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Their Town Now Liberated, Iraqi Christians Talk of Life under ISIS (Christian Science Monitor) What about the Cultural Imbalance? (Gatestone Institute) Hundreds of Churches Offer Sanctuary to Undocumented Migrants after Election (The Guardian) Christian School Worker Disciplined for Views on Gay “Marriage” (BBC) Top 10 Secular Christmas Traditions and Their Origins (The Telegraph) Your 9-to-5

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Iraqi Christians Revisit Ghost Town Abandoned by ISIS (Reuters) 3 Muslim Testimonies for Christ (Charisma News) ISIS Destroys Trust between Neighbors by Pressuring Muslims to Betray Christians, Says Bishop (Christian Times) Pakistan: In Islamabad, a Mosque for Transgender Community (The Express Tribune) Trump’s Education Pick Has Strong Ties to Reformed Christian Community (The Washington Post)