Alex Murashko

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  Feb 5, 2013

  Hobby Lobby's President Honored for Practicing Biblical Values in Marketplace

  Hobby Lobby's President Steve Green, whose Christian standards have recently been highlighted by way of his company's fight against the government's HHS mandate that requires businesses to offer employees health care coverage for abortion-inducing drugs, is being honored with a top award from the National Bible Association.

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  Feb 4, 2013

  Atheist Says He'll 'Turn Christian' if Evil Is Explained During Major Debate

  Atheist philosopher Dr. Alex Rosenberg told Christian theologian Dr. William Lane Craig, and those attending a debate on the existence of God, both at Purdue University and online during a live webcast Friday evening, that he would "turn Christian" if Craig could explain why God would allow evil.

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  Feb 2, 2013

  Pro-Life, Religious Liberty Groups Harshly Criticize HHS Mandate 'Gesture'

  Pro-life and religious liberty groups harshly criticized the Obama administration's announcement on Friday about proposed accommodations concerning the controversial contraceptive mandate, saying the proposal does not meaningfully expand the "church-only" exemption and amounts to little more than a gesture.

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  Feb 1, 2013

  Greg Laurie: Congregation at Harvest OC Growing; Looks for New Location

  Pastor Greg Laurie, perhaps best known for his large-scale evangelistic events called "Harvest Crusades" that originated in Southern California, recently announced that his Riverside-based church's second main campus in the Orange County city of Irvine will need to move to a new location because more space is needed.

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  Feb 1, 2013

  Christian Group Launches Social Media Campaign Against Sex Trade During Super Bowl

  A Christian advocacy group against the commercial sex trade and human trafficking has launched a social media campaign to coincide with the millions of people who will be interacting online during this Sunday's Super Bowl in New Orleans.

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  Jan 31, 2013

  Interview: Interpreting the Bible From a Middle Eastern Perspective (Part 4)

  An expert on Middle Eastern New Testament studies says he believes that many people raised and living in the Western world tend to have trouble fully interpreting the Bible without first understanding the culture where the stories from Scripture actually took place.

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  Jan 30, 2013

  DC Church Steps Closer to Building Community 'Dream Center'

  National Community Church in Washington, D.C., led by Pastor Mark Batterson, continues moving closer to constructing a community center designed to help an impoverished area of the city with both tangible and spiritual needs. Batterson said he believes the DC Dream Center will be the most significant thing his church has ever done.

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  Jan 29, 2013

  Baptist Leaders Predict 'Mass Exodus' From Scouts Over Gay Leader Decision

  The Southern Baptist Convention expressed extreme disappointment Monday to news that the Boy Scouts of America will likely approve admission of professed homosexuals as scout leaders, with officials close to the SBC predicting a mass exodus out of Scouting by Baptist churches.

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  Jan 29, 2013

  InterVarsity Launches Thousands of Bible Studies With College Groups Across Nation

  College campuses in the U.S. are not generally considered bastions for Bible literacy or interest, say officials from the Christian organization InterVarsity. However, in light of a recent Barna Group study released about the most and least Bible-minded cities in the nation, InterVarsity optimistically points to thousands of Bible studies "breaking out across the country," following commitments made at its student missions conference (Urbana 12) at the end of December in St. Louis.

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  Jan 28, 2013

  Pastor Leaves Job at Megachurch to Run Across US for Clean Water Fundraiser

  Despite his previous disdain for running long distances, a Chicago-area pastor is planning to run approximately the equivalent distance of a marathon per day from the U.S. West Coast to East Coast in order to provide a community of 30,000 people in Kenya a lifelong supply of clean water.