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  Aug 29, 2020

  Philippines: 2 terrorist widows responsible for twin suicide bombings that killed 15 near cathedral

  The Philippines’ Army said two widows of pro-Islamic State fighters were behind this week’s twin suicide bombings that killed at least 15 people and wounded 80 others near a cathedral in a southern Philippine island, which is a stronghold of Islamist terror group Abu Sayyaf.

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  Aug 29, 2020

  Nigeria: Fulani kidnap 14-y-o girl, 3 others after failed raid on pastor’s house

  Suspected Muslim Fulani herdsmen abducted a 14-year-old girl and three others after they failed to break into a pastor's house.  

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  Aug 24, 2020

  Judge denies motion for 3 Ore. Christian schools to reopen in-person classes

  Ruling in favor of Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a federal judge denied a plea ...

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  Aug 24, 2020

  Assemblies of God head warns church on election season: Don't let division seep in

  In a pastoral letter, Doug Clay, the head of Assemblies of God, urged the leaders of the denomination’s 13,000 congregations in the United States to be “extremely cautious” as the upcoming election season will “certainly” be divisive. While maintaining spiritual unity, he said, they should advocate for biblical justice and liberty.

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  Aug 24, 2020

  250,000 people asked to flee California’s biggest-ever wildfires 

  California’s biggest-ever wildfires have killed at least five people, damaged or destroyed more than 3,100 structures and burned more than one million acres, putting nearly a quarter-million people under evacuation orders and warnings, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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  Aug 24, 2020

  ‘We’re standing in defense against gov’t overreach,’ Pastor Rob McCoy says after court ruling 

  After a court held Pastor Rob McCoy and his California church, Godspeak Calvary Chapel, in contempt for failing to obey a COVID-19-related restraining order prohibiting indoor worship services, the pastor said it was a small price to pay to stand “in defense of a government’s overreach.”

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  Aug 23, 2020

  5 trends changing pastors’ outreach to millennials, Gen Z: Barna

  Millennials and Generation Z are facing some of the greatest challenges at this moment thanks to the disruption and uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing demonstrations for racial justice. Engaging with and discipling teens and young adults can be equally challenging. Here are five trends about these generations, according to a Barna analysis.

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  Aug 23, 2020

  Pastor Andy Stanley explains why North Point is suspending services until 2021

  Responding to some members who accused him of “bowing to Caesar,” Pastor Andy Stanley of Atlanta’s North Point Community Church explained why his church decided to suspend services until 2021. The decision, he said, is not “left-wing, Marxist agenda,” but based on what’s central to the Christian faith.

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  Aug 23, 2020

  Turkey’s Erdogan orders historic church be turned into mosque for Muslim prayers

  About a month after converting Istanbul’s landmark Hagia Sophia into a Muslim house of prayer, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has now ordered another ancient Orthodox church to be turned into a mosque.

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  Aug 22, 2020

  Pro-life groups laud Trump ethics board for rejecting fetal tissue research proposals

  Pro-life groups praised the Trump administration this week after a federal ethics advisory board recommended against federal funding of fetal tissue research, saying tiny humans should not be aborted for exploitation.