Jeff Schapiro

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• Dec 17, 2011

  World Champion Boxer Defends Faith, 'Son of God' Nickname

  The World Boxing Association's undefeated super middleweight champion, Andre Ward, is described as humble yet open about his Christian faith, but criticizing him for his nickname probably isn't a good idea.

• Dec 16, 2011

  Angel Food Ministries Founders Plead Not Guilty to Federal Charges

  Joe and Linda Wingo, the founders of the Monroe, Ga.-based Angel Food Ministries (AFM) who were recently named in a 49-count federal indictment, pleaded not guilty Thursday to a list of federal charges including fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.

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  Dec 15, 2011

  Colo. Brewery to Serve 'Tebrew' Beer Inspired By Denver Broncos Quarterback

  While Andy Jessen and his partners at Bonfire Brewing sipped on their most recent beer creation last Sunday, they watched Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow lead his team to another come-from-behind win over the Chicago Bears. During the game they had also been searching for a name for their newest concoction, when one of them suddenly said, “Tebrew. Let's call it Tebrew.”

• Dec 15, 2011

  Judge Drops Fla. 'Religious Freedom' Amendment From 2012 Ballot

  The groups who filed a lawsuit against Florida's proposed religious freedom amendment, Amendment 7, are rejoicing this week after a judge decided to take the issue off the November 2012 ballot, saying the ballot's description of the amendment was too “ambiguous” for voters to base their decision on.

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  Dec 14, 2011

  Seattle Atheists' Bus Ad Exaggerating Number of Nonbelievers?

  In its current advertising campaign a Seattle-area atheist group says that 25 percent of Washingtonians are atheists, but the study cited by the group for that statistic indicates there are probably far fewer than they say.

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  Dec 14, 2011

  Anglican Vicar Raps Story of Jesus' Birth in 'The Beatbox Nativity'

  A Church of England reverend is gaining some notoriety on the Web after he created a video of himself rapping and beatboxing to the story of Jesus' birth for a U.K. competition.

• Dec 14, 2011

  Conn. Pastor Denounces Bible Burning as 'War on Christ'

  Pastors in New Haven, Conn. spoke out Tuesday after a vandal burned a Bible and damaged the electrical wires that powered the lights on a Christmas tree downtown. “There is more than a war on Christmas going on in America. This is a war on Christ.”

• Dec 14, 2011

  Christian Dating Site Grows by Nearly 2M Members in 2011

  ChristianMingle.com, one of the top faith-based dating sites on the Web, announced Tuesday that it added two million members to its database of Christian singles this year, bringing its total number of registered members up to five million people.

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  Dec 13, 2011

  'Wordsowers' Recite Entire Biblical Books From Memory

  Imperial Community Church in Southern California witnessed an amazing feat on Sunday when Tom Meyer, a traveling “Wordsower” from Wordsower International Ministries, recited the entire book of Revelation completely from memory.

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  Dec 12, 2011

  Nashville Pastors, Police Help Trade Guns for Grocery Gift Cards

  The Metro Police Department in Nashville, Tenn., working in conjunction with local pastors and a Kroger grocery store, helped exchange 90 guns for 90 Kroger gift cards on Saturday in a cooperative effort to keep dangerous firearms off the streets.