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Fate of Houston’s First Presbyterian Church to be decided on Sunday

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By Florian Martin This Sunday, Houston’s First Presbyterian Church will vote on whether to break with the Presbyterian Church USA and join a more conservative denomination. The possible split would be part of a nationwide trend. Sunday’s vote concludes a year-long so-called discernment period, during which church members discussed the pros and cons of leaving…

Conservative Christian groups complain of targeting by U.S. tax agency

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By Timothy Fowler Christian groups are among perceived conservatives complaining of being targeted by the Internal Revenue Service, the government agency responsible for tax collection in the United States. President Barack Obama pledged that IRS employees who discriminated against groups such as the Tea Party will be held to account after an independent regulator strongly…

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