerful key to defeat it." Rev. Rusty Lee Thomas,