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Top reactions from Christian leaders to 'catastrophe' of midterms: 'We are under God's judgment'

Here are some of the top insights from Christian leaders about the potential reasons behind the GOP's electoral losses, the spiritual implications of rising left-wing power and how Christians should navigate a darkening political culture.

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  Faith Life Church senior pastors in pain after son is found guilty of sex crimes

  Founders of the multi-campus Faith Life Church in Ohio, Gary and Drenda Keesee, told their congregation that they are in pain after their son, Gary Thomas “Tom” Keesee Jr., was found guilty Friday of 27 sex crimes involving minors, but said they won’t stop leading the megachurch because God has not told them to do so.

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  Candace Owens sued in her home state over 'outlandish' claims

  Candace Owens faces a defamation lawsuit in her home state of Tennessee from French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, the latest development in the legal case brought against the podcaster after she repeatedly and publicly claimed the French first lady was born male. 

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  Pope Leo XIV mourns Kraków mass shooting, expresses 'spiritual closeness' to victims

  Pope Leo XIV expressed sorrow over a mass killing in Poland that left six people dead and over a dozen wounded after a gunman opened fire in Kraków’s Main Market Square, one of the country’s major tourist destinations. 

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  Deadly communal violence disrupts worship in South Sudan; churches struggle

  Churches in South Sudan’s Lakes State are struggling to maintain worship services and support displaced families following deadly clashes between rival communities that left dozens of people dead and hundreds of families fleeing their homes.

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  Young Christian man killed by ISIS in Libya after refusing to deny Jesus

  A 20-year-old Christian from Egypt has been killed by the Islamic State in Libya after he refused to deny Jesus and convert to Islam while held captive by its fighters.

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  Russell Brand sentenced to more than a decade in prison for sex crimes

  Russell Brand was sentenced Monday to 10 years and six months in prison after being found guilty last week of raping a fan and assaulting three women during the height of his fame about two decades ago.

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  Pastors react after Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa says it ordains women pastors

  Pastors in the Calvary Chapel movement reacted with public statements opposing Char Brodersen’s announcement that Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, once the movement's flagship church, ordains women as pastors.

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  Police officer fired after crash that killed NC pastor after preaching revival service

  A Durham, North Carolina, police officer has been fired while facing a charge over a crash in which a longtime pastor died within two hours after preaching at a revival.

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  Israel aims to finalize phasing out of US military aid before new Congress takes office

  Israel aims to quickly finalize a reduction in U.S. military aid under a framework that would see aid halved and phased out within five years — rather than 10 — in an effort to reach an agreement before the new U.S. Congress takes office in January, Ynet News reported.

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  8 arrested for stealing over $260K in church donations from dozens of victims

  Eight people have been arrested for their involvement in a church donation fraud scheme that took in more than $260,000 from multiple congregations in Florida.