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Lady Gaga Music Banned in China: Singer's Songs, Performance Get Banned after Meeting with Dalai Lama
Pop singer Lady Gaga has been added to China’s “banned celebrity list” after he notable meeting with the Dalai Lama. The country’s Communist party released instructions, preventing the ‘Bad Romance’ singer from performing in China.
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Harry Potter Movies: Daniel Radcliffe Is Not Rejecting The Idea Of Returning For Future ‘Potter’ Projects
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has not said his final goodbye to the role of Harry Potter in film or on stage.
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Jill Duggar News: Derick Dillard's Wife Opens Up about Pregnancy Rumors and Adoption Plans
As fans have become more than familiar with the couples in the Duggar family, there have been speculations that Jill Duggar-Dillard and husband Derick are planning to expand their family further.
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'Game of Thrones' Season 7: Only 15 Episodes Left As Jon and Sansa Fight Over Power, Evil Queen Cersei Takes Throne
The final episode of ‘Game of Thrones’ season six brought on an exhilarating air over its audience as a number of major fan theories were confirmed. HBO executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss discussed the story behind the trending episode, ‘The Winds of Winter,’ and the possibilities for its characters in season seven.
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iPhone 7 Specs: Leaked Rear Case Images Suggest Larger Cameras For Apple’s New Smartphones
As fans of Apple look forward to the yearly iPhone event in September, new leaked images of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus/Pro have surfaced. The photos indicate that the upcoming smartphone, at 4.7 inches, will come with a larger rear camera that protrudes from the body. Its 5.5-inch counterpart will have an enhanced dual-lens camera.
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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.
