• Franklin Graham, Russell Moore Praise President Obama for Signing Religious Freedom Bill

  Evangelist Franklin Graham has applauded President Barack Obama for approving the Frank R. Wolf International Religious Freedom Act, a bill that should strengthen the United States' effort to combat persecution of Christians around the world.

  

• Lena Dunham Under Fire from Pro-Life Groups After Saying 'I Wish I'd Gotten Abortion'

  Actress Lena Dunham has come under fire from pro-life groups after saying she wished she'd gotten an abortion to "remove the stigma" surrounding the procedure.

  

• Heidi Montag Pratt: Worshiping Beauty a 'Scheme of the Devil', Urges Girls, 'Delight Yourself in the Lord'

  Six years after undergoing extensive plastic surgery, Heidi Montag Pratt has urged young girls not to follow her example, emphasizing that worshiping outer beauty is a "scheme" of the devil and the "opposite" of what God wants for His children.

• German school in Istanbul, Turkey 'Bans Christmas' - in Santa Claus' Hometown

  According to the BBC, Istanbul Lisesi, a high school that has existed for more than a century, has 35 German teachers, funded by the German government. Last week, the teachers received an email from the National Ministry of Education reading, "According to a decision by the Turkish authorities, from now on nothing is to be taught or celebrated about Christmas and the Christian festival in the classroom."

  

• Christian Group Slams National Geographic for Featuring 9 Y/O Transgender Child on Magazine Cover

  Conservative group American Family Association has criticized National Geographic after the magazine announced it will feature a 9-year-old transgender child on its January cover.