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  Feb 11, 2018

  How Parents and Churches Should Respond to Moral and Spiritual Confusion of Gen Z

  As recent polling suggests that "moral and spiritual confusion" is running rampant among American teenagers today, what should parents and churches do differently to ensure their children are prepared to defend their beliefs when they go to college and face a post-Christian society?

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  Feb 10, 2018

  Franklin Graham, Greg Laurie, Evangelical Leaders Discuss 2018 With Ivanka Trump

  A small group of prominent evangelical leaders met with President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, and several White House officials Thursday afternoon in Washington following the National Prayer Breakfast.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Christian Teacher Fired for Sharing Views on Homosexuality With Class Loses Tribunal Case

  An employment tribunal in the U.K. has ruled against Christian teacher Svetlana Powell, who says she was dismissed from her job after responding to a student's question about her personal beliefs on homosexuality.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Churches to Get FEMA Disaster Relief Funding in Budget Bill Signed by Trump

  A provision included in the two-year budget agreement signed by President Donald Trump Friday morning provides congressional assurance that churches and other houses of worship can legally receive disaster relief funding after several decades of exclusion.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Nashville Pastor Calls for Mayor's Resignation Over Affair With Security Chief

  A pastor in Nashville, Tennessee, is calling on the city's first female mayor, Megan Barry, to resign after she admitted to having an extramarital affair with her chief of security.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Nancy Pelosi Recites the Good Samaritan Parable, Praises Evangelical Leaders in 8-Hour Speech

  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi cited Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan and praised evangelical leaders during her record eight-hour speech on the House floor Wednesday.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Walgreens Adopts Target-Like Transgender Policy, Allows Biological Men in Women's Restrooms

  The second largest drugstore chain in the United States has adopted a new transgender-inclusive bathroom policy that is akin to the one that the Target corporation adopted in 2016.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Christian Apologist Larry Taunton Resigns After Inappropriate Extramarital Behavior

  Renowned Christian apologist and author Larry Alex Taunton has resigned from the ministry he founded after admitting publicly that he engaged in consensual, yet "inappropriate" extramarital behavior.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  How Should Christian Colleges Respond to LGBT Politics in Changing Times? Presidents Discuss

  Christian college administrators were advised last week to be proactive when it comes to protecting their institutions' religious liberties and institutional identities as new laws and regulations have popped up across the nation that have threatened their Christian missions.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  How a Saudi Convert Is Hiding Her Life in Christ From Muslim Husband

  A Saudi convert from Islam is living her life in fear that her husband will one day find out that she has accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior.