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‘The Chosen’ Director Jokes Jesus Told Lazarus, ‘I’m About To Quote the Book of Mormon’; Critics Respond
Dallas Jenkins, director for "The Chosen," antagonized critics by posting a comment on social media referencing Mormonism following a new episode that aired on Christmas.
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The Top 20 News Articles on ChurchLeaders in 2022
As we look back on our most popular articles of 2022, as always there is tragedy, but there is also hope. Controversy, loss, growth and honor are just a few of the words that characterize the events that have taken place among American church leaders throughout the past year.
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‘The Child Born in Bethlehem ’—Biden Criticized for Not Mentioning Jesus by Name in Christmas Address
Most criticism of President Joe Biden's Christmas address has been focused not on what he said but rather on what he didn’t say.
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Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill Christians With Machetes While Farming in Nigeria
Fulani herdsmen on Dec. 17 killed three Christians as they worked on their farm in Benue state, Nigeria, sources said.
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In Haiti, a Crisis of Violence, Chaos, and Cholera Goes Largely Ignored by Outside World
The violence in Haiti made headlines in 2021, after the president’s assassination and the kidnapping of 17 American missionaries. More recently, the UN has warned of gang violence and a cholera outbreak.
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Retired Pope Benedict XVI Is ‘Very Sick,’ Pope Francis Says, and Asks for Prayers
Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is “very sick,” Pope Francis said at his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday (Dec. 28), and requested prayers for his predecessor, who is 95 and stepped down as pope in 2013.
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‘Blasphemous!’—Jesse Duplantis’ Christmas Sermon Draws Accusations of Heresy
Prosperity gospel preacher Jesse Duplantis applied the text of Isaiah 9:6, a passage often quoted during Christmas as a prophecy about Jesus, in a recent message in a way that some people took as blasphemous.
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LA Evangelist Killed in Hit-and-Run While Delivering Christmas Gifts
Evangelist Trina Newman-Townsend was struck by a hit-and-run driver while taking Christmas gifts to children at a South Los Angeles shelter on Saturday afternoon. The beloved community activist, 62, was pronounced dead at the scene.