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UK's Channel 5 Buys Right To Broadcast The Bible TV Series
The U.S. mini-series The Bible was a No. 1 show on all of Sunday night cable television in America since its first installment in February till Easter garnering more than 10 million viewers on The History Channel each weekend.
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Obama: Holy Land Visit Before Easter 'Brings Scripture to Life'
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden hosted Friday morning around 150 Christian leaders from across the country at a White House prayer breakfast. Obama shared his reflection on his recent trip to the Holy Land.
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Jesus Portrait Taken Down In Ohio Middle School After Legal Threats
A Jesus portrait that has hung in a southern Ohio middle school for more than 60 years, was taken down Wednesday, for fears of potential costs from a federal lawsuit filed by a student and two parents against its display.
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Pope Francis Easter Message (FULL TEXT)
In his Easter Sunday message, Pope Francis called for world peace, mentioning the Middle East, and particularly between Israelis and Palestinians; in Africa: Mali, Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic. Also in the Korean peninsula that disagreements be overcome and a renewed spirit of reconciliation grow. Pope Francis delivered the message in Italian from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. The following is the official English translation provided by the
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Pope's First Easter Message Calls for “Peace in the World”
On Easter Sunday 2013, Pope Francis delivered the first “Urbi et Orbi” message-- Latin for to the city and the world-- calling for peace in various conflicts around the world.
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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.
