Alex Murashko

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  May 11, 2013

  'Bible Quiz' Documentary Gives Inside Look at Specialized Ministry, Young Believer

  In the making of the documentary film "Bible Quiz" perhaps it would have been easy for storyteller and producer Nicole Teeny to poke fun at a group of Scripture memorizing hyped-up teenagers engrossed in an intense national Bible Quiz playoff and its surrounding culture. Instead, Teeny lets the players and the competition do the talking, real and honest sharing in front of the camera, and what unfolds is an inside look at a specialized ministry and a maturing young believer.

• May 10, 2013

  California Assembly Passes Transgender Bill Allowing Student Choice on Bathroom, Sports Team

  Transgender students in California are one step closer to playing on their school's one-sex sports team of choice or have access to a bathroom based on their chosen gender identity, not their physical sex at birth. The state Assembly passed a bill Thursday that would mandate school districts allow transgender students their choice.

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  May 10, 2013

  Eagle Scout: Allowing Gay Youth Into Boy Scouts of America Would Increase 'Boy-on-boy Sexual Contact'

  A panel of experts with conservative values is set to discuss their views of the risks involved with a proposed change in the Boy Scouts of America that would allow gay youths to join local troops while continuing to exclude gay leaders. The discussion will be hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., and is scheduled for this coming Tuesday.

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  May 9, 2013

  Islam Expert Warns Christians May Completely Disappear From Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt

  The mass exodus of millions of Christians from one part of the Islamic world to another as the result of persecution by Muslims has reached epidemic proportions, says a Middle East and Islam expert. In fact, Christians may completely disappear from Iraq, Afghanistan, and Egypt, warns the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.

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  May 9, 2013

  Christian TV Program Producer Discusses Joel Osteen, Today's Televangelism

  Television show producer and media consultant Phil Cooke recently shared that he once partnered with evangelist Joel Osteen as producers of Christian TV programming, including helping with Osteen's own broadcasts that now reach 10 million U.S. households each week.

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  May 8, 2013

  Big Bang Cosmology Is Consistent With Scripture?

  The scientific belief that everything in the universe came from nothing before there was a "Big Bang," or a moment of creation, is something that all Christians and scientists can agree on, says a leading Christian apologist. Also, J. Warner Wallace argues that the primary premise of Big Bang Cosmology, that everything came from nothing, is consistent with Scripture.

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  May 7, 2013

  Tim Tebow Selected Most Influential Athlete; Fan Sums Up NFL Career In a Nutshell?

  Did a former Denver Broncos fan sum up the potentially short-lived career of quarterback Tim Tebow more succinctly than any ESPN sports analyst has so far?

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  May 7, 2013

  Cold-Case Homicide Detective to Speak at Christian Apologetics Conference

  A cold-case homicide detective, once a devout atheist, is one of several Christian apologists scheduled to speak and participate in panel discussions at Stand To Reason's 20th Anniversary Conference at Biola University in La Mirada, Calif., this coming weekend.

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  May 1, 2013

  Wycliffe Bible Translators Accept Panel Report Over Controversial Muslim Context Translation

  An independent panel has made ten suggestions for Bible translators Wycliffe Global Alliance and SIL International, after being asked to review their practices in light of various translation controversies including interpretation for a Muslim context.

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  Apr 30, 2013

  Greg Laurie Refuses to Argue With Gay Activists Demanding His Disinvitation; Asks for Prayers Instead

  Evangelist Greg Laurie, who is scheduled to lead the nation in prayer at events hosted by government officials in Washington D.C. during the National Day of Prayer on Thursday, chose not to respond to gay activists who demanded that he be disinvited because he holds a biblical view that homosexuality is a sin. Instead, Laurie asked for prayer Monday in a post to his blog.