AR-15s are biblical ‘rod of iron’ at Pennsylvania church

Trump, Congress pay respects to Billy Graham as he lies in honor at the Capitol
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Crowds line up to bid Graham farewell at U.S. Capitol
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AR-15s are biblical ‘rod of iron’ at Pennsylvania church
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Trump's abortion policy sheds light on ad hoc decision-making
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Appeals court won't reconsider Tennessee abortion measure decision
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Mennonite investigator who won’t testify goes back to jail
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Alaska's congressman suggests more Jews would have survived the Holocaust if they were armed
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International Headlines

Polish law criminalizing some Holocaust speech takes effect
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Britain presses U.S. to avoid death penalty for ISIS suspects
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Vatican studying ways to speed up sexual abuse cases
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Vatican magazine denounces nuns’ servitude
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Ethiopian Jews threaten mass hunger strike over Israel move
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Bill banning circumcisions in Iceland alarms religious groups
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Dapchi kidnappings: Nigeria families' heartbreak and despair
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Marine Le Pen charged for posting violent ISIS images on Twitter
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Australia’s Sydney Harbor Bridge sees first same sex wedding
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Analysis & Commentary

Billy Graham rightfully lies in honor at the Capitol
Religion News Service
Protestantism was born in Germany, but it was Billy Graham who brought evangelicalism there
The Washington Post *
Saying a prayer I don't believe in
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