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  Oct 24, 2019

  Cameroon: Bible translator murdered in his home as civil war rages on

  A second Bible translator has been killed by suspected Fulani extremists in the civil war-ridden Anglophone region in southern Cameroon this week, a ministry source has confirmed. 

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  Oct 23, 2019

  Christian NGO opens 58 food distribution centers to aid civilians fleeing war-torn northern Syria

  A United States-based Christian humanitarian agency says it is feeding around 10,000 people per day in war-torn northeastern Syria as local workers and volunteers put their lives on the line to serve those in need following the Turkish invasion this month.

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  Oct 23, 2019

  Over 1,000 victims freed from abusive Islamic reform centers in northern Nigeria

  Hundreds more have been freed after authorities began cracking down on illegally operated Islamic reform schools in northern Nigeria, where mostly male students have been chained, beaten, enslaved, starved and, in many cases, raped. 

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  Oct 22, 2019

  Suicide rate for kids ages 10 to 14 nearly tripled in last decade: CDC

  The suicide rate among children aged 10 through 14 has nearly tripled from 2007 to 2017, while the suicide rate among older teenagers has increased by 76% between 2007 and 2017, new federal data show.

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  Oct 22, 2019

  Most white evangelicals will support Trump regardless of personal conduct, poll finds

  Impeachment proceedings haven’t diminished white evangelical support for President Donald Trump. Most white evangelicals say Trump’s personal conduct makes no difference in, or increases, their support for him, a new poll shows.

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  Oct 19, 2019

  'Baseball was my God:' Retired MLB CY Young winner Barry Zito details his path to Christ

  Former MLB all-star Barry Zito was a baseball standout at an early age as he began developing his signature curveball from the time he was 7 with his father intensely pushing him to pursue his dream of becoming a World Series champion. 

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  Oct 19, 2019

  Muslim-majority UAE commits to rebuilding 2 churches destroyed by ISIS in Iraq

  The Muslim-majority United Arab Emirates announced plans this week to help rebuild two Christian churches destroyed by the Islamic State and said it's the first national government in the world to help rebuild Christian churches in postwar Iraq. 

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  Oct 18, 2019

  Spike in violence, profanity on TV shows rated OK for kids: PTC warns

  A lengthy new report from the nation’s leading nonpartisan family television watchdog group indicates a large increase over the last decade in the amount of violence and profanity in television shows rated as appropriate for children.

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  Oct 17, 2019

  US, Turkey agree to 5-day 'ceasefire' in Syria, Vice President Mike Pence says

  Turkish leaders have agreed to a five-day ceasefire to its incursion in northern Syria after an hours-long meeting with the U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday. 

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  Oct 17, 2019

  National Association of Evangelicals elects Walter Kim as its first minority president

  The National Association of Evangelicals named its first president of color Thursday when its board of directors elected Korean-American Virginia pastor Walter Kim as the next head of the 45,000-church network.