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Texas College Football Player Murdered Transgender Woman He Dated, Say Police
Texas College Steers' football player Carlton Champion Jr., 21, was arrested and charged on Monday with the murder of Tyrone "Ty or Tyra" Lee Underwood, 24, a transgender woman found dead on a Texas street Jan. 26. Police verified Champion and Underwood had been dating within "a sexual relationship."
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Will Gary Johnson, New Libertarian 2016 Presidential Nominee, Get Other Party Votes?
Former Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson threw his name in the 2016 presidential race as a Libertarian candidate over Memorial Day weekend. Johnson ran in the 2012 presidential race as a Republican candidate before he switched to the Libertarian party. Online sources reference his religious designation as a "non-practicing Lutheran."
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Ben Carson on Independent Presidential Candidacy: 'America Like Cruise Ship to Go Off Niagara Falls'
Former GOP 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson spoke out Monday during a TV interview voicing he believes everyone involved in politics needs to stop and look at the big picture. "America right now is like a cruise ship that is about to go off of Niagara falls with tremendous carnage and death," he decried.
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Richard Dawkins: Atheist 'Ready to Convert to Religion If Evidence Backs It Up'
Atheist author and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently mentioned in an interview with readers on social networking site Reddit he could be ready to convert to a religion if shown evidence for why he should believe in such an option. However, Dawkins stated no one has been able to do that so far.
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'Finding Nemo' Sequel: 'Finding Dory' Movie May Contain First Lesbian Couple in Disney, Pixar Films
"Finding Dory," as the long-awaited animated sequel to Disney and Pixar's "Finding Nemo" 3-D movie in 2003, may be taking on the major topic of showing the first lesbian couple to appear in a Disney film, based on interpretations of the movie's new trailer. Many reactions to the possibility dotted the Internet during this Memorial Day weekend. The film is scheduled to be released on June 17, 2016.
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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.
