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  Mar 3, 2022

  Fla. Pastor Willy Rice to be nominated for SBC president, says 'faith family' is all he's ever known

  A day after Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton announced he would break tradition and not seek reelection following his first year in office, Florida Pastor Willy Rice is set to be nominated for the position at the 2022 SBC Annual Meeting this June in Anaheim, California.

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  Mar 2, 2022

  3 Christian sisters and chaperone killed by father in sanctuary were all members, church says

  Three sisters and their father, who fatally shot them and their chaperone before killing himself inside the sanctuary of The Church in Sacramento during a supervised visit in California on Monday, were all members of the church, officials have confirmed.

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  Mar 2, 2022

  Ed Litton says he won’t seek reelection as SBC president, prompts mixed reactions

  Southern Baptist Convention President Ed Litton departed from decades of tradition Tuesday to announce he will not seek re-election this summer, prompting reactions ranging from relief to disappointment eight months into his one-year term.

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  Mar 2, 2022

  To buy a house or find a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it harder than parents: study

  For young adults today, more Americans agree that it’s easier for them than their parents’ generation to stay in touch with friends and family, get into college or find a job. But when it comes to saving for the future, paying for college, buying a house or finding a spouse, most Americans say young adults have it a lot harder.

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  Mar 1, 2022

  Father fatally shoots 3 daughters, chaperone inside church then kills himself

  A father fatally shot his three daughters and their chaperone inside the sanctuary of a California church before killing himself during a supervised visit with them Monday night, police said.

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  Feb 28, 2022

  Pastor Greg Locke says he’s being threatened with death, hexes and sex toys for exposing witches

  Pastor Greg Locke, who exposed the presence of suspected witches at his church in recent weeks, says he’s being threatened with death, hexes, sex toys and glitter bombs for preaching about deliverance from evil.

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  Feb 28, 2022

  Pastor survives after he's stabbed 7 times in 'devastating' random attack outside home

  Members of Second Baptist Church in Santa Ana, California, are thanking God for their pastor being alive after he was stabbed seven times in a random attack outside his home that left him with significant injuries, including two punctured lungs

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  Feb 25, 2022

  Pastor Robert Morris offers money-back guarantee if congregants tithe for a year and nothing happens

  Willow Creek Community Church Senior Pastor David Dummitt has offered his congregants a money-back guarantee if they tithe 10% of their income for a year and nothing happens. He made the offer Sunday after guest preacher Pastor Robert Morris revealed he has been offering the same guarantee to his nearly 40,000-member Gateway Church in Texas, for 22 years without a claim.

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  Feb 24, 2022

  Alabama gov. demands answers after high school basketball team forced to forfeit game on sabbath

  Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has demanded answers from the Alabama High School Athletic Association after the boys' basketball team of Oakwood Adventist Academy was forced to forfeit a semifinal game in the state tournament that impinged on their observance of sabbath.

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  Feb 24, 2022

  Black Americans more certain than any other racial group that they’re going to Heaven: study

  An increasing number of Christians say faith in God is not required to go to Heaven, and Christianity is not the only way to get there. Now, a new study has revealed that a majority of Americans need to be certain they’ll make it to Heaven, and African Americans are more certain than any other racial group that they “will be with God in Heaven” in the afterlife.