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• Apr 27, 2014

  Court Stays Recognition of 3 Same-Sex Marriages in Tennessee

  An appeals court has stayed recognition of three same-sex marriages in Tennessee about a month after a federal judge had asked the state to recognize their out-of-state weddings pending a final decision on the constitutionality of the state's ban.

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  Apr 27, 2014

  China to Have World's Largest Christian Population by 2025, Religion Expert Says

  Although China is officially an atheist country, its Protestant population is likely to swell to 160 million by 2025, according to a religion expert, who says not many are prepared for "this dramatic change."

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  Apr 26, 2014

  Theologian Sinclair Ferguson Says Holy Spirit Is 'Jesus' Closest Companion'

  Reformed theologian Sinclair Ferguson says in an interview with the Desiring God ministry that while the Holy Spirit is one of the church's greatest sources of controversy, Christians could think of Him as "the closest companion of the Lord Jesus."

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  Apr 26, 2014

  Pa. School Stabbing Suspect Wanted to See 'Helpless Looks' on Victims' Faces, Kill More People

  The 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing at least 21 people at his Pennsylvania high school couldn't wait to see the "helpless looks" on his victims' faces, and refused to drop the two knives he was carrying as he had "more people to kill," according to a new criminal complaint filed Friday.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Malaysian Plane Makes Emergency Landing; US Submarine Completes Two-Thirds of Search for MH370

  A Malaysia Airlines plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its tires burst on take-off Monday even as an unmanned submarine hunting for the missing flight MH370 covered two-thirds of the targeted underwater search with no trace of wreckage.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  21 Injured as Car Crashes Into Packed Fla. Church on Easter

  More than 21 people, including at least three children, were injured after a car slammed into a packed church in Fort Myers, Florida, Sunday night just before its annual Easter concert was about to start.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Obamas Attend Easter Service at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church

  The Obamas attended an Easter service at Nineteenth Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., where the Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins prayed for the first family. In his Easter greetings, the president underlined the need to love God and our neighbor as ourselves.

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  Apr 21, 2014

  Agnostic Scholar Bart Ehrman Claims Hallucinations, Not Resurrection, 'Made' Jesus God

  In a newspaper interview, New Testament scholar and author Bart Ehrman discusses his new book, How Jesus Became God, and shares his claims that Jesus never said He was divine and that Christianity began with "visionary experiences" and not due to the Resurrection of Jesus.

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  Apr 20, 2014

  Colo. Rally Celebrates Marijuana Legalization; Seeks More Freedom

  For some people in Colorado, the Easter weekend is a time for celebrating legalization of marijuana as well as seeking more freedom. In Denver, pot supporters are holding a rally which they hope would be "the biggest rally in history, and arguably … most important."

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  Apr 20, 2014

  Roma Downey Hopes 'Son of God' and 'The Bible' Become Staple Easter Season Films

  Actress and producer Roma Downey hopes that "The Bible" mini-series and the film "Son of God" that she produced along with her husband, Mark Burnett, will become favorite films for Christians during the Easter season, just as "The Ten Commandments" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told" are staple annual films.