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Chinese Official: ‘Party members should be firm Marxist atheists’ and ‘stick to the party’s faith’

Meredee Berg - July 21, 2017

"Party members should be firm Marxist atheists, obey party rules and stick to the party's faith. They are not allowed to seek value and belief in religion."

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Suicide Is on the Rise and in the News—Ray Comfort’s ‘Exit’ Seeks to Confront

Megan Briggs - July 21, 2017

"Someone you know may be secretly considering their final exit.”

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Jen Hatmaker, et al Announce Cancelation of 2017 Belong Tour

Meredee Berg - July 18, 2017

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry about what this means for all of you who've set aside the weekend, bought tickets, made plans for childcare or hotels and time off work," Niequist said in a Facebook post to her fans.

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Lifeway Poised to Pull “The Message” From Shelves Over Eugene Peterson’s View of Homosexuality

Megan Briggs - July 13, 2017

The Southern Baptist-affiliated company has reached out to Peterson to confirm the views he expressed in the interview, which they deem counter to a "biblical view of marriage.” If confirmed, the company plans to pull all of Peterson’s work from their inventory, including best-selling "The Message Bible."

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UPDATE Eugene Peterson: Homosexuals Can ‘Have as Good a Spiritual Life as I Do’

Megan Briggs - July 12, 2017

"I wouldn’t have said this 20 years ago, but now I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.”

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Church of England Welcomes and Affirms Transgender Lifestyle: Some Bishops Say It’s ‘Not a Sin’

Megan Briggs - July 10, 2017

"As the world listens to us today, the world needs to hear us say that LGBTI orientation and identity is not a crime, not a sickness and not a sin,” the Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend Paul Bayes stated.

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Hobby Lobby Fined $3 Million for Acquiring Artifacts Smuggled From Iraq

Megan Briggs - July 6, 2017

"The Company was new to the world of acquiring these items, and did not fully appreciate the complexities of the acquisitions process. This resulted in some regrettable mistakes.”

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Francis Chan to Facebook Employees: Why I Asked God to Make Me Rich and Why I Left My Megachurch

Megan Briggs - July 4, 2017

“You’re at a disadvantage,” Francis Chan tells the group of Facebook employees. "There is a status working here. You’re cooler than your friends.”

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This Is Why Millennials Want to Work for Steven Furtick’s Elevation Church

Megan Briggs - June 30, 2017

For a second year, Steve Furtick's Elevation Church made Fortune's 100 Best Places to Work for Millennials list. It's pretty clear to see why.

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Peter Berger, Prominent Christian Sociologist and Professor, Dies at Age 88

Meredee Berg - June 29, 2017

Al Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, calls the late Berger "perhaps the most influential social thinker of our times."

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Man Drives Car Into Ten Commandments Monument at Arkansas Capitol Building

Megan Briggs - June 28, 2017

A man can be heard on the video saying, "Oh my goodness. Freedom!"

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The Highest Paid Player in NFL History Commits to Tithe His Salary (and Eat Chick-Fil-A)

Megan Briggs - June 27, 2017

“It’s very important for me for the kids out there that are watching this…for them to know that I never chase the money in this whole process… I try to be the best version of myself every single day.”

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Christian Organizations Labeled Hate Groups by Nonprofit Report Site GuideStar Due to ‘Anti-Gay’ Stance

Megan Briggs - June 26, 2017

After affixing a "hate group" label to nearly 50 organizations on its site, including some Christian ones, GuideStar has faced unprecedented pushback.

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Top 10 Books to Help Pastors Rekindle Their Passion for Ministry This Summer

Meredee Berg - June 23, 2017

It's summer. Time for rest and vacation. Also time to rekindle your passion for ministry with the help of these books.

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Russell Moore and Key Evangelical Leaders: Criminal Justice System Doesn’t Work, Let’s Fix It

Megan Briggs - June 21, 2017

“We have a criminal justice system that doesn't work and ought to be fixed,” ERLC President Russell Moore stated. Furthermore, evangelical Christians should “be the first to say so.”

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Church in North Carolina Gains Attention of UN Refugee Agency as They Set Aside Fears to Help Refugees

Megan Briggs - June 20, 2017

“We certainly heard folks concerned about whether these folks will be dangerous or whether refugees are coming to take over, to create Sharia law to take over our way of life and defeat us from the inside out,” Pastor Bigger explains.

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Muslims Hide Christians From ISIS-Affiliated-Militants in the Philippines

Megan Briggs - June 19, 2017

“We heard them shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ and asking neighbors about religion… If they could not answer questions about Quran verses, gunfire immediately followed.”

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President of Proverbs 31, Lysa TerKeurst, Ends Her Marriage of 25 Years Due to Infidelity and Substance Abuse

Megan Briggs - June 16, 2017

Lysa TerKeurst, the president of Proverbs 31 Ministries and a prolific author whose books have helped many women study the Bible, has made the difficult decision to "pursue a divorce."

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SBC Resolutions Committee Prodded to Bring Resolution Condemning Alt-Right, White Supremacy to a Vote—Passes Unanimously

Megan Briggs - June 14, 2017

“This resolution has a number on it,” Russell Moore said. "It’s resolution number 10. The white supremacy it opposes also has a number on it: It’s 666.”

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Southern Baptist Convention Loses Nearly 78K Members in 2016

Meredee Berg - June 13, 2017

The Southern Baptist Convention is experiencing its "lowest number of baptisms since 1946, the lowest membership since 1990 and the lowest worship attendance since 1996."

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