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Hilarious Video of Kids Narrating the Christmas Story Goes Viral — Again
What do you get when a bunch of kids give their own take of the Christmas story while adults act out the details? A hilariously adorable video that has been viewed 22 million times and shared almost 600,000 times to date.
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Indonesia Protest: 200,000 Call for Arrest of Christian Governor Ahok Over Alleged Blasphemy
At least 200,000 conservative Muslims gathered in Indonesia in a show of force to call for the arrest of Jakarta's Christian governor over accusations of blasphemy.
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Jakarta Governor Ahok Asks for Prayers as He Faces Trial for Blasphemy
Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, was emotional and spoke softly as he asked people to pray for him while he goes on trial for blasphemy.
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Colombia Plane Crash: Foursquare Church Grieves Loss of Local Leaders, Members on Flight
The Foursquare Church community is grieving the loss of eight members who died in the Colombia plane crash on Monday that took the lives of almost everyone on board, sparing only six survivors.
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Electoral College Recount Update: Voters Seek Deadlock to Block Trump, Others Receive Death Threat to Change Vote to Hillary
A group of Electoral College voters from Colorado formed a nonprofit organization that seeks to fund campaigns in an attempt to stop Donald Trump from becoming president.
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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.
