Alex Murashko

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  Jul 1, 2014

  Megachurch Pastors Greg Laurie, Perry Noble, and More Applaud Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Decision, Join Viral Discussion

  Pastors in the U.S. reacted quickly and joined the viral social media discussion on Monday about the Supreme Court decision that two Christian-owned businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties, do not have to comply with parts of the "Obamacare" birth control mandate that violate the owners' sincere religious beliefs.

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  Jun 30, 2014

  Hobby Lobby Rally to Celebrate Religious Freedom Regardless of Supreme Court Ruling

  Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust, a pro-life youth activist organization, expects scores to attend a rally planned in front of a Hobby Lobby store in Southern California to celebrate religious freedom on Monday morning as the Supreme Court is expected to announce the HHS Mandate decision.

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  Jun 29, 2014

  Social Media Day: Two High Tech Christian Organizations Plan to Help 'Give Evangelism a Powerful Jolt'

  Two Christian-based organizations committed to using the latest technology as a way to encourage believers to share their faith online announced plans for Social Media Day this Monday (June 30).

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  Jun 27, 2014

  Samuel Rodriguez on Mega Merger of Over 500,000 Latino Churches: We're Not Drinking the Kool-Aid, Christianity Is Not in Decline

  Hispanic evangelical leader Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, who co-leads perhaps the largest evangelical network in the world as the result of the recent merger of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference and Conela, a Latin America-based organization that serves more than 487,000 Latin churches globally, says the new association doesn't accept the premise that Christianity is spiraling downward.

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  Jun 25, 2014

  Effects of Legalized Pot in Colorado: Deaths, Infused Student Snacks and Out-of-State Customers

  Only a half year away from the first day marijuana became legal to grow, possess, consume and sell in Colorado, groups such as Focus on the Family say the new law has facilitated grave consequences, including deaths, child endangerment, and interstate trafficking.

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  Jun 21, 2014

  Greg Laurie on Current Political Events: America, This is Your Wake-Up Call

  Recent social and political events in the U.S. and abroad should be alarming enough for Americans to awaken from their spiritual slumber, preached evangelist Greg Laurie during a midweek church service he called "Hope for America."

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  Jun 18, 2014

  More Than 550 Coptic Christian Schoolgirls in Egypt Kidnapped Since 2011

  More than 550 Coptic Christian schoolgirls in Egypt have been kidnapped by Muslim men and forced to convert and marry their abductors during the last three years, according to the Association of Victims of Abduction and Forced Disappearance (AVAFD).

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  Jun 17, 2014

  #HowOldWereYou Hashtag Prompted by Former Youth Pastor Now Felon's Post on Sexual Abuse Creates Viral Discussion

  A Christian columnist's question to the Twittersphere, "How old were you when you were pursued sexually by an adult authority?" prompted by a former youth pastor now felon's first-person account of sexual abuse with a youth under his care, published by Christianity Today's Leadership Journal, has created a viral online discussion.

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  Jun 13, 2014

  Joni and Friends to Hold First-of-Its-Kind Event to Promote Disability Ministry

  Joni and Friends International Disability Center plans to hold the first-of-its-kind Global Access Conference, inviting individuals from across the U.S. and around the world to be trained and to network in the area of ministry to those with disabilities.

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  Jun 12, 2014

  InterVarsity: Colleges Take Non-Discrimination Policies to 'Illogical Extreme' Against Christian Student Groups

  College and university policies that stipulate that Christian student groups on campus must follow non-discrimination policies in the selection of the groups' leaders could squelch student conversation about faith in the future, says a leader from InterVarsity.