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Cruz Wins… Sen. Ted Cruz won the Values Voter Summit straw poll for the third year in a row on Saturday, a strong showing of support from evangelical voters for his 2016 presidential bid. The firebrand Texas senator won a whopping 35... Read More Pope Francis Advocates Religious Freedom, Inclusiveness in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA— Pope Francis addressed a crowd of thousands gathered at Independence Mall, using the nation’s birthplace as a jumping off point to expand upon his trip’s themes of religious freedom and inclusiveness. “It was here that the freedoms which define... Read More Bill Clinton accuses GOP, media of stoking email controversy President Bill Clinton dismissed the controversy surrounding his wife Hillary Clinton’s private email server as a meaningless distraction, comparing it to his administration’s “Whitewater” controversy. “This is just something that has been a regular feature of all our presidential campaigns,... Read More Philly Mayor Attempts to Hijack Papal Appearance to Tout LGBT Rights In a disturbing turn of events, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, a graduate of a Jesuit high school, reportedly used the appearance of Pope Francis in Philadelphia to push the gay agenda. Nutter had previously promised to ask the pope to... Read More Kim Davis, Kentucky clerk in gay marriage dispute, switches to the Republican Party The Democratic Kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs said Friday that she is switching to the Republican Party. Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, a longtime Democrat, told... Read More Germany says nearly a third of asylum seekers claiming to be Syrian from elsewhere BERLIN – German officials said Friday they estimate that almost a third of asylum-seekers who arrive in the country and claim to be Syrian are in fact from elsewhere. Germany has said it will temporarily refrain from sending Syrians back... Read More