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by Warren Cole Smith, WORLD Magazine About 2,000 people gathered on Sept. 28 at First Baptist North in Spartanburg, S.C., to hear high-profile Christians speak on defending the faith and applying a Christian worldview to their lives. Among the speakers: Eric Metaxas, Josh McDowell, and—keynote speaker for the evening—best-selling author, filmmaker, and Christian college president…
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If I believe the Bible’s teachings that homosexuality is a sin, am I intolerant of homosexuals? I vehemently oppose abortion and believe unborn babies have a right to live. Am I intolerant of the woman who believes her so-called right of privacy trumps protecting the baby in her womb? Homosexuality and abortion are no longer…
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Wave a pamphlet listing depressing statistics about sex trafficking, and it will most likely end up in the trash. But blow out a full head of curls and strut in breezy satin, and heads will turn. That's the simple theory behind Freedom and Fashion (FnF), which operates out of an office in Little Tokyo here:…
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"It just didn't make sense." That's what Jonathan Rovetto thought when he heard his employer, Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), fired Brittany Koper last fall, alleging embezzlement and fraud. After all, Koper is the granddaughter of TBN founders Paul and Jan Crouch. Brittany and her husband Michael, also a TBN employee, made more than $200,000 a…
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A posse of liberal groups gathered at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday to defend President Barack Obama's contraceptive mandate and "not allow conservative politicians and religious leaders to redefine the meaning of religious liberty," per the press release announcing the event. About five people, not including reporters, gathered to hear what they had to…
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As the November elections approach and difficult choices confront us, we would do well to think about Jesus, the King of kings and perfect ruler of the nations. He is not an unreasonable standard for judging candidates for American political office because He is the standard to which God, who establishes and judges all the…
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The New Testament book of James compares the tongue to a small rudder that guides a huge ship. Rep. Todd Akin, R-Mo.—an evangelical Christian—might be thinking about that passage today. In less than 48 hours, two words that Akin uttered during a television interview on Sunday have steered the course of his promising Senate ambitions…
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Being a Christian schoolteacher, church music enthusiast, and author shouldn’t deny you a hotel room. So imagine Douglas Bond’s surprise when a routine booking at a London bed-and-breakfast was first accepted, then rejected. A double-check of the online calendar showed that rooms were still open for the necessary days, so he wrote an email query…
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It's 9:06 a.m. on day five of The WorkFaith Connection's eight-day, early June boot camp. Twelve people ranging in age from 25 to 59 sit around a U-shaped table in a corporate office building. Seven are men, five are women. Eight are black, four are white. All are looking for work. Most are not confident…
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