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  Jan 24, 2015

  World Evangelical Alliance New Secretary General Is Filipino Bishop Efraim Tendero

  The World Evangelical Alliance, which represents more than 600 million evangelicals around the globe, has announced the appointment of Bishop Efraim Tendero, currently the National Director of the Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches, as its next Secretary General.

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  Jan 24, 2015

  Japan Vows Not to Give Up on Two Hostages as ISIS Deadline Passes; Captive's Mother Pleads for His Release

  As the deadline given by the ISIS terror group for a ransom of $200 million passed, Japan pledged on Saturday not to give up on efforts to save the lives of two Japanese hostages "until the very end." The mother of one of the hostages pleaded for his son's release.

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  Jan 20, 2015

  Willow Creek Megachurch Pastor Bill Hybels Preaches on MLK, 'Selma', Bible's Queen Esther Taking Stand, 'If I Perish, I Perish'

  On the Martin Luther King weekend, Pastor Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Community Church urged the congregation to embrace differentness in others and take a stand about justice when needed, just as the civil rights movement leader did.

• Jan 19, 2015

  Christian Nurse Suspended for Praying for Sick Muslim Co-worker in UK; Rejects 'Religious Nutcase' Treatment With Suit Against Health Agency

  A Christian nurse says the U.K.'s National Health Service suspended her for "harassment and bullying" because she prayed a short prayer for her Muslim colleague who was going through heath and personal problems. The nurse is filing a legal challenge against the NHS.

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  Jan 19, 2015

  Fox News Host Calls Out Duke University's Hypocrisy for Considering Muslim Call to Prayer While Silencing Evangelical Christian Voices on Homosexuality, Abortion

  Fox News host Tucker Carlson said Duke University was only pretending to be inclusive by offering to allow Muslim students to have Muslim call to prayer in the chapel, challenging the school to also allow pro-life messages or criticism of homosexuality to show "true" inclusiveness.

• Jan 18, 2015

  Heroin-Laced Bible Smuggle Attempt Into Jail Fails; Ohio Prison Bust 'Inventive' Drug Distribution

  Law enforcement officials in southwest Ohio arrested two people who were allegedly trying to smuggle a heroin-laced Bible into the Hamilton County Justice Center, authorities said.

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  Jan 18, 2015

  Colton Burpo Says His 'Heaven Is for Real' Story is True

  Colton Burpo, the subject of the book-turned-movie "Heaven is for Real," says he stands by his story and that Jesus "really, really loves you," just days after another boy, Alex Malarkey, who had also claimed to have visited heaven and had a book based on his experience, revealed that he lied.

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  Jan 18, 2015

  7 Million Attend Pope Francis Philippines Mass Marking Largest Ever in Papal History

  About 7 million people, most of them drenched in rain and wearing their ponchos, gathered for an open-air Mass with Pope Francis in the Philippines on Sunday, the final full day of his weeklong trip. It was the largest-ever crowd for a papal event.

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  Jan 17, 2015

  Manny Pacquiao Says Hearing God's Voice Changed His Life; 'Jesus Is the Only Way'

  Manny Pacquiao, a world-famous Filipino professional boxer, recounts in a media interview how his life changed after he heard the voice of God and saw two angels, and says he wants the world to know "there is only one way of salvation, only through Jesus Christ."

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  Jan 17, 2015

  Billy Graham Is 'Very Weak' But Mind Is Clear, Franklin Graham Says

  Billy Graham is very weak as he's 96 years old, but his mind is still clear and he talked a little about his preaching in Wisconsin after a recent football game between the Packers and the Cowboys, his son, Franklin Graham, said.