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  Dec 11, 2016

  Pastor Shirley Caesar Sues Atlanta DJ for $5 Million Over Alcohol in 'U Name It Challenge'

  Grammy-award winning gospel artist and preacher Shirley Caesar has sued an Atlanta DJ alleging at least $5 million in losses due to his failure to take down the "U Name It Challenge," a video rendition of a portion of her 2010 sermon and song, with explicit portrayal of alcohol in it.

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  Dec 11, 2016

  Church Collapses, Kills 160 Worshipers During Bishop Ordination in Nigeria

  At least 160 people have died after the roof of an evangelical church in southeastern Nigeria collapsed Saturday. Rescue operations were still being carried out Sunday.

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  Dec 11, 2016

  Exxon's Rex Tillerson: 5 Things to Know About Trump's Likely Secretary of State

  Donald Trump met with ExxonMobil's CEO Rex Tillerson for the second time this week amid reports that the longtime oil executive is the president-elect's top choice for U.S. secretary of State. Here are five things you should know about the businessman from Texas.

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  Dec 10, 2016

  Tim Tebow Can Break Through into Major Leagues: Mets Hitting Coach Kevin Long

  Popular Christian athlete and former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow can make the transition from American football to baseball and one day "break through into the major leagues," New York Mets hitting coach Kevin Long said.

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  Dec 10, 2016

  YouTube Blocks Pro-Israel Muslim's Video as 'Hate Speech'

  After more than 100,000 people signed a petition asking YouTube to restore a U.S. conservative group's video of a Muslim who shared how his Israel visit "de-radicalized" him, the video-sharing website has now partially made it available online. YouTube earlier alleged the video carried "hate speech."

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  Dec 10, 2016

  Prominent Methodist Theologian Thomas Oden Dies at 85: 5 Things You Should Know

  Thomas C. Oden, one of America's most prominent theologians, died at the age of 85 at his home in Oklahoma this week. Here are five things you should know about the prolific United Methodist author, who continued to write until his death.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  Atheist Group Erects Anti-Trump 'Festivus' Pole Next to Nativity Scene in Florida

  An atheist group in Florida has put a "Festivus" pole with a "Make America Great Again" red cap adjacent to a nativity scene on city property in Deerfield Beach.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  British Teen Pays for College by Selling 1,500 Christmas Trees He Started Growing at Age 9

  A 16-year-old schoolboy from Somerset, England, has been growing Christmas trees since he was 9, and today he has about 1,500 of them, which he is selling for £20 each ($25.42).

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  Dec 5, 2016

  'Atheist Christmas' Billboard Urges Kids to Skip Church, Stop Believing in Jesus

  American Atheists, one of the nation's largest secular groups, has installed an "Atheist Christmas" billboard in Colorado Springs, urging passersby not to go to church this season. The group has put up several such ads in other cities too.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  Chip and Joanna Gaines Do What They Were Criticized for: They Go to Church

  HGTV stars Chip and Joanna Gaines attended church on Sunday and announced it on social media in an apparent response to Buzzfeed's article that criticized them for being members of a church whose pastor believes in traditional Christian teachings that "homosexuality is a sin."