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Transgender Military Ban: Christian Leaders Applaud Donald Trump's 'Courageous Decision'
July 26, 201: Conservative groups, including the Family Research Council and the American Family Association, have applauded President Donald Trump's decision, announced in a series of tweets Wednesday morning, to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military.
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Forty Years After Shooting Spree, 'Son of Sam' an Evangelical Christian, Doesn’t Want to Leave Prison
July 26, 2017: David Berkowitz, aka the "Son of Sam" killer, is now a born-again Christian who wants to remain behind bars as penance for his crimes and "reach out to young people to show them the consequences of [their] actions."
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Ken Ham Defends Atheist Richard Dawkins After Berkeley Station Cancels Event for 'Islamophobia'
July 26, 2017: Atheist Richard Dawkins has found an unlikely ally in his battle against KPFA, a public radio station in Berkeley, California, after it canceled the famed atheist's planned appearance over his "abusive" comments regarding Islam: Answers in Genesis President Ken Ham.
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Pastor and Wife Who Inspired 'All Saints' Movie Share How Myanmar Refugees Saved a Dying Church (Exclusive)
July 26, 2017: In an exclusive interview with The Gospel Herald, Rev. Michael Spurlock and his wife, Aimee, share their incredible story that inspired the upcoming film "All Saints".
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Charlie Gard Update: Parents Beg Doctors to Help Fulfill 'Final Wish' to Allow Terminally Ill Baby to Die at Home
July 26, 2017: The parents of Charlie Gard are begging doctors to help them convince a judge to fulfill their final promise to their son and take him home to die after dropping their legal battle to give the terminally ill British baby further treatment.
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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.
