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NASA Spacecraft New Horizons Successfully Flyby Pluto; Achievement 'A Hallmark in Human History'
NASA spacecraft New Horizons has successfully gotten close to the dwarf planet known as Pluto on Tuesday. It is considered the last stop in human exploration of the solar system.
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Planned Parenthood Undercover Video: Senior Director Admits to Selling Baby Body Parts Obtained from Partial-Birth Abortions
A group calling itself The Center for Medical Progress has released a shocking undercover video of a Planned Parenthood doctor discussing how baby parts are harvested from abortions. The organization claimed that the procedure used to extract the parts is similar to partial-birth abortions, which are illegal under US federal law.
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Christians Have Spread News Stories That Turned Out to Be False; Solutions Offered to Prevent Such Actions
Like any other group in society, Christians have spread content on social media informing their networks on topics such as the decline of their religion or the latest law that could threaten their religious freedom. However, at least two of the stories have been proven to be fakes.
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Donald Trump Receives Threat from Escaped Mexican Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Guzman; Claims ‘I Will Win the Latino Vote’
Current Republican presidential candidate and real-estate tycoon Donald Trump has made controversial remarks about Mexico and illegal immigration, which have drawn disdain from many within the Latino community in the United States. Now he may have received a threat from a notorious Mexican drug lord for his remarks.
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U.S. Government Agency Looks at Real Value of $100 In Each State; 'Regional Price Parity' Exists
An agency within the United States government has issued data for prices in 2013. Nonprofit organization Tax Foundation took that data and showed the real value of $100 in each state; the same amount of money goes further in some parts of the U.S.
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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.
