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In the World — May 18, 2014

By Christy Barritt   German Homeschool Family Permitted to Stay in U.S. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted a German homeschooling family permission to stay in the U.S. indefinitely. The Romeike family fled to the U.S. in 2008 and were granted asylum after being threatened with jail time and having their children taken […]

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In the World — May 11, 2014

By Christy Barritt   FDA Considers Allowing Three-Parent Babies In February, a U.S. advisory board within the Food and Drug Administration met to discuss the possibility of allowing babies to be created from the DNA of three people. Officials said their goal in pursuing this technology was to prevent major genetic diseases from being passed […]

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In the World — May 4, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Developer Treats 50 Homeless to Elegant Dinner An Ohio developer recently treated a group of 50 homeless people to a four-course meal. Joel Testa did not want presents for his 42nd birthday. He only wanted his friends and family to donate money to help homeless citizens in his city. “Homelessness can […]

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In the World — April 27, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Christian Singles and Sex  In a continuation from last week’s news item about dating trends in 2014, a new survey has shown that a majority of single Christians are rejecting what they’ve learned in church and are choosing instead to have sex before they are married. The survey was done by […]

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In the World — April 20, 2014

By Christy Barritt   Dating Preferences in 2014 The “2014 State of Dating in America” report was released in January. The study, done by the online dating communities Christian Mingle and JDate, highlighted some interesting new insights into modern dating. Their findings showed that poor hygiene was the number one deal breaker for both men […]