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Christian Newspaper ‘The Christ Weekly’ Debuts Manga Strip in Japan
In a country famously known for its adherence to a combination of secular, Buddhist and Shinto values, a Christian newspaper in Japan has introduced a new comic strip to teach readers about Christian values.
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South Carolina Shooting Update: North Charleston Historically Sided with Police, Plans to Use Body Cameras
The police shooting of an unarmed black man in North Charleston, S.C., would probably go down as another justified fatal encounter by U.S. law enforcement had a bystander failed to capture the incident on video. Now that incident has brought to light a city that historically took the side of its police officers in similar cases.
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Tsarnaev Trail Update: Guilty on All 30 Charges on Boston Bombing; Fate to be Decided Next Week
A federal jury has found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty on all 30 counts in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, opening the possibility that he could be sentenced to the death penalty.
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In Unusual Move, ISIS Releases 200 Yazidis, Mostly Children and Elderly, from Its Custody
The terror group known as ISIS has been infamous for oppressing Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and Syria. However, Kurdish officials reported that ISIS has released more than 200 Yazidis from its custody on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis to World: Don’t ‘Turn a Blind Eye’ to Persecuted Christians
Pope Francis urged world leaders from his address on Monday to not “turn a blind eye” to persecuted Christians. He made the remarks from St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
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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.
