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Tennessee Couple Crashes Into Pole at 85 MPH, 'God Took the Wheel'
It was “only by the grace of God” that Arika Stovall and her boyfriend, Hunter Hanks, survived a crash that should have killed them. After the truck Hanks was driving at 85 miles per hour hit a pole this Sunday, the Tennessee and Florida couple said the accident, “should have chopped their bodies in half.” But a 3-seconds drift occurred. In that 3 seconds, "God helped Hunter take the wheel and place his truck exactly in the center of the pole, so that we both went untouched, a feat, 'that just d
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'The Bachelor' Ben Higgins Is Christian 'Prince Charming,' Has Heart For Jesus
The 20th season of ABC's reality show "The Bachelor" premiered this week, and hopes are high regarding the show's current love interest, Ben Higgins — a heart-broken, previous fan favorite who hails from Warsaw, Ind. The Bachelor community includes quite a diverse range of fans of all ages, and this season, Christians are rooting for Higgins to take the high moral ground and continue setting good examples as he started his romantic journey with 28 women.
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Same-Sex Marriage Licenses Halted by Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court landmark ruling last June that legalized gay marriage, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court ordered the state's probate judges Wednesday not to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, based on legal analysis about ministerial duties still being debated in Alabama. Gay marriage activists and legal experts are attacking the order, arguing same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. Many Christians are voicing support of Moore's stanc
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Nuns Beg Supreme Court to Not Make Them 'Pick Between Faith And The Poor' via Contraceptive Mandate
A group of Catholic nuns who care for the elderly poor, the Little Sisters of the Poor, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to protect them from $70 million in government fines for refusing to violate their Catholic faith. Religious sisters should not be forced to choose between caring for the poor and obeying their conscience, the nuns stated in a legal brief, adding that this choice is what the government is demanding of them through the federal contraception mandate.
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Donald Trump to Woo Evangelicals at Liberty University, Connect with Jerry Falwell Jr.
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump plans to address thousands of young evangelicals on Jan. 18 at Liberty University’s first 2016 convocation as students return to campus. This convocation is North America's largest weekly gathering of Christian students, and each year it plays host to more than 80 guest speakers of national significance from every sphere of society, according to the university.
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Thanksgiving Fair and Luncheon Hosted by River of Life Foundation, ROLCC New Wave English Ministry, and Santa Clara Mayor’s Office
Santa Clara, CA – November 1, 2024 – The River of Life Foundation, in collaboration with River of Life Christian Church’s New Wave English Ministry and the Santa Clara City Mayor's Office, is proud to announce the Annual Thanks Giving Fair and Luncheon scheduled for Saturday, November 16th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the River of Life Christian Church’s campus
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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