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02/17/2013Marco Rubio Rejects Obama's Immigration Plan Offering Path to Residency
Sen. Marco Rubio was quick to express opposition to a leaked draft of a White House immigration plan, which calls for a new visa for undocumented immigrants and would allow them to become legal permanent residents within eight years.
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NY Trinity Church Rector Announces Retirement amid Allegations
The Rev. Dr. James H. Cooper, the rector of the historic Trinity Church in Lower Manhattan, has announced he will retire in 2015, even as a congregant has sued him for voting improprieties in an internal election last year.
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02/16/2013Senate Democrats Unveil Plan to Avert Automatic Cuts
Senate Democrats have proposed a $110 billion mix of tax increases and spending cuts to put off $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to hit March 1. But Republicans, who are against any new taxes, say it's a waste of time.
5 comments - 02/11/2013
Mich. Attorney Offers Free Divorce on Valentine's Day
While Valentine's Day is viewed as a day to celebrate love, and groups like National Marriage Week USA plans to highlight the benefits of marriage, an attorney from Michigan is offering a free divorce to the couple from the state with the best break-up story.
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02/11/2013Substance Abuse Was Zachery Tims' 'Lifestyle,' Ex-Wife Says
More than one-and-a-half years after her former husband was found dead inside a New York City hotel room, Riva Tims tells a lifestyle magazine that she believes the late Florida megachurch pastor, Zachery Tims, did not have a struggle with substance abuse, but it was his "lifestyle."
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02/11/2013Tornado Causes Injuries, Destruction in Southern Mississippi
Even as the Northeast was still digging out on Sunday after a massive blizzard, a tornado, part of a wave of severe storms, ripped through southern Mississippi, injuring at least a dozen people, damaging hundreds of homes and parts of the University of Southern Mississippi, and causing widespread power outages.
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02/10/2013Pentecostal Minister Joshua DuBois Departs White House Faith-Based Office
It was the last week in office for Joshua DuBois as President Barack Obama's official liaison to faith-based organizations. DuBois plans to author a book of devotionals for leaders based on the ones he sent the president each day, and teach at New York University.
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Russell Moore: What Is Christian Ethics?
Pastors and church leaders have to deal with ethical issues every day, but what is Christian ethics, and how can they sharpen their sense of ethics? Theologian Russell D. Moore offers answers to these frequently asked questions in an interview.
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02/10/2013Winter Storm Buries Northeast; Leaves 10 Dead, 700,000 Powerless
New Englanders were digging out from 3 feet of snow and stranded motorists were still being reached by emergency crews early Sunday after one of the biggest blizzards in a generation left at least 10 people dead and over 700,000 without electricity across the northeast.
21 comments - 02/09/2013
How Should a Reformed Pastor Be Charismatic?
Speaking at this week's Desiring God conference for pastors in Minnesota, U.K. Pastor Tope Koleoso encouraged church leaders not to sidestep the supernatural in the Christian faith and ministry, but to rightly understand and exercise the gifts of the Holy Spirit while shunning fanaticism.
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Gospel Singer Mandisa to Celebrate Single Women on Valentine's Day
Mandisa Hundley, an American Gospel singer and three-time Grammy nominee, is hosting a special Valentine's Day event to celebrate single women. "Galentines," involving fun, music, comedy and biblical encouragement, will be held in Nashville, Tenn.
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02/09/2013Winter Storm 'Nemo' Leaves 1 Dead, 600,000 Powerless in US Northeast
A potentially historic winter storm, dubbed "Nemo," brought heavy snow and damaging winds to the Northeast, leaving at least one person dead and tens of thousands without power on Friday. But the worst is expected on Saturday with 40 million residents in its path.
34 comments - 02/04/2013
Illinois Senate Hopes for Gay Marriage Law Vote on Valentine's Day
Illinois Senate President John Cullerton has said he wants his legislative chamber to vote on gay marriage on Valentine's Day, making Illinois the 10th state to legalize same-sex marriages.
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Christian Professor Bursts the Myth of 'Dying Christianity'
Contrary to critics in the mainstream suggesting Christianity's death might be near due to the rise of the "nones" or "religiously unaffiliated" in the United States, the faith is at its most important and promising moment in history, argues a young pastor and professor of religion.
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02/04/2013Ray Lewis Says God Won't Use Murderers for His Glory
Before leading his team to win the Super Bowl on Sunday night, Baltimore Ravens linebacker and committed Christian Ray Lewis said God wouldn't have used him for His glory had he not been innocent in the double murder case he was involved with 13 years ago.
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