Brandon Showalter and Leah MarieAnn Klett

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  Mar 25, 2020

  Is the coronavirus in Bible prophecy? Pastor David Jeremiah answers

  Popular pastor David Jeremiah weighed in on the question of whether COVID-19 is mentioned in biblical prophecy and stressed that no matter how devastating it gets, “the coronavirus is not a big deal to God.”

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  Mar 25, 2020

  Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz tests positive for coronavirus: 'Like a flu times 50'

  Carl Lentz, pastor of Hillsong NYC, said he has tested positive for the coronavirus, revealing that while the disease "took him out," he is "good" now. 

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  Mar 25, 2020

  Digital ministry sees rise in conversions, questions about faith amid COVID-19

  Global Media Outreach, a digital ministry that specializes in online evangelism, has seen an unprecedented rise in conversions and inquiries about faith, God and the Bible due to heightened anxiety and fear levels associated with the coronavirus. 

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  Mar 25, 2020

  India: Pastor says life becoming 'far more difficult' for Christians amid escalating persecution

  A pastor in India has opened up about the deteriorating state of religious freedom in the country, revealing things are becoming “far more difficult” for Christians who almost daily encounter persecution for their faith. 

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  Mar 24, 2020

  Texas orders abortion clinics to stop killing babies amid coronavirus pandemic

  Texas has ordered all abortion clinics to stop performing abortions during the conronvirus outbreak, noting that they are elective and unnecessary procedures except in rare cases when a mother faces a medical emergency.

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  Mar 24, 2020

  Southern Baptist Convention cancels Annual Meeting amid COVID-19 outbreak

  The Southern Baptist Convention announced Tuesday that its Annual Meeting has been canceled due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic.

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  Mar 24, 2020

  JD Greear: God is using coronavirus to wake us up to fragility of the world

  Pastor J.D. Greear explained how Christians should respond to the coronavirus and suggested that God is using the pandemic to show people that the world is both temporary and incapable of sustaining us. 

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  Mar 24, 2020

  Francis Chan tells Church: Coronavirus is 'one of our greatest opportunities to reach a lost world'

  Francis Chan has encouraged the Church to view the coronavirus pandemic as “one of our greatest opportunities to “reach a lost world and show them we haven’t lost our love, joy, and peace” instead of succumbing to fear and anxiety.

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  Mar 24, 2020

  India: Police beat Christians, force them to pose like Christ on the cross while mocking Jesus

  Christians falsely accused of forcefully converting Hindus to Christianity were brutally beaten by a drunken police officer who then ordered them to pose like Christ on the cross. 

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  Mar 24, 2020

  Pope: Confess sins directly to God if no priests available during virus pandemic

  Pope Francis is saying that general absolution of sin — confessing directly to God as opposed to through a priest — applies during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.