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Tim Tebow Signs With New York Mets, New Book 'Shaken' Set for October Release
Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow traded a football for a baseball by signing a minor league contract with the New York Mets on Thursday (Sept. 8), the team announced in a news release. This son of missionaries will participate in the club's instructional league in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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Sex Change Started On Pre-Kindergarten Child in Australia
A 4-year-old Australian child has begun the process of having a sex change with financial assistance from the New South Wales Department of Education. The child hasn't yet started kindergarten, and many critics warn the child is way too young to make such a consequential life decision.

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Muslim Group Protests New York Town's 9/11 New Memorial
Members of a New York Muslim group called the Islamic Organization of the Southern Tier took offense to a new Owego, New York, memorial created to honor Americans who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. IOST representatives fired off a letter to Owego city leaders, communicating they believe words engraved in the granite memorial would encourage hatred toward Muslims.

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Pastor Fatally Shoots Other Pastor In Presumed Religious Argument in Chicago
Just as Chicago topped 500 homicides for this year, the city's Labor Day Monday began with the surprising violence of one retired minister fatally shooting another retired pastor, both of whom were residents of a Rainbow Beach senior suites. Police have the shooter in custody. Residents said they believe the two men were once again arguing about religion. Chicago was almost set to have the least violent holiday weekend of 2016 when over a 24-hour period between early Monday and Tuesday, more tha

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Mexico’s Religious Conservatives Seek Anti-LGBT Constitutional Amendment
An evangelical organization, For Life and Family, recently gathered 300,000 signatures in support of a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples from getting married in the country. The signatures were presented to the Chamber of Deputies after a march. The initiative also would add bans against abortion and sex education in schools into the constitution.

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Biopic ‘Hudson & Maria’ to Begin Filming in Malaysia This August, Recreating Iconic Missionary Faith Story
After 15 years of preparation, the historical biopic Hudson & Maria begins filming in Malaysia this August, telling the story of 19th-century missionaries who crossed cultural barriers to bring the Gospel to China.
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Freed After 266 Days: Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin Unexpectedly Released to Reunite with Family in US
Pastor Ezra Jin was unexpectedly released after 268 days of detention and flown to the U.S. for a family reunion, following high-level diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and China.
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Pastor Ezra Jin Speaks Out for First Time Since Release: ‘I’m Free. Now Pray for China!’
Released after 266 days of detention, Pastor Ezra Jin uses his Wall Street Journal op-ed to thank international supporters, advocate for imprisoned church members, and call for religious freedom in China.