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• Thailand welcomes Pope Francis – in pictures

  20-11-2019 12:01 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Pope Francis arrives in Bangkok to boost morale of tiny minority of Catholics and speak about human traffickingContinue reading...
  
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• Oxfordshire parents win right to prayer-free school assembly

  20-11-2019 11:43 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Decision hailed as ‘significant win’ in ensuring schools do not enforce religious worship on childrenTwo parents who challenged compulsory religious worship in school assembly have won the right for a secular alternative for their children.A Church of England multi-academy has said it will provide an alternative assembly for pupils withdrawn from prayers, it was confirmed on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Church of England urges UK voters to 'leave their echo chambers'

  20-11-2019 01:01 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Justin Welby and John Sentamu remind people of ‘democratic duty to vote’The leaders of the Church of England have urged the public to “leave their echo chambers” during the general election campaign in an effort to understand those with whom they disagree.The archbishops of Canterbury and York released a message on Tuesday, saying voters, campaigners and candidates “have a responsibility to speak accurately, to challenge falsehoods when we hear them, and to be caref
  
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• UK Actress Hounded Out of Career Over Biblical Facebook Post

  20-11-2019 00:36 via Christian News Network
  
  (Christian Concern) -- A Christian West End actress, Seyi Omooba, was removed from a leading role in a musical and dropped from her agency for a Facebook post citing the Bible over four years earlier. With help from the Christian Legal Centre, she is launching a legal challenge of the theatre and the agency. The case raised the question of whether Christians have...
  
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• Judge Rules in Favor of Atheist Who Sued Kentucky DMV for Rejecting Specialty ‘I’m God’ License Plate

  19-11-2019 22:34 via Christian News Network
  
  FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A federal judge nominated to the bench by then-President George W. Bush has ruled in favor of a professing atheist who sued the Kentucky Department of Motor Vehicles for rejecting his application for a specialty license plate that reads "I'm God." "he law as applied to Mr. Hart is neither reasonable nor viewpoint neutral. To allow such plates as...
  
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• Rose Hudson-Wilkin becomes C of E’s first black female bishop

  19-11-2019 17:38 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Former House of Commons chaplain will take up her post as Bishop of Dover this monthThe Church of England’s first black female bishop has been consecrated in a ceremony at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who will take up her post as Bishop of Dover at the end of this month, was consecrated on Tuesday alongside Olivia Graham, who will become bishop of Reading. Continue reading...
  
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• Following Joel Osteen Visit, Kanye West Announces Collab With Gangsta Rap Pioneer ‘Dr. Dre’ for ‘Jesus is King Part II’

  19-11-2019 17:18 via Christian News Network
  
  Photo Credit: Twitter/Kanye West Rapper-turned-gospel artist Kanye West announced on social media on Monday that he will be teaming up with Dr. Dre --- who is considered a pioneer in "gangsta rap" and is known for producing vile acts such as NWA, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and 50 Cent --- to produce his second gospel album. "Ye and Dre 'Jesus is King Part II' coming...
  
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• Christian Begins Sentence of Exile in Remote, Islamist Area of Iran

  18-11-2019 23:17 via Christian News Network
  
  (Morning Star News) – A Christian in Iran convicted of conducting evangelistic activities began a mandated two years in exile this month in a remote area on the border with Pakistan, sources said. As part of a larger prison sentence delivered in 2013, Ebrahim Firoozi, 33, was sentenced to two years in exile in Sarbaz, a frontier town on the Iranian-Pakistani...
  
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• Israel Folau implies bushfires are God's punishment for same-sex marriage – video report

  18-11-2019 13:36 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  In a video posted online, Israel Folau has implied the recent Australian bushfires are a punishment from God for the country legalising abortion and same-sex marriage. During the 10-minute recording, Folau says the timing of the bushfire crisis is no coincidence but 'only a taste of God’s judgment'. The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, said the comments were 'appallingly insensitive'Israel Folau under fire for implying bushfires are God's punishment Continue reading...
  
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• Scott Morrison condemns Israel Folau for linking bushfires to same-sex marriage and abortion

  18-11-2019 01:14 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Former Wallabies player’s comments in sermon follow controversy over his sacking for social media postsScott Morrison has labelled comments by sacked rugby union star Israel Folau linking devastating bushfires to Australia passing laws to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage “appallingly insensitive”.Although both the prime minister and the Labor leader Anthony Albanese defended Folau’s right to express the view, condemnation on Monday was swift and bipartisan. Related
  
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• Israel Folau under fire for saying bushfires are God's punishment

  18-11-2019 01:14 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Former Wallabies player’s comments in sermon follow controversy over his sacking for social media postsScott Morrison has labelled comments by sacked rugby union star Israel Folau linking devastating bushfires to Australia passing laws to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage “appallingly insensitive”.Although both the prime minister and the Labor leader Anthony Albanese defended Folau’s right to express the view, condemnation on Monday was swift and bipartisan. Related
  
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• Israel Folau under fire for implying bushfires are God's punishment

  18-11-2019 01:14 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Former Wallabies player’s comments in sermon follow controversy over his sacking for social media postsScott Morrison has labelled comments by sacked rugby union star Israel Folau linking devastating bushfires to Australia passing laws to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage “appallingly insensitive”.Although both the prime minister and the Labor leader Anthony Albanese defended Folau’s right to express the view, condemnation on Monday was swift and bipartisan. Related
  
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• Kanye West Defends Joel Osteen to Standing Ovation During Lakewood Service: ‘God Is Not the Negative Part’

  17-11-2019 21:57 via Christian News Network
  
  Rapper turned gospel artist Kanye West, who referred to himself as "the greatest artist that God has ever created," spoke to the defense of motivational speaker and author Joel Osteen on Sunday, resulting in a standing ovation from many in attendance at Lakewood and Osteen joking that he had "made it" by having West's support. "There's a lot of people in the...
  
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• Israel Folau says bushfires and drought are God's punishment for same-sex marriage and abortion

  17-11-2019 21:31 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Former Wallabies player’s comments in sermon follow controversy over his sacking for social media postsThe sacked rugby union star Israel Folau has linked devastating bushfires to Australia passing laws to legalise abortion and same-sex marriage.The former Wallaby claims that the bushfires that have devastated the country and left six Australians dead are God’s punishment for legalising abortion and same-sex marriage. Related: If you can’t talk about climate when the country is
  
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• Cliff face challenge to rescue Ethiopian church paintings

  17-11-2019 10:44 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Conservation experts tackle risky climbs to save art that dates back to the 12th centuryStephen Rickerby and Lisa Shekede need a head for heights. As wall painting conservation experts, they often clamber up scaffolding to view rare surviving images in churches across Britain.But this year they have faced risks that are extreme even by their standards: scaling death-defying heights and sheer cliff faces to reach extraordinary paintings within churches in remote areas of northern Ethiopia. Contin
  
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• Liberals circulate fake photo of GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik giving the finger after Yovanovitch hearing

  17-11-2019 06:44
  
  Originally Published on This SiteIt seems that Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-NY, triggered leftists after Friday’s hearing with fired Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch.  As Twitchy reported, George Conway, husband of Kellyanne Conway, boasted about donating to her opponent and called her “trash.”  But that wasn’t enough. Now, Twitchy tells us, leftists are circulating a doctored photo of...
  
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• “Hate Speech” is now Terrorism – Facebook hand over ‘Hate Speech’ Date to French Courts

  17-11-2019 06:19
  
  Originally Published on This Site In the near future, governments will begin declaring more speech as hate speech, thereby making it illegal. In some parts of the world, it is illegal to say that homosexuality is a sin. In some countries, it is illegal to declare one religion right and other religions wrong. This steady...
  
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• WHY DID THE CHURCH OF SATAN SAY THAT SATAN IS KANYE WEST’S FRIEND AND SATAN IS HAPPY WITH THE CHURCHES TODAY?

  17-11-2019 03:19
  
  Originally Published on This SiteWARNING TO THE CHURCHES… In a recent Twitter post, the Church of Satan said something that really cuts to the core of modern ‘Christianity.’ Responding to Kanye West’s recent “conversion” and subsequent ‘Sunday services’, the Church of Satan tweeted the following message: “Satan is the best friend Kanye has ever had, as he...
  
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• Anna Paulina Luna, FL-13 Candidate Links Labelled as “Danger to Community” by Social Media

  16-11-2019 23:30
  
  Originally Published on This SiteRepublican candidate for FL-13, Anna Paulina Luna, is an ardent Second Amendment and US veteran supporter.  She’s fighting for her political life in a race that demands money to stay viable. Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook have her campaign donation links falsely labelled as a “danger to the community” and have removed it...
  
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• Jury: Pro-Life Group Must Pay $2 Million in Damages to Planned Parenthood for Undercover Videos

  16-11-2019 22:01 via Christian News Network
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- A jury deciding a civil suit in California has awarded Planned Parenthood over $2 million after finding that pro-life activist David Daleiden and his Center for Medical Progress (CMP) caused "substantial harm" by posing as members of a biomedical procurement company and secretly recording their discussions with Planned Parenthood leadership...
  
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• The “Premature” Death of ISIS – Despite Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Blessed Elimination – Ignores The “Elephant In The Room!” Commentary By Adina Kutnicki

  16-11-2019 19:30
  
  Originally Published on This Site[embedded content] WHEN this expert in Islamic jihad heard the blessed news (all the way from Israel) that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-anointed head of the Islamic State snake, met his fiery and humiliating demise on Oct. 26, well, bringing out the bubbly would have been an appropriate reaction, that is, if yours...
  
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• President Trump Grants Clemency to Army Members, Restores Rank for SEAL

  16-11-2019 18:38
  
  Originally Published on This SiteWe wrote about the possibility earlier in the month that President Trump would grant clemency to Matthew Golsteyn and Clint Lorance, with a restoration of rank to Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher. He did it. The announcement was made Friday night. L-R: Clint Lorance, Matthew Golsteyn, Eddie Gallagher “Today, President Donald J....
  
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• This Is What Happens When the God of Peace, Law, and Order Is Rejected. in Comes Lawlessness and Chaos

  16-11-2019 18:19
  
  Originally Published on This Site No One Is Safe in This Lawless Land… The Un-godly’ tactics are a “systematic shredding of GOD’s will for Mankind and undermining the rule of law.” Roger Stone has been convicted on all 7 counts of lying to the federal government about the Wikileaks leaks which exposed some of the...
  
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• Change.org petition asks President Trump to pardon Roger Stone

  16-11-2019 17:45
  Originally Published on This SiteAs we and others reported Friday, Roger Stone was found guilty of all seven charges against him and now faces 50 years in prison.  As a result, a change.org petition asks President Trump to pardon him. “We, the undersigned, respectfully request that the President of the United States grant a full...
  
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• Cartoon of the Day: MAGA Shield

  16-11-2019 15:00
  
  Originally Published on This Site“MAGA Shield” Political cartoons by A.F. Branco ©2019. Used with permission. Remember, with all the mud being slung at President Trump by the Deep State, the Media, and the Democrats, they’re really aiming at us. Political cartoons by A.F. Branco ©2019.  Used with permission. More here. Help us Make America Laugh Again.  Go here to...
  
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• Three more altar boys say they were abused by priests in Vatican

  16-11-2019 10:00 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Italian TV show to reveal alleged abuse at Vatican’s youth seminary in 1980s and 90sThree more former altar boys have claimed they were sexually abused by two priests in the Vatican, as the child abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic church zeroed in for a second time on its headquarters.The allegations of abuse in the Vatican’s youth seminary, to be set out in an Italian TV show on Sunday, date back to the 1980s and 90s when the boys were aged between 10 and 14. Continue readin
  
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• Three more altar boys claim they were abused by priests in Vatican

  16-11-2019 10:00 via Christianity | The Guardian
  
  Italian TV show to reveal alleged abuse at Vatican’s youth seminary in 1980s and 90sThree more former altar boys have claimed they were sexually abused by two priests in the Vatican, as the child abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic church zeroed in for a second time on its headquarters.The allegations of abuse in the Vatican’s youth seminary, to be set out in an Italian TV show on Sunday, date back to the 1980s and 90s when the boys were aged between 10 and 14. Continue readin
  
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• Dramatic Cold Spell Sweeping Across Half the USA Is Already Causing Catastrophic Food Crop Failures

  16-11-2019 06:19
  
  Originally Published on This Site Pestilence incorporates any and all forms of public and mass destruction and often accompanies famine (Ezekiel 7:15) or war (Jeremiah 21:9). Jesus forewarned of pestilence when He described the end times (Luke 21:11). PESTILENCE IS CONTAGIOUS, VIRULENT, AND DEVASTATING, The torrential rain of Biblical proportions in the Midwest ” pestilence...
  
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• Banks, Real Estate, and Insurance Companies Crush The People

  16-11-2019 04:19
  
  Originally Published on This Site Injustice Is a Form of Bondage and Oppression The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of injustice. We know that God is in favor of justice; we know that He is against injustice, even in the most basic terms. The writer of Proverbs mentions this: “The LORD...
  
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• Leaked Ukrainian Documents Show Millions of Dollars Funneled to Hunter Biden and John Kerry’s Family

  16-11-2019 03:23
  Originally Published on This Site“If everything is on the up and up, then why is everything Schiff is doing being done on the sly, and behind closed doors? I will tell you why, if everything were above board and out in the open, Schiff’s so-called ‘investigation’ would go up in smoke, and he knows it.”...
  
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• Congressional Ethics Office Accuses Dem Rep Rashida Tlaib Of Misusing Campaign Cash

  16-11-2019 03:01
  
  Originally Published on This SiteThe House Ethics Committee released a report from OCE (Office of Congressional Ethics) saying there’s a “substantial reason to believe” Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) misused campaign funds. The report (embedded below) focuses on payments Tlaib’s campaign made to the Michigan Democrat after the Nov. 6, 2018 election but before she took office,...
  
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• Lawless, the Antichrist Spirit Has Begun to Move, Man’s Home Seized over $8.41 in Unpaid Property Taxes

  16-11-2019 02:19
  
  Originally Published on This SiteBrace Yourself, This Is Just the Beginning… The Bible says ‘difficult times will come’ when men will be irreconcilable, treacherous and reckless (2 Tim 3.1-7). It speaks of an on-going ‘spiritual’ war against mankind (Eph 6.10-20). State law allows counties to effectively steal homes over unpaid taxes and keep the excess...
  
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• Appeals Court Allows Christian School’s Free Speech Lawsuit Over Loudspeaker Prayer to Continue

  16-11-2019 00:25 via Christian News Network
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. -- The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Georgia has allowed a free speech lawsuit filed by a Christian school in Florida to continue after a lower court judge initially dismissed the legal challenge, which centers on the Florida High School Athletic Association's (FHSAA) prohibition against loudspeaker prayer at football games. “The lower court was...
  
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• The Pelosi and Schiff Show – Dems Shooting Themselves In The Foot

  15-11-2019 23:34
  
  Originally Published on This SiteThe Pelosi and Schiff show (Democrats running the “impeachment hearings”) has destroyed our judicial system, not to mention the Constitution. Nancy Pelosi stated in a presser that “Donald Trump should prove his innocence.” Hold the phone: that’s backwards from our system of jurisprudence.  You are supposed to be “innocent until proven...
  
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• Students Stage Walkout to Protest Chick-fil-A at Football Games

  15-11-2019 20:19
  Originally Published on This Site Students Stage Walkout to Protest Chick-fil-A at Football Games A group of students from an Oregon high school staged a walkout last week to protest the school’s use of Chick-fil-A food at football games, saying the company’s presence contributes to an unsafe culture for LGBTQ individuals at the school. The...
  
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• Priest from Northeastern Syria Killed as Christians Suffer in Turkish Offensive

  15-11-2019 20:19
  Originally Published on This Site Priest from Northeastern Syria Killed as Christians Suffer in Turkish Offensive November 13, 2019 (Morning Star News) – Islamic State (IS) militants claimed responsibility for killing an Armenian Catholic priest and his father on Monday (Nov. 11) in eastern Syria, where they had traveled from their home in a northeastern town hit...
  
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• Nathaniel Berhow, Suspect in Santa Clarita School Shooting

  15-11-2019 19:46
  
  Originally Published on This SiteNathaniel Berhow, 16, is the suspect in Thursday’s Santa Clarita school shooting. Initially, he was thought to be a victim, but it was soon learned that he is the suspect (Daily Mail). One male, 14, and one female, 16, died when he opened fire. As of last night, Berhow was in...
  
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• Bringing Up Bates Stars: We Want Our Show to Illustrate How Important God, Family Are

  15-11-2019 19:20
  Originally Published on This Site Bringing Up Bates Stars: We Want Our Show to Illustrate How Important God, Family Are Growing up as one of 19 children and having your daily activities filmed for a television program isn’t the typical American life.  But for Erin (Bates) Paine and Carlin (Bates) Stewart, it was a weekly reality filled...
  
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• Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill Two Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria

  15-11-2019 19:19
  Originally Published on This Site Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Kill Two Christians in Kaduna State, Nigeria JOS, Nigeria, November 15, 2019 (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in north-central Nigeria on early Thursday morning (Nov. 14) hacked an 87-year-old Christian to death by machete and killed another by gunshot, an area resident said. A group of...
  
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• Video: Shifty Comrade Schiff refuses to let GOP Rep ask Yovanovich question in sham impeachment hearing

  15-11-2019 18:54
  Originally Published on This SiteOn Friday, Rep. Adam Schiff, the California Democrat running the sham impeachment hearing against Donald Trump, refused to let a Republican representative ask fired Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch any questions after Rep. Devin Nunes recognized her for that very purpose. As soon as she began asking questions, Schiff banged the gavel and...
  
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• Salvation Army Confirms Ellie Goulding Will Still Perform at NFL Halftime Show: 'We’re Committed to Serving Anyone in Need'

  15-11-2019 18:19
  Originally Published on This Site Salvation Army Confirms Ellie Goulding Will Still Perform at NFL Halftime Show: ‘We’re Committed to Serving Anyone in Need’ After saying she would cancel her halftime show at the Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game if the Salvation Army didn’t make a pledge to the LGBTQ community, singer Ellie Goulding said...
  
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• DC Jury: Roger Stone found guilty on all charges, faces 50 years in prison

  15-11-2019 18:15
  Originally Published on This SiteOn Friday, a Washington, D.C., jury found Roger Stone guilty of lying to Congress, impeding a congressional investigation and witness tampering.  A report at Law.com says he could face up to 50 years in prison, but the sentence is likely to be much lighter than that, the report said. The report...
  
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• John MacArthur Speaks Out on Women Preachers after Beth Moore Controversy

  15-11-2019 17:19
  Originally Published on This Site John MacArthur Speaks Out on Women Preachers after Beth Moore Controversy Over the weekend, John MacArthur continued his commentary on women preachers in the aftermath of publicly criticizing author and speaker Beth Moore.  “I do not like to give short answers. I don’t like to get put in a position...
  
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• California School Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, Several Injured

  15-11-2019 17:19
  Originally Published on This Site California School Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, Several Injured An armed 16-year-old student walked into Saugus High School in California on Thursday morning and opened fire, killing two students and injuring four others before turning the gun on himself. The shooter – who is now in custody – reportedly shot himself...
  
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• Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Prayer before Florida High School Football Games

  15-11-2019 17:19
  Originally Published on This Site Appeals Court Overturns Ban on Prayer before Florida High School Football Games An appeals court has overturned a legal ruling which banned a Christian school from hosting prayers before a football game. Back in 2015, Cambridge Christian School in Tampa, Florida was ordered to cease praying over a loudspeaker at...
  
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• Survey: Two in Three Spanish Evangelicals Hardly Share Their Faith

  15-11-2019 17:13 via Christian News Network
  
  Photo Credit: Just Traveling (Evangelical Focus) -- Spain continues to be one of the countries with the least evangelical Christians in the world, with more than 7,000 towns and villages that have not been reached by the gospel. Although many of these locations are in rural areas and have less than 100 inhabitants, there is also a group of more than 400 that...
  
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• Sprite Argentina Ad Celebrates ‘Pride,’ Depicts Mother Applying Makeup to Son, Another Binding Daughter’s Breasts

  15-11-2019 16:35 via Christian News Network
  
  Screenshot A video advertisement posted to social media by Sprite Argentina celebrates "pride," depicting --- among other things --- mothers taking pride in their teenage children by helping them present themselves as "transgender." The video, which has received more than 3 million views as of press time, was posted to Twitter on Nov. 1 with the hashtags...
  
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• Institute and pro-LGBT groups call for NI marriage protections

  15-11-2019 15:26 via The Christian Institute - News
  
  Protections for charities, churches and public sector workers must be included when same-sex marriage is introduced in Northern Ireland, The Christian Institute has said.
  
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• ‘Women’s health at risk’: Safety concerns at abortion clinic continue

  15-11-2019 15:21 via The Christian Institute - News
  
  A report by the UK’s care watchdog has again uncovered safety issues at a branch of one of the country’s largest abortion providers.
  
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• Cartoon of the Day: Chicken Schiff

  15-11-2019 15:00
  
  Originally Published on This Site Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019. Used with permission. Schiff refuses to allow the whistleblow to be interrogated by Republicans. What is he afraid of? Political cartoon by A.F. Branco ©2019.  Used with permission. More here. Help us Make America Laugh Again.  Go here to get more great A.F. Branco cartoons in this book. Related:...
  
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