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God Bless the USA: A Cappella Band 'Home Free' Covers Lee Greenwood Patriotic Song
In a new music video filmed in front of Mount Rushmore and released for this Fourth of July weekend, the a cappella group called "Home Free" delivered a moving version of Lee Greenwood's patriot 1984 hit entitled "God Bless The USA." Home Free is trending on Facebook, and had nearly 780,000 YouTube views at the time this article was published.
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TV Cartoons 'Forcing Kids to Be Gay,' Believes Rapper Lil Boosie Badazz
Lil Boosie, aka Boosie Badazz, believes the entertainment industry is trying to force children to be homosexual by introducing them to more gay characters on television. Badazz said Thursday on VLAD-TV he doesn't hate LGBTQ people, but "gay stuff is everywhere," and that almost half the population would be gay in 10 years.
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Miss Teen USA Replaces Swimsuit Contest, Rebrands After Former Donald Trump Ownership
Miss Universe Organization representatives announced Wednesday the swimsuit competition no longer would be a part of future Miss Teen USA contests. Miss Teen USA represents females from 15 to 19 years old.
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Christian Rock Group, Skillet, Debuts New 'Feel Invincible' Music Video
A "deep-rooted belief in God" fuels the force of Christian rock band Skillet's lead singer John Cooper. The four American rockers from Memphis, Tenn., released on Wednesday a new music video for their new song "Feel Invincible." The group's colossal, previous hit "Monster" sold 2 million copies.
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Prayers Sought for Virginia Toddler With Brain Injury While Hospital Seeks To End Life Support
A Virginia family is fighting for the life of their 2-year-old daughter after staffers of the Richmond hospital at which the girl has been on a ventilator said she probably is brain dead, cannot recover and should be taken off of life support, according to Christian Newswire.
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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.