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Hong Kong Protesters Demonstrate Against Public Consultation on Same-Sex Legislation
This past Sunday, hundreds of thousands of French demonstrated in front of the Eifel Tower in Paris against President Francois Hollande’s proposal to allow same-sex marriage. That same day, tens of thousands of Christians in Hong Kong protested at the Tamar government headquarters park against a public consultation on same-sex marriage laws.
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Rick Warren: Eight Questions to Ask for Achieving Great Innovation Results
How can an organization, NGO, or a one-man band achieve great innovative results? In an article published in Outreach magazine, Saddleback Church senior pastor Rick Warren suggested that great innovations come from great questions, for without right questions, you won’t get the right answers, without right answers, you won’t build the right strategy, and without the right strategy, you will never get the results that one hopes for.
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Christian Artists Present Free Concert in Newtown as Tribute to Sandy Hook Victims
Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre took place, a month has passed and the nation’s attention seemed to have drifted to other matters of importance; however, Christian leaders and artists are hosting a free concert Tuesday evening for the survivors in Newtown, Conn.
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Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Arrest of Prime Minister Over Corruption Charges
The Supreme Court of Pakistan, which has clashed repeatedly with Pakistan’s political leaders in recent year, ordered the arrest of the country’s Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and a number of officials over allegations of illegal payments for electricity generating projects when Ashraf was minister for water and power.
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''Les Miserables'' Film Reviews: A Powerful Depiction of the Gospel
Christian authors and commentators are urging people to watch the movie version of "Les Miserables", which is adapted from the Broadway production that began in 1987 and won eight Tony Awards, including best new musical. While the movie has received a total of eight Academy Award nominations, including best picture, it portrays a powerful depiction of the gospel.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.