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Full Text of Obama's Presidential Proclamation on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2015
President Obama has issued a Presidential Proclamation for the Martin Luther King, Jr. 2015 federal holiday, calling upon the citizens of United States to remember the life of the Civil Rights Movement leader and author of the famous "I Have a Dream" speech and to "put aside our narrow ambitions, lift up one another, and march a little closer to the Nation Dr. King envisioned."
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Jackie Chan's Son Jaycee Sentenced to Six Months In Prison for Drug Offences
Jackie Chan's son Jaycee has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty in a Beijing court to "sheltering others to take drugs" and was fined $322.
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Lockdown Lifted: Contra Costa Regional Medical Center Resume Operation after Police Clears Gunfire Report
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the Martinez Health Center have resumed normal operation after a precautionary lockdown from a gunfire report on Tuesday morning, according to an update posted on the hospital's Facebook page.
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U.S. Christian Relief Ministry Needs 'Massive' Help In Sending Shelter Homes to 1.8 Million Iraqi Refugees Before Winter
Described by some as biggest humanitarian crisis in history, over 1.8 million refugees in Iraq and are without shelters as winter settles in. Crisis Response International, a Nashville-based ministry, is responding by sending shelter homes, but urges for more help from the global Christian communities.
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Prayer for Police Campaign Launches in Wake of Slain NYPD Officers; Candle Light Vigils Held Nationwide
An African-American pastor has launched a prayer campaign for police officers around the nation in wake of the murders of two NYPD cops. Emergency responders and civilians across the nation held memorials and candle light vigils for the slain officers.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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Trump Faith Office cites Psalm 34:18 as Texans pray amid deadly flooding
Central Texas is grappling with devastating flooding that has claimed at least 82 lives and left more than 40 people missing.