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Alice Paul: Quaker Roots Shaped Gender Activist, Her Greatest Achievements
Equal rights activist Alice Paul would have turned 131 years old today. In her honor, she is being depicted today on Google’s search page holding up a sign that reads, “Deeds not words.” No doubt her childhood steeped in Quaker principles, such as absolute equality, including among genders, led to her desire to improve society.
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Prominent U.S. Hospital Expels Doctor for Opposing Hospital's LGBTQ Endorsements With Bible Verses
Dr. Paul Church said his hospital privileges were revoked at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center because he disagreed with the center's promotion of gay pride events and overall LGBT lifestyles, which he believes is unhealthy and dangerous regarding the spreading of diseases. Church, 66, worked at the hospital for 28 years as a urologist. The hospital's 25-member medical executive committee voted to expel him last month, after a decade of email debates about whether his concerns were a
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'Duck Dynasty' New Season 9 Premieres Tonight: Returns for Ninth Quacktacular Season with 'Heed the Call' Theme (Preview Video)
America's duck-hunting, God-loving Robertsons' family from Louisiana bring another TV season of allowing viewers to step into their world, but 'Duck Dynasty' preview clips include a whip and allude to this series being "not all fun and games." What surprises are coming? Season 9 premieres on Wednesday, Jan. 13, on A&E at 8 p.m. CST. The prior 87 episodes now are available for viewing as well.
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Christian Actor Denzel Washington Receives Cecil B. DeMille Award At 2016 Golden Globes
Multitalented actor and pastor's son Denzel Washington received the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards from The Hollywood Foreign Press Association Sunday. The awards show aired live on NBC. The award is named in honor of showman Cecil B. DeMille, who became the first recipient in 1952, the year his film, "The Greatest Show on Earth," premiered.
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Joey Feek Having 'Serious Talks with Jesus,' Ready To Go Home, Posts Husband Rory Feek Beside Dying Singer
In an emotional blog post from singer Rory Feek Saturday entitled "when I'm gone," he for the first time shared that he and his wife, popular vocalist Joey Feek of their bluegrass country singing duo Joey+Rory, acknowledged she's truly dying and they needed to start saying goodbye. "I’d like to tell you that she’s doing great and is going to beat this thing. But I can’t," penned Rory, as he revealed Joey's pain and discomfort has increased daily and the morphine dosage needed to help her comfor
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Chinese Pastor Reflects on Charlie Kirk’s Death: Church Must Confront “Today’s Issues”
The news of Charlie Kirk’s death not only shocked leaders in the English-speaking evangelical world but also affected Chinese pastors in North America. In a memorial article, one pastor described Charlie Kirk as someone who “awakened the church, Christians, and even society as a whole.”
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Hong Kong Legislative Council Rejects Same-Sex Partner Registration Bill, Citing Traditional Marriage Values
The Hong Kong Legislative Council overwhelmingly voted down the controversial Same-Sex Partner Relationship Registration Bill on September 10th.
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[Exclusive] Escaping Extreme Poverty: The True Story of a Ugandan Girl’s Transformed Life
Emily, from Uganda, is a beneficiary of the international charity Watoto’s Keep a Girl in School initiative. This July, visiting Hong Kong churches and schools, she shares her journey of overcoming hardship, regaining access to education, and pursuing her dreams.
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Corey Jackson Urges on Capitol Hill: Care for the Hearts and Souls of the Chinese People
Western society often views China primarily through the lenses of geopolitics and economics, but as a pastor and evangelical Presbyterian, Rev. Corey Jackson is most concerned with the hearts, minds, and souls of people—not only in the United States, but also in China.