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Jan. 16, 2020: Christian school denies expulsion rumor; Carman Licciardello cancer update; 'I Still Believe' movie

Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020

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— ‘I Still Believe’ voted No. 1 romantic movie of 2020 by Seventeen magazine

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The upcoming Christian movie “I Still Believe” has topped Seventeen magazine’s list of the most romantic movies to watch in 2020. For the first time in the magazine’s 74-year history, a Christian movie has ranked No. 1 in any list. It was selected for its list of “7 Most Romantic Movies Premiering in 2020.” 

“I Still Believe,” chronicles the story of Award-winning Christian singer Jeremy Camp and his first marriage to Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and died in 2001, less than a year after they were married. The film will be in theaters in March.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/i-still-believe-releases-new-trailer-voted-no-1-romantic-movie-of-2020-by-seventeen-magazine.html

— Christian school denies report claiming it expelled student over rainbow cake

A private Christian school in Kentucky is denying claims that it expelled a 15-year-old student for having a rainbow cake at her birthday party. The parents of the expelled student claim Whitefield Academy expelled their teenage daughter following a social media post showing her celebrating her birthday with a rainbow cake and wearing a rainbow sweater.

But in a statement to The Christian Post, Whitefield Academy denied that the photo was the reason for the expulsion. The school said the student had violated the student code of conduct numerous times over the past two years and in the fall she was given a final chance to adhere to their code of conduct but she did not and  was expelled.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-school-denies-report-claiming-it-expelled-student-over-rainbow-birthday-cake.html

— Rector of Manhattan church with billions in assets, resigns for 'Sabbath rest'

The Rev. William Lupfer, rector of the land-rich, Trinity Wall Street Episcopal Church in Lower Manhattan that boasts a diverse investment portfolio worth $6 billion, resigned from his post with a plan to follow his dreams “like the Holy Family.”

 Lupfer, 59, who has served in the role since 2015, resigned from the more than 300-year-old church noted as the richest Episcopal church in the world, in a brief letter on January 3rd.

In his final Sunday at Trinity Wall Street on January 5th, Lupfer told the congregation that while it's customary for rectors at the church to retire, he isn’t the “retiring type” and plans to go follow his dreams with his wife, like the Holy Family. He explained that he had not been able to effectively discern while in his role as rector and is looking forward to improving that part of his life during a period of rest.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/william-lupfer-rector-of-manhattan-church-with-billions-in-assets-resigns-for-sabbath-rest.html

— Carman Licciardello asks for prayer as cancer returns

Legendary gospel music entertainer Carman Licciardello has declared that he won't stop fighting for his life and believes in total healing as he battles cancer for a second time. Licciardello was diagnosed with incurable myeloma cancer in 2013 and defied the odds after nine months of chemotherapy. But after six years in remission, it has returned. 

He revealed that for the past five months he's tried a few different cancer treatments but they all failed. Since July he’s been getting chemo shots in my stomach every week and hopes to find out on his birthday, which is on Friday, January 19th, that he is cancer free.

https://www.christianpost.com/news/carman-licciardello-asks-for-prayer-as-cancer-returns-i-cant-quit-i-still-trust-god.html

— 'Jeopardy!' apologizes for saying Church of the Nativity is in Israel

The people behind the popular television game show “Jeopardy!” have issued an apology following recent episode in which a contestant was penalized for saying that the Church of the Nativity was located in the Palestinian territories.

On a recent episode of the game show, a clue under the category "Where's that church?" asked contestants the country in which the Church of the Nativity, which is in Bethlehem, West Bank, less than 6 miles south of Jerusalem. 

In a statement posted on the “Jeopardy!” website Monday, the production team explained that during the filming of the episode, “we became aware that the clue was flawed as written and that determining an acceptable response would be problematic.”

“In accordance with our rules and in the interest of fairness, we voided the clue and threw it out. … The outcome of the game was not affected. We then continued the game with this replacement clue.”

https://www.christianpost.com/news/jeopardy-apologizes-for-saying-bethlehems-church-of-the-nativity-is-in-israel.html

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