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NASA Discovers 'Closet Twin' Earth 2.0 Kepler-452b That Orbits Sun-like Star
Officials at NASA announced on Wednesday that a new planet similar to the composition of Earth has been discovered in outer space. The planet, Kepler 452b, is 60 percent bigger than Earth.
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Church Walk Scheduled Sunday in Memory of Sandra Bland; Legality of Traffic Stop by Officer Questioned
A church in Illinois has scheduled a walk on Sunday in memory of Sandra Bland, who died in police custody in Texas. Her traffic stop by Texas police officer is also receiving extra scrutiny.
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Back to School Sales 2015: Apple, Target, Walmart Offer Deals Despite ‘Slow Growth’ Projection
Many Americans are in the midst of making the best of the summer season, but for parents across the country, the sound of bells ringing from schools is approaching soon. Retailers have placed various deals in anticipation of the upcoming school year.
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Stranded Iraqi, Syrian Christians Look For Hope Outside Refugee Camps, Wanting to Leave Middle East
Christians from Iraq and Syria have fled to Kurdish-run refugee camps after the terror group known as ISIS overran many of their communities across the Middle East. Now they are trying to look for hope anywhere they can while languishing in the camps.
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Asia Bibi’s Death Sentence Suspended by Pakistan Supreme Court: 'Eyewitnesses Never Appeared'
Christian Asia Bibi had been the first woman to be sentenced to death under Pakistan’s harsh blasphemy laws. Now the country’s Supreme Court has suspended the sentence until a final decision is made on her appeal.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
