Katherine Weber

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  Feb 13, 2013

  Liberty University's Global Focus Week Encourages Students to Pursue Mission Work

  Liberty University, a private, Christian university located in Lynchburg, Va., will be holding its bi-annual Global Focus Week, Feb. 11 – Feb. 15, focused on exposing students to different international cultures and getting them interested in mission work.

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  Feb 12, 2013

  Native American Evangelical Leader Dies After Suffering Heart Attack Before Nat'l Prayer Breakfast

  The Christian community is currently mourning the death of Richard Twiss, CEO and founder of Wiconi International, a nonprofit organization which seeks to unify the country's evangelical community with the Native American community.

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  Feb 12, 2013

  Lutheran President Apologizes for Handling of Newtown Interfaith Conflict

  The president of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod recently issued an apology after reprimanding a pastor for participating in a December interfaith prayer vigil for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

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  Feb 12, 2013

  Fatih & Freedom Coalition Calls for National Cathedral's Defunding Over Gay Marriage Stance

  The Faith & Freedom Coalition, a Georgia-based Christian nonprofit organization founded by political activist Ralph Reed, has recently issued a petition urging the federal government to stop funding the Washington National Cathedral, which in January 2013 announced it would begin performing same-sex marriages.

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  Feb 11, 2013

  NJ Firefighters Use Apple's Bible App for Swearing-in Ceremony

  In what some are called a wondrous harmony of technology and religion, New Jersey firefighters were promoted in their ranks late last week with the help of the Apple iPad's Bible application.

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  Feb 11, 2013

  World's Largest Religious Festival: Stampede in India Claims 36 Lives

  A stampede in India on Sunday resulted in the death of 36 victims, predominately older women, as millions rushed to take part in the world's largest religious festival at a temporary city in Allahabad, northern India.

• Feb 11, 2013

  Kim Kardashian Jesus Statue: Reality Star Poses With Kanye West in Brazil

  Reality television star Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West visited Rio De Janero, Brazil, this past weekend, and posted photos of them posing with the famous Christ the Redeemer statue, located at the peak of Corcovado Mountain in the country's capital.

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  Feb 8, 2013

  Ethiopian Church Severs Ties With Lutherans Over Homosexuality

  An Evangelical denomination in Ethiopia has recently announced that it is severing ties with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and it sister church, the Church of Sweden, because of its position regarding homosexuality in the church.

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  Feb 8, 2013

  Christian University's New Program Will Help Graduates Pay Off Student Loans

  A small, private Christian university in Michigan has announced that it will be offering all incoming freshmen the opportunity to participate in the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which will help graduating students pay off student loans should their post-college income prove too low.

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  Feb 8, 2013

  Egypt's Coptic Leader: 'Christians Are Not a Minority in Terms of Value to the Nation'

  Pope Tawadros II, Egypt's Coptic leader, has issued an uncharacteristically sharp assessment of the North African country's leadership in a recent interview, asserting the important role Christianity plays in the country and addressing the newly minted constitution with which many minorities hold fault.