Alex Murashko

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  Sep 25, 2012

  Over 1,600 Elevation Church Volunteers Answer Call to Mentor Students

  More than 1,600 members of Elevation Church in Charlotte, N.C., responded to the plea from their pastor, Steven Furtick, to become mentors for the youth in their communities. Troubling statistics that include showing a high rate of Charlotte-area students who do not graduate from high school prompted the church's initiative.

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  Sep 22, 2012

  North American Mission Leaders: What's New Is Old?

  Christian author and college professor Miriam Adeney gave a sort of "state of missions" speech during the North American Mission Leaders Conference Friday in which she said the church in many parts of the world continues to flourish where the Gospel is proclaimed with regularity.

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  Sep 21, 2012

  North American Mission Leaders Asked to 'Recalibrate' at Conference

  Several hundred Christian mission leaders began a three-day conference Thursday with a focus on "adjusting missionary method's to today's realities."

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  Sep 19, 2012

  Tim Tebow: Wildcat Politics? Will He Run for Office?

  Tim Tebow, perhaps the most popular second-string NFL quarterback ever, talked about politics and prayer in a Q & A interview with ESPN New York in which he eluded to the possibility of running for political office one day.

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  Sep 19, 2012

  DADT Repeal One Year Later: Is US Military Better or Worse?

  Supporters and opponents of the military's current legal stance on gays serving for the U.S. took the opportunity on the eve of the one-year anniversary of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) to give contrary progress reports on the policy. While a military chaplains group says there is mounting evidence that shows a negative consequence inside the military because of the repeal, an LGBT media group points to a recent academic study revealing that there has been no adverse effect on the

• Sep 18, 2012

  College Head Calls Obamacare 'Gov't at Its Worst;' Declares Lawsuit

  Citing a violation of religious freedom, College of the Ozarks took the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution to file a lawsuit against the federal government for its contraceptive mandate found in the Affordable Care Act.

• Sep 17, 2012

  Anti-Islam Movie: Christian-Muslim Relations in So. Calif. Under Scrutiny

  Although normally associated with a region of the U.S. where many religions and beliefs harmoniously coexist, Southern California has come under the microscope of late as the result of an anti-Islam movie with production roots in Los Angeles. The movie "Innocence of Muslims," which many are calling amateurish, is reported to be the focal point of the recent violence and protests in the Middle East.

• Sep 15, 2012

  James MacDonald's Vertical Church Tour: It's About Getting Back to Jesus

  Megachurch pastor James MacDonald has reached the halfway point of his whirlwind "Vertical Church Tour" planned for 40 cities in the U.S. and Canada in just a two-month time span. The founding and senior pastor of Harvest Bible Chapel in Chicago continues to deliver his message that today's Christian churches should meet primarily for the purpose of seeking and worshipping God and all else will follow.

• Sep 14, 2012

  ACLJ Petition Asks Obama to Stop Funding Libya, Egypt

  In response to the recent attacks on U.S. embassies in the Middle East, the American Center for Law and Justice has started a petition asking the U.S. government to stop sending money to countries that permit and support radical Islamic extremists.

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  Sep 13, 2012

  Tim Tebow Trade Talk Rumor Squelched; 'Out of Character'

  With only one season game under his belt as a Jets player, unashamed Christian quarterback Tim Tebow is rumored to be contemplating a trade away from the New York Jets by season's end. However, shortly after its publication at the New York Daily News, many sports analysts were calling the trade story that included quotes from an un-named NFL source preposterous.