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  Dec 9, 2016

  Trump Asking Evangelical Leaders for Appointment Recommendations at Higher Level Than Previous Presidents, Richard Land Says

  Signaling his apparent commitment to the evangelical community, President-elect Donald Trump will be keeping his Evangelical Advisory Board and has been soliciting their recommendations as he forms his administration.

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  Dec 8, 2016

  Eddie Long's Church Refutes Hospice Rumor, Officials Say He's Resting

  Weeks after declaring "God has healed me" to his congregation following a battle with an undisclosed "health challenge," leader of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, Eddie Long, has taken another sick break from church to get rest as church officials fended off rumors Thursday that he is now under hospice care.

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  Dec 8, 2016

  Tullian Tchividjian's Uncle, Brother, GRACE Board Call Sex Scandal 'Gross Misuse of Power'

  The board of GRACE, an organization that exists to empower the Christian community through education and training to recognize, prevent, and respond to child abuse, has condemned the sordid sex scandal of Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, as a "gross misuse of power."

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  Dec 8, 2016

  Dylann Roof Deserves to Be in 'Pit of Hell,' Charleston Church Massacre Survivor Says at Trial

  Felicia Sanders, one of just three people to survive the bloody massacre that left nine others dead during a Bible study at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in South Carolina last year, said accused shooter Dylann Roof, 22, deserves to be in the "pit of Hell."

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  Dec 7, 2016

  God, Christ, Lord, Satan on List of Banned Baby Names in Australian State

  The state government of Victoria, Australia, has included God, Christ, Lord and Satan on a list of more than 40 baby names they have banned as being either too offensive or official as American parents are expected to trend toward adopting names of more mythological deities and supreme evil beings like Lucifer.

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  Dec 7, 2016

  Emboldened by Trump, Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Abortions Once Heartbeat Is Detected

  Emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly joined their counterparts in the Senate on Tuesday in approving a bill banning abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected. It will become law in the next 10 days if Republican Gov. John Kasich doesn't veto it.

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  Dec 6, 2016

  Beloved Pastor Suffers Heart Attack and Dies While Driving Wife Home

  A beloved North Carolina pastor who suffered a heart attack and died in a crash while driving his wife home from a local airport early Sunday morning is now being mourned by his surviving spouse and church family.

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  Dec 6, 2016

  Comcast Sparks Row After Axing Word Network for Media Company Owned by Black Pastor Who Interviewed Trump

  Barely three months after his controversial interview with President-elect Donald Trump to help him reach black Americans during his campaign in September, Bishop Wayne T. Jackson, founder and president of Impact Television Network, says he's being "blessed" by media giant Comcast with access to lucrative markets of black Americans on the East and West Coasts.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  Multiple Pastors Call on Tullian Tchividjian to Repent as Source Says His Mother, Gigi Graham, Is 'Saddened' by Sex Scandal

  Several pastors including his former counselor Paul Tripp, called on embattled ex-pastor and Billy Graham grandson Tullian Tchividjian to repent on Monday as a highly placed source said his mother is "saddened" by the sordid sex scandal that destroyed his marriage and ministry in 2015.

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  Dec 5, 2016

  Trip Lee on Being a Pastor; New Music in 'The Waiting Room' (Interview)

  When rapper Trip Lee, 28, started Bible college in 2006, he didn't think he wanted to be a pastor. A decade later though, it's the job he sees himself doing even after his days of rapping about life and Jesus are long behind him.