Jessica Martinez

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  Oct 25, 2013

  Former Homeless Man Turned Pastor Sleeps in Dumpster to Collect Goods for the Less Fortunate

  A Houston-based pastor has decided to sleep in a dumpster where he will remain in until Saturday to raise awareness of the homelessness issue in his city and the country, with hopes that people will stop by to drop off items for the needy which he will then distribute throughout his community.

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  Oct 25, 2013

  Man Blames 'Homosexual Demon' for Starting Fire After 'Cooking' His Bible

  A man who claimed to have had an encounter with a "possessed homosexual demon" was arrested in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Wednesday after authorities were dispatched to his home and found that he had started a fire in his kitchen because he was "cooking" his Bible.

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  Oct 25, 2013

  Texas Church's Anti-Abortion, Sin-filled Bloody 'Hell House' a Tool for Salvation?

  A church in Texas continued its more than a decade-long Halloween-season tradition Wednesday by opening its "Hell House" production, a theatrical Christian outreach tool that takes visitors on a tour while portraying the consequences of sinful choices, depicting hell and the devastation that satan can cause for those not expressively serving Christ.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Wife of 'Preachers of LA' Cast Member, Christy Haizlip, Hopes Show Will Lead Viewers to Christ

  Christy Haizlip, whose husband Jay stars in the Oxygen network reality show, "Preachers of LA" and leads The Sanctuary, a megachurch in Huntington Beach, Calif., says she hopes the show will be an outreach method for non-churchgoers, despite the controversy that the docu-series has stirred.

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Westboro Baptist Church Blames Red Sox, Cardinals Fans For Catastrophes; Plans to Picket MLB World Series in St Louis

  Westboro Baptist Church, recognized by most in the Christian community as a hate group and not associated with any traditional Baptist congregations, plans to picket Games 3 and 4 of the 2013 Major League Baseball World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. this weekend "to remind this nation that organized sports has given itself wholly over to the fag agenda."

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  Oct 24, 2013

  Benny Perez to Host Conference Aimed at Encouraging Pastors; Asks For Renewal, Fresh Encounters

  More than simply encouraging pastors and church leaders to gain new perspectives in growing their ministries at an upcoming conference, Pastor Benny Perez of The Church at South Las Vegas says he would like to see fresh encounters with Jesus and a renewal from the Holy Spirit in the Christian community.

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  Oct 23, 2013

  Craig Groeschel Challenges Men to 'Man Up,' Become Warriors in New Book 'Fight'

  Craig Groeschel, founding pastor of megachurch, LifeChurch.tv, and co-creator of the popular YouVersion Bible App, writes about the need for men to "man up" and embrace their roles as leaders in his new book "Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most," while explaining how every man is equipped with the strength and tools to overcome life's battles.

• Oct 23, 2013

  El Salvador Declares Oct. 28 National Day of Evangelical Churches

  The legislative assembly in El Salvador voted to declare Oct. 28 as the "National Day of the Evangelical Salvadoran," after 64 members gave their approval in what is considered to be the first commemoration to the Protestant Church in the predominantly Catholic Central American nation.

• Oct 22, 2013

  Brazilian Pastor Promises 'Divine Liposuction;' Members Claim to Instantly Lose Weight

  A Brazilian pastor is attracting faithful worshippers to his church, Church of Christ Truth that Frees in Sao Roque, Brazil, with the bold claim that "divine liposuction" exists to make individuals lose weight and feel better while curing them of diseases caused by obesity.

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  Oct 21, 2013

  Nick Vujicic Asks Paraguay's Congress to Kneel and Pray During Parliament Session

  Motivational speaker and evangelist Nick Vujicic urged members of the congress in Paraguay to kneel for prayer during a parliament session in which he thanked God for the nation while asking God to forgive their sins.