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Tennessee High School Student Suspended for Saying 'Bless You,' Rebuked by Teacher for Using 'Godly Speaking' In Her Classroom
Kendra Turner was kicked out of her high school classroom in Dyersburg, Tennessee after responding to a classmate’s sneeze with “Bless you.”
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Pastor Bill Devlin Plans to Meet with ISIS, Challenges Christians To Aid Persecuted Church
In a recent interview with The Christian Post, New York City pastor Bill Devlin challenged followers of Christ to minister to the persecuted church. He plans to visit Mosul and to meet with leadership of ISIS in an attempt to help stop the persecution of Christians in Iraq.
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'Duck Dynasty's Willie and Korie Robertson Talk Faith, ‘God's Not Dead’ Movie Success
“Duck Dynasty” stars Willie and Korie Robertson were recently interviewed by Fox and Friends about displaying their faith in the entertainment industry and the success of “God’s Not Dead,” the first film that they have played a minor role in.
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Missing Amish Girls in New York Escape Abductors, Show Up At Doorstep
The two missing Amish girls who had been allegedly abducted in upstate New York have returned home safely. The girls were taken Wednesday evening while assisting customers at their family's roadside vegetable stand, and were driven home Thursday night.
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Pope Francis Greets Chinese President, North Korea Launches Missile As Catholic Pontiff Lands In South Korea
North Korea fired three rockets into the water Thursday, less than an hour before Pope Francis landed in South Korea where he will spend the first five days of his Asian tour. The Pope plans to speak at the Asian Catholic youth festival in Daejeon, South Korea, and to encourage the North and the South to pursue reconciliation while he is there. Pope Francis is the first Pontiff in decades who has been permitted to fly over Chinese airspace, and he reportedly greeted the country’s president on hi
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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.
