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Vikings' Adrian Peterson Keeps Moving Forward Despite Feeling 'Pains of Life'
NFL's reigning MVP player Adrian Peterson, who is an outspoken Christian, never wavered in his decision to play Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers even after finding out the death of his son, who died Friday afternoon after suffering multiple head injuries from a severe beating by a man dating the boy's mother.
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Nobel Peace Prize 2013 Highlights Syria, Awarded to Chemical Arms Watchdog OPCW
The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded Friday to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), the international watchdog helping to destroy Syria army's chemical weapons.
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Government Shutdown 2013: Obama Would Negotiate If Republicans Raise Debt-Ceiling to Avoid Default
President Obama addressed on Tuesday the continuing government shutdown for the eighth day and the looming deadline for U.S. government default at a White House press conference . He then answered reporters' questions on his course of action should the government do go into default, the foreign creditors' viewpoints, and any last resort of constitutional measure.
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Obama Press Conference Live Stream: President Address Government Shutdown, Q&A (Video)
The United States government has been partially shut down for the eighth day. President Obama is set to make a statement about the crisis and answer questions from reporters at the White House at 2 p.m. ET Tuesday. The press conference will be broadcasted through live stream here.
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Saddelback Church Hong Kong Launches With Over 800 Participants, Rick Warren and Locals Rejoice
Saddleback Church Hong Kong campus launched on Sunday, attracting a total of 832 adult and children for the first Sunday Service and Saddleback Kids.
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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.
