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OK Senators Want Student Bathrooms and Showers Based On Religion, Obama Impeachment
Oklahoma lawmakers on Friday proposed a new bill that would allow students to request their school buildings provide bathrooms, showers and locker rooms based on religious grounds, not just on self-assigned sex -- essentially rooms to disallow transgender people. The same Republican legislators introduced a resolution Thursday to urge the state's congressional delegates to start an impeachment of President Barack Obama over the White House's recent directive to allow transgender students to use

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Jesus' Childhood Portrayed in 'The Young Messiah' Movie For Home Viewing
A movie about the struggles of Jesus' childhood and the issues that surfaced for his family will be available for home viewing through a movie entitled The Young Messiah. Released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, the movie will be available for purchases on digital HD as of May 24, and on DVD and Blu-Ray as of June 14.
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3,000 Children In Palestinian Refugee Camp Surrounded, Bombed by Syrian Government
An estimated 3,000 children are among the 12,000 civilians in a town near Damascus enclosed by Syrian regime forces. Save the Children spokespeople said the rebel-controlled Khan Eshieh area was completely surrounded, with the one entrance and exit closed by heavy shelling and snipers. The last road to the nearby town of Zakia, known locally as "the Death Road" due to the high risk of travelling on it, was the way the refugees were getting food, medicine and supplies.

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Rep. Joseph Kennedy III Seeks to Prevent Religious Discrimination Via Do No Harm Act
Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, grandson of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy, and other Democratic lawmakers this week introduced a new bill to amend the law to stop federal legal claims and state laws that go beyond protecting religious freedom and instead tread on others' constitutional and statutory rights. Backers of the "Do No Harm Act," say the federal "Religious Freedom Restoration Act" was born of good intentions, but went terribly wrong.

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Prayers for 'Kylie, God's little Warrior' Lifted Up Worldwide By Christians in 47 Countries
When Kylie Rowand was only 19 months old, she was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk neuroblastoma. When her parents, Bree and Luke Rowand, were told their she had cancer on Dec. 30, 2013, they created a Facebook Page, Prayers for Kylie, God's little Warrior, to share their daughter's progress and journey. It evolved into a movement of nearly 112,000 people in 47 countries donating money and praying for baby Kylie, who fought for her life in California.

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[10th CCOWE] Edmund Chan: The Greatest Crisis Facing the Church Is Putting 'Mission Ahead of the Mandate'
Rev. Edmund Chan urged the global Church to prioritize inner spiritual formation ("Mandate") over external ministry ("Mission") to faithfully fulfill the Great Commission.
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[10th CCOWE] Rev. Wayne Chen: When Everything Is 'Mission,' the Church Loses Its Way
Rev. Wayne Chen calls on the Chinese church to move beyond the false dichotomy between "evangelism" and "social concern," urging a return to the cross-centered Gospel as the core—trusting that the Gospel is inherently holistic and that it alone drives the church into the world without losing its focal direction.
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[10th CCOWE] Clement Chia and Chuang Yu-ming Dialogue: 'What Kind of Christian Does the World Need?'
Revs. Chia and Chuang called the Church to return to the full, embodied Gospel of Christ the King—beyond moralism—so that believers' transformed lives visibly demonstrate God's Kingdom.
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MyFaithTV Founders Step Down, File for Divorce After 34 Years of Marriage
André and Jenny Roebert, founders of the global Christian network MyFaithTV, are divorcing after 34 years, with Jenny citing biblical principles and severe family harm, as legal proceedings over assets and ministry leadership begin.
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[10th CCOWE] Hong Kong International Churches See 37% Surge as Youth Seek Cultural Shift
The surge in English-speaking international churches in Hong Kong—driven by returnees and youth seeking cultural relevance—contrasts with declining Cantonese congregations, not because the gospel changes, but because church culture must evolve to foster belonging, relational warmth, and intergenerational empowerment.