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ECFA suspends Harvest Bible Church amid scandal; former members demand donations be returned
The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability has suspended Chicago-area megachurch Harvest Bible Church following the firing of its longtime pastor James MacDonald and amid ongoing revelations that the ministry had misappropriated funds.

Venezuela crisis: 5 things you need to know about Maduro, Guaidó and mass exodus
Venezuela continues to be submerged in political chaos as Nicolas Maduro clings to power.

Physician-assisted suicide bills die in New Mexico, Arkansas
The New Mexico legislature has defeated a bill that would have legalized assisted suicide in the southwestern state. An assisted suicide bill in Arkansas was also scrapped.

Grandmother fighting to save 10-y-o grandson from puberty blockers, gender-transition speaks out
Eight year-old Jack Wilson was on a weekend visit to his grandparents' house in mid-December 2016 when he informed his grandmother that his name was really Jacquelyn.

SBC leaders back Texas bill allowing churches to disclose sexual misconduct allegations
Newly proposed legislation in Texas would allow churches and nonprofit organizations disclose allegations of sexual misconduct without being sued.

Feminists, conservatives, lesbians urge Congress to scrap 'gender identity' from Equality Act
A coalition of radical feminists, lesbians, and politically conservative women are petitioning the government to scrap "gender identity" in federal civil rights legislation that's being considered in Congress.

Charlotte Pence: Abortion must be an important social justice cause for millennials
The daughter of Vice President Mike Pence is urging millennials to channel their passion for social justice to include advocacy against abortion because it is a huge injustice.

First man recognized as 'nonbinary' in US regrets taking hormones, warns against trans 'sham'
The first man in the United States to be legally recognized as "nonbinary" now says it was a "sham," and notes that mainstream media and LGBT organizations treat him as though he does not exist.

Asia Bibi's daughter pleads for mother's release; Bibi still hidden away in Pakistan
Pakistani Christian Asia Bibi, who served approximately nine years on death row for blasphemy before being acquitted in October, remains hidden away in Pakistan as her daughter pleads for the government to release her.

James MacDonald used church funds for African safari, lavish vacations, says former staff
The recently ousted pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel James MacDonald took a lavish African safari vacation on the church's dime, a move the elders supported, a letter from his former bodyguard says.


























