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12/13/2011Christian Persecution Expert Insists 'Islam Needs a Reformation'
A controversial new book concludes that Muslims must change Islam or risk making it inseparable from violence and discrimination. Islam Uncensored is written by Jeff King, who spent nine years as president of International Christian Concern, a persecution watchdog group. King argues that Americans shouldn't mince words when it comes to Islamic extremism. He maintains that radical Islamic persecution of other major faiths has placed it among the greatest threats to world peace.
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12/13/2011'VeggieTales' Co-Creator Reflects on Series After Nearly 20 Years
The animated children's series "VeggieTales" is nearly two decades old - a major milestone for any program that's outgrown its original audience.
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12/12/2011Virgin Mary Statues' 'Fashion' Displayed in Museum
Did the Virgin Mary look couture while raising Christ? The French edition of The Associated Press reports that that's the question asked by "Fashion Icon," a new art exhibit on display at France's Lyon Fabric Museum. Running until March, it collects clothing from the 12th to 19th centuries used to adorn statues of Mary and her holy son.
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12/12/2011UFC's Jon Jones Credits Jesus for Cage Fighting Win
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's Jon "Bones" Jones is still the fighting league's light heavyweight champion after Saturday night's "UFC 140," but that doesn't mean he's forgotten Jesus is the King of Kings.
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12/09/2011Bible Ban at Walter Reed Military Hospital Dropped
Patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., can read their favorite Gospel passages once again after a ban on the Bible and other religious texts was repealed Thursday.
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12/09/2011Tim Tebow: Time Magazine Puts 'Tebowing' on 2011 Top 10 List
Tim Tebow secured a spot on Time magazine’s "The Top 10 Everything of 2011” list. The publication chose Tebow's signature "Tebowing" pose as No. 5 on its list of 2011's Top Ten Memes.
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12/08/20112011 Natural Disasters Cost U.S. Taxpayers $52 Billion, Report Says
A report released Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that 2011's natural disasters each caused at least $1 billion in damage. Ranging from blizzards to brushfires, the collection of natural phenomena is costing American taxpayers in total $52 billion.
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12/08/2011Bible Camp Teacher Accused of Sexual Relations With 13-Year-Old
A 28-year-old Louisiana woman is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old boy she met at a Bible summer camp.
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12/08/2011Interview: Switchfoot Drummer Sounds off on God's Grace
In an interview with The Christian Post, Switchfoot’s drummer describes the tug-of-war between life and death, darkness and light on their latest album Vice Verses. It’s a topsy-turvy world, the skinsman says, and we can only navigate it by giving our lives to God’s will.
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12/07/2011Christian Musician Matt Brouwer: My Faith 'Grew Out of Tragedy'
It took losing his earthly father for award-winning singer-songwriter Matt Brouwer to understand his heavenly father. Since growing up in a single parent household on a dairy farm with two older brothers, Brouwer has turned his heartbreak into a way of wrestling with God's will through song.
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12/06/2011Researchers Uncover 4th Century Coptic Christian Community in Egypt
A team of Egyptian researchers has saved an ancient Christian settlement from disappearing in the sands of time. The English edition of Egypt's Almasry Alyoum newspaper reported that diggers discovered a 4th century Coptic community in the nation's Ain al-Sabil region last week. Located by Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, the rare find joins such historical Egyptian sites as the Pyramids, the Sphinx and King Tut's tomb.
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Veteran Cage Fighter Gives Up Fighting to Be a … Pastor
A New Zealand mixed martial artist is leaving the fighting ring to become … a pastor.
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12/05/2011Tim Tebow Leads Broncos to Dominate Division; Thanks God for Team
The Denver Broncos met the Minnesota Vikings yesterday in Minneapolis for a routine late season showdown. What followed was instead a brutal, back-and-forth shootout that saw each team pushed to the edge of defeat. Undeterred by such drama, Tim Tebow helped take his team back from the brink and earned them first place in the AFC West division en route to victory.
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12/05/2011Christian Heavy Metal Band Celebrates 'Decade of Destruction'
Christian heavy metal group As I Lay Dying is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary with its "Decade of Destruction" tour crisscrossing America.
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12/02/2011Former 'Full House' Teen Now an Actress Full of Faith
When Candace Cameron Bure came of age, it was on the popular TV sitcom "Full House." Turning 18 during the show's final season, she's since transformed into a talented performer, a caring mother of three and an outspoken Christian.


