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Iraqi Chaldeans Leader Grateful for U.S. Government Decision to Fight ISIS, Rescue Yazidi Refugees
Mark Arabo, a national spokesperson for Iraqi Chaldeans living in California, says his group is thankful for Obama's decision to provide humanitarian aid to minorities stranded in Iraq and to allow airstrikes against Sunni militants in the country.
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Mark Driscoll Dismissed from Acts 29 Network, Lifeway Pulls Books at 180 Stores
Mars Hill pastor Mark Driscoll remains embroiled in controversy, as the church-planting group Acts 29 has booted Driscoll from the network and popular Christian bookstore LifeWay announced it will no longer sell his books.
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20,000 Yazidis, Christians Saved, Dozens of ISIS Militants Killed by U.S. Military
A rescue effort has freed 20,000 of the Yazidi refugees trapped on a mountain in northern Iraq and surrounded by ISIS forces, and 61 ISIS fighters have been killed due to American airstrikes as of Sunday.
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Mother of Slain Missouri Teen Mike Brown's Shooting by Police Calls for Riots, Looting to Stop
Several businesses were looted and cars vandalized following a candlelight vigil commemorating 18 year old Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by a police officer. Brown's mother has called for the riots to stop, calling them "disrespectful" to her son's memory.
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World Health Organization: Ebola Virus Outbreak Is a 'Public Emergency"
The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak of Ebola to be a international public health emergency that requires "extraordinary response" to stop its spread. The disease has a 99% mortality rate and has killed 932 people thus far in several Western African countries.
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Netflix under scrutiny after bible verse disappears from ‘The Passion of the Christ’
Netflix has come under fire from Christian audiences after viewers noticed that a significant Bible verse—Isaiah 53:5—appears to be missing from the opening scene of The Passion of the Christ on the platform.
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‘I Belong to Jesus’: Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo faces FA warning over goal celebration
Liverpool FC forward Cody Gakpo is set to receive a formal warning from the Football Association (FA) after displaying a Christian message during a recent Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur. Following a goal, Gakpo lifted his jersey to reveal an undershirt bearing the message “I Belong To Jesus,” raising both hands toward the sky in a clear act of religious expression.
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Michael Brown cleared by investigation — But fellowship church elders still say he’s unfit for ministry
In a development that has stirred both public interest and internal division, the elders of Fellowship Church in Huntersville, North Carolina, have publicly rejected the findings of a months-long investigation that cleared Dr. Michael Brown of any legal or ethical misconduct.
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'The King of Kings', its box office success — and what critics are saying
The King of Kings, the latest animated depiction of the life of Jesus Christ, is receiving strong reviews from major critics for its creative framing and compelling voice acting.
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Jeremy Renner’s ‘My Next Breath’: A testimony of faith, peace, and survival after near-death accident
In his memoir My Next Breath, actor Jeremy Renner opens up about the life-changing snowplow accident that nearly took his life, and the extraordinary sense of peace he felt in the moments before death.