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02/13/2013Lecrae on Winning Best Gospel Album: 'Faith Is Part of Who I Am, Not a Genre'
Rap artist Lecrae, who became the first Christian hip-hop musician to take home a Grammy for his album "Gravity" on Sunday, said he hopes people will begin to understand that his faith is a part of who he is as a person and artist and not simply a musical genre.
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02/12/2013Evangelical Leaders Praise Pope Benedict XVI's Concern for Life, Christian Unity
Several evangelical Christian leaders gave high praise to Pope Benedict XVI for his advocacy for the dignity of human life after hearing about his plans to resign Monday. They chose to focus on common biblical ground shared with some of the Pontiff's beliefs rather than dwell on the doctrinal differences between Catholicism and the Protestant faith.
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02/09/2013Christian Leader Counters 'Pastor Tip Gate' With Gracious Gratuity, Note
Christian missiologist Ed Stetzer, president of LifeWay Research, did his best this week to counter any further stereotyping of Christians as the result of a viral story about a pastor who refused to tip an Applebee's waitress and left a snarky note on the food receipt. Stetzer gave a generous tip and a complimentary note to his server after a meal. In both cases, the photo of the receipt was posted online.
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02/08/2013'The Bible' Producers Announce Upcoming YouVersion Companion App
Hoping to encourage viewers of the upcoming television series, "The Bible," to delve into the Word of God by easily accessing scripture through the latest technology, producers Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma Downey, announced that the Bible App by YouVersion will host the official companion app for the series.
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02/07/2013Unknown Gunmen Attack 2 Christian Pastors in Kenya; One Killed
Two pastors in Kenya were shot Thursday morning by unknown gunmen who killed one of the men and wounded the other, according to a report from Open Doors, a Christian persecution watchdog.
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02/07/2013National College Ministry Warns 'Bang With Friends' via Facebook Evilest App Ever
A national school campus ministry group is warning college students and other young people about a new social media app that facilitates sexual encounters between Facebook friends who are anonymously interested in having sex. InterVarsity Christian Fellowship USA is calling "Bang With Friends" the evilest app ever.
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02/07/2013NewSpring Megachurch Begins Sermon Series: 'Don't Waste Your Life'
South Carolina's NewSpring Church led by Pastor Perry Noble will be starting a new sermon series this coming Sunday titled, "Don't Waste Your Life." The multi-campus megachurch begins the provocative series after creating a bit of a stir for moving last Sunday's evening services to last Saturday night so that its congregants could opt to watch the Super Bowl.
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02/06/2013Kenya: Uncertain Future for Christians Prompts Call for Prayers Ahead of Election
Political instability in Kenya, triggered by influences from the Muslim minority group al-Shabaab, is causing great concern over the future religious atmosphere in the Eastern Africa country, says Open Doors, a Christian persecution watchdog group. The organization is asking for prayer with less than one month to go before the country's general election.
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Fed Lawsuits Pile Up Against HHS Mandate; Court Injunctions Block Enforcement
Federal lawsuits continue to pile up against the Obama administration's birth control mandate even after additional proposed rules were offered last week.
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02/05/2013Hobby Lobby's President Honored for Practicing Biblical Values in Marketplace
Hobby Lobby's President Steve Green, whose Christian standards have recently been highlighted by way of his company's fight against the government's HHS mandate that requires businesses to offer employees health care coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, is being honored with a top award from the National Bible Association.
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02/04/2013Atheist Says He'll 'Turn Christian' if Evil Is Explained During Major Debate
Atheist philosopher Dr. Alex Rosenberg told Christian theologian Dr. William Lane Craig, and those attending a debate on the existence of God, both at Purdue University and online during a live webcast Friday evening, that he would "turn Christian" if Craig could explain why God would allow evil.
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02/02/2013Pro-Life, Religious Liberty Groups Harshly Criticize HHS Mandate 'Gesture'
Pro-life and religious liberty groups harshly criticized the Obama administration's announcement on Friday about proposed accommodations concerning the controversial contraceptive mandate, saying the proposal does not meaningfully expand the "church-only" exemption and amounts to little more than a gesture.
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02/01/2013Greg Laurie: Congregation at Harvest OC Growing; Looks for New Location
Pastor Greg Laurie, perhaps best known for his large-scale evangelistic events called "Harvest Crusades" that originated in Southern California, recently announced that his Riverside-based church's second main campus in the Orange County city of Irvine will need to move to a new location because more space is needed.
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02/01/2013Christian Group Launches Social Media Campaign Against Sex Trade During Super Bowl
A Christian advocacy group against the commercial sex trade and human trafficking has launched a social media campaign to coincide with the millions of people who will be interacting online during this Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.
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01/31/2013Interview: Interpreting the Bible From a Middle Eastern Perspective (Part 4)
An expert on Middle Eastern New Testament studies says he believes that many people raised and living in the Western world tend to have trouble fully interpreting the Bible without first understanding the culture where the stories from Scripture actually took place.
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