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Bible News Roundup – Week of December 25, 2016

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“Christians Are the Most Persecuted Religious Group: 90,000 Killed for Their Faith in 2016”
CBN News

Biblical Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2016
CT
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Gov. Bevin Declares 2017 ‘Year of the Bible’ in Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader
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Bible Reading Marathon in Kentucky Starts on New Year’s Day
The Daily Independent

US Supreme Court Asked To Hear Groundbreaking Military Religious Freedom Case
The Daily Caller
Military.com: Marine Discharged Over Bible Verses Petitions Supreme Court

Georgia Teen’s Boyfriend Asked for a Bible for Christmas — Her Response is Going Viral
The Blaze
Seventeen: This Girl Spent Three Months Decorating Every Single Page of a Bible for Her Boyfriend
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Bibles for China Prepares to Increase Distribution of Scriptures in 2017
Mission Network News

Bible Society of Nigeria Launches 77 Nigerian Sign Language Bible Stories
Vanguard Newspapers

Bible Society of India to Develop Bible Apps in 16 Regional Indian Dialects
India Times
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This Israeli Farmer is Bringing Back Biblical Plants Like Frankincense and Myrrh
Toronto Star

US, Israeli Winners in World Bible Contest
Ynetnews

Biblical-Era Tel Dan Wall Collapses as Storms Hit Northern Israel
The Times of Israel
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5 Key Findings on Religion in the US
Gallup

Norway: Church to Become Separate from State Beginning Jan. 1
Christian Headlines

A Third of Britons Believe They Have a Guardian Angel
The Telegraph

Faith Slump in UK Accelerated During Unsettled 2016, Poll Finds
Premier

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