Brandon Showalter and Jeff Myers

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Vicar of Baghdad Andrew White Accused of Paying ISIS to Free Sex Slaves Is Cleared of Charges

  An Anglican cleric known as the Vicar of Baghdad has been cleared in a counterterrorism investigation that began in 2016 amid claims he paid Islamic State terrorists money to secure the release of sex slaves.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  Porn 'Morally Acceptable' Among Record Number of Americans, Especially Democrats: Gallup

  A growing number of Americans think pornography is "morally acceptable," with the highest percentage ever recorded saying so in a recent survey about values and beliefs.

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  Jun 6, 2018

  #MeToo Era Illuminates Lies of Hedonism; Church Locked in 'Mortal Combat' With Sexual Revolution: Scholar

  A scholar who contends that family breakdown has fueled the decline of the Christian faith in the West says that the Church is locked in "mortal combat" with the sexual revolution. But those victimized by the sexual revolution make for good Christian evangelists, she argued.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  John Piper: Americans' View of Retirement Is 'Warped,' We Need Godly Financial Planners

  The key to managing money as a Christian is realizing that none of it is really yours, that God owns it all, according to theologian John Piper.

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  Jun 5, 2018

  Is God Using #MeToo Fallout to Upend the Sexual Revolution?

  The #MeToo movement is bringing about a radical reconsideration of the sexual revolution and its implications, according to leading female Christian scholars.

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  Jun 4, 2018

  So. Baptist Leader Calls for Repentance, No Sermon at Annual Meeting: 'We Need God to Break Us Down'

  Amid the ongoing fallout from the firing of Paige Patterson, one of the most prominent leaders in the Southern Baptist Convention, many are calling for "repentance" and "reformation" ahead of their denomination's annual meeting.

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  Jun 4, 2018

  Study Showing Brains Differ for Gender Dysphoria Doesn't Prove Transgenderism Innate, Experts Say

  A new study finds that certain brain activity of individuals who believe they are the opposite sex mirrors that of the gender they would like to embrace. But experts say the study doesn't show whether the brain differences are innate or due to the choices and life experiences of those with gender dysphoria.

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  Jun 1, 2018

  'Koinonia,' Greek Word Meaning Christian Fellowship, Winning Word at Scripps Nat'l Spelling Bee

  The winning word for the Scripps national spelling bee was a Greek work used for spiritual community, usually associated with Christian fellowship, and appears in the New Testament several times.

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  May 31, 2018

  Beth Moore: Too Many Christians Are Consumed With Fear, 'Biggest Fraidy Cats of All'

  Author and speaker Beth Moore is arguing that many people are being led by fear in this present day, that the devil has been waging it and that Christians are "the biggest fraidy cats of all."

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  May 30, 2018

  Paige Patterson Scandal: Female Alumni Recount 'Toxic' Environment; 2003 Rape Victim Speaks

  Two female alumni of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary have published their stories about how they were mistreated while they were students. And the woman who accused the school's president, Paige Patterson, of urging her not to report her rape in 2003 has publicly identified herself.