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  Oct 13, 2016

  James MacDonald Explains Why He Left Trump's Evangelical Advisory Council

  A member of Donald Trump's evangelical advisory council is explaining why he has ceased participating in it, having described the Republican nominee as "lecherous" and "worthless" in light of the lewd comments Trump made that surfaced Oct 7.

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  Oct 12, 2016

  Mike Pence at Liberty U: Christians Must Not 'Recoil and Retreat' From Trump vs. Clinton Election

  Republican Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence told thousands of Liberty University students that the United States is at a "testing point," urging them not to sit on the sideline in this election.

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  Oct 12, 2016

  James Dobson Answers Hypocrisy Charge: 'Trump Has Never ... Had Oral Sex in Oval Office'

  James Dobson is not mincing words in response to questions from journalists suggesting he is duplicitous for supporting of Donald Trump for president, given his previous denunciations of President Bill Clinton's sexual shenanigans.

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  Oct 12, 2016

  Will Evangelicals Stay With Donald Trump if Tapes Show Him Racist? Bishop Harry Jackson Responds

  A prominent African-American evangelical leader is saying this week that even if tapes emerge where Donald Trump is uttering racial slurs, as is rumored, the candidates' platforms matter more than the candidates' personalities.

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  Oct 11, 2016

  Evangelical Women Leaders Disgusted by Their Male Counterparts Defending Trump After Sexual Assault Remarks

  Several notable evangelical women leaders, some of whom have themselves experienced sexual assault, are expressing their disgust at the response of Christian leaders to Donald Trump's 2005 lascivious comments about groping women that surfaced October 7.

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  Oct 11, 2016

  Judah Smith on Pastoral Burnout, Taking Care of the Soul, and Life With Justin Bieber (Interview)

  A West Coast pastor who regularly converses with some of the world's most famous celebrities is urging Christian leaders to take good care of their soul because burnout is all but inevitable if they do not.

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  Oct 10, 2016

  Ben Carson: Donald Trump Asked God for Forgiveness, Prayed With James Robison

  Dr. Ben Carson is saying that Donald Trump "absolutely" prayed for forgiveness Sunday morning, before he went on stage to debate Hillary Clinton that night.

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  Oct 7, 2016

  Craig Groeschel at Catalyst: If Your Ministry Hasn't Been Called a Cult, 'You're Not Doing Squat' in the Kingdom

  If your ministry has never been called a cult, "you probably are not doing squat" in the Kingdom, said Pastor Craig Groeschel at Catalyst Atlanta on Thursday, decrying how Christians too often take shots at each other.

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  Oct 6, 2016

  'Growing Young' Co-Author Kara Powell: 6 Things Successful Churches Do to Reach Young People (Interview)

  Amid the growing chorus of church leaders alarmed by the rise of "nones" as more Americans abandon Christianity, a new book that has just been released showcases areas where churches have been successful at reaching and retaining young people.

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  Oct 5, 2016

  Biblical Interpretation: How Should Christians Approach Studying and Teaching the Bible?

  Teaching the Bible can be "risky" and it isn't something people should "rush into," according to theologian John Piper, who notes that the first strategy is to "be aware of the dangers of speaking, writing and teaching."