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K-Love Fan Awards 2015 Winners List: For King & Country Sizzles at K-LOVE Fan Awards, Takes Home Three Major Awards
No doubt that For King & Country is one of the hottest acts in contemporary Christian music. The Nashville, Tennessee-based siblings ran away with three major awards, including Artist of the Year, at the recently concluded K-LOVE Fan Awards on Sunday at the Grand Ole Opry House.

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Carrie Underwood Headlines CMA Music Festival; Earns Five Nods At CMT Music Awards
Carrie Underwood is marking her 10th year in the music industry with a performance at the upcoming CMA Music Festival. Underwood announced recently on social media that she will be taking the stage at the annual country music awards at LP Field on June 13, Rolling Stone magazine reported. She joins a star-studded lineup in the four-day celebration of everything about country music.

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Mentally-Ill Inmates Abused by Ill-Trained U.S. Prison Staff Across the Country, Reports HRW
Jail and prison staff throughout the United States have used unnecessary, excessive, and even malicious force against prisoners with mental disabilities. Correctional staff have deluged prisoners with painful chemical sprays, shocked them with powerful electric stun weapons, and strapped them for days in restraining chairs or beds.

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Indonesia Military Urged to Stop 'Virginity Tests' against Women Recruits; Procedure Was 'Discriminatory and Invasive'
Human rights activists have deplored Indonesia's policy of making women trying to enter its police force and fiancées of military officers undergo "virginity testing," saying the procedure was "discriminatory and invasive."

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Reflections on attending the 2025 International Gospel Conference
Over the past few days, I had the privilege of traveling to Jakarta for the 2025 International Gospel Conference organized by Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International (STEMI).

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[Exclusive] Watoto Asia director Rev. Sunny Cheng: bringing life-changing education from Africa!
Watoto—an international Christian child-care ministry—held “Emily: A Life Story” in Hong Kong to promote “Keep a Girl in School” poverty-relief campaign. Following it, Rev. Sunny Cheng, the Asia Regional Director of Watoto, shared about his remarkable journey in ministry with Gospel Herald.
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Rick Warren challenges pastors at WEA assembly: preach, teach, and heal like Jesus
On the opening night of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Rick Warren issued a heartfelt challenge to church leaders around the world: “Don’t just preach the message of Jesus; learn His model—share the gospel with the poor, the sick, and the broken as He did; pray as He prayed; and build the church as He built it.”

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Silicon Valley’s River of Life Christian Church to hold 2025 missions conference: “united in mission, unlimited possibilities”
River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC), the largest Chinese church in the United States located in Silicon Valley, will host its 2025 Missions Conference from October 17–19 under the theme “United in Mission, Unlimited Possibilities.”

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[Exclusive Interview] Evangelist Stephen Tong exhorts the Chinese church to return to the foundations of reformed faith
During the 14th World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Pastor Stephen Tong, the founder of the Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia, spoke with Gospel Herald (GH), offering earnest counsel to the Chinese church.
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