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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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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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