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  Jul 23, 2019

  Juanita Bynum skips conference after pastor allegedly enters hotel room without permission

  International Prophetess Juanita Bynum broke down in tears as she explained Sunday night how she had to cancel a preaching assignment in Chesapeake, Virginia, because the pastor who was hosting her at a conference in that city entered her hotel room uninvited and saw her underwear.

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  Jul 22, 2019

  Street preacher sits down with Kirk Franklin, claims he is guilty of selling soul to devil

  A street preacher who went viral for rebuking gospel music star Kirk Franklin for failing to represent the Gospel during a 3.5-minute performance at the recent BET Awards show, defended his position during a follow-up conversation and later argued that Franklin is guilty of selling his soul to the devil.

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  Jul 21, 2019

  British politician apologizes for firing prominent conservative Roger Scruton over distorted interview

  Britain’s secretary of state for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, has apologized for firing prominent conservative philosopher and writer Sir Roger Scruton over an interview with the New Statesman that initially made him appear anti-Semitic and Islamophobic.

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  Jul 20, 2019

  Pastor defends Trump with 'America: Love or leave it' sign amid furor over 'go back' remarks

  A Virginia pastor has sparked controversy with a church sign that reads, “America: Love or leave it” as furor ramped up this week over controversial tweets from President Donald Trump telling four congresswomen of color to "go back" to where they came from.

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  Jul 20, 2019

  House chaplain casts out ‘darker spirits’ in Congress chamber after contentious week

  After what he called a "contentious” week, House Chaplain the Rev. Patrick J. Conroy felt compelled to expel what appeared to be “darker spirits” at play in the chamber with a special prayer Thursday morning.

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  Jul 19, 2019

  Famed Crystal Cathedral reopens as grand Catholic church after $77M makeover, blessing of pope

  The famed Crystal Cathedral in California, which was touted as the largest all-glass structure in the world when it was officially opened in 1980, was rededicated Wednesday by the Diocese of Orange after a $77 million makeover and the blessing of Bishop Kevin Vann and Pope Francis.

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  Jul 19, 2019

  Pastor Joshua Harris, author of ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye,’ separates from wife

  Nearly three years after apologizing to Christians and calling his advice against dating in his best-selling 1997 book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, a "huge mistake," author and pastor Joshua Harris revealed he and his wife are separating.

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  Jul 18, 2019

  Gay presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg courts black voters in Bible Belt but many oppose his lifestyle

  Openly gay Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is working hard to court the favor of black voters in the Bible Belt. But polls show him struggling to catch on among the socially conservative Democratic voting bloc whose beliefs conflict with his lifestyle.

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  Jul 18, 2019

  Texas megachurch ministering to migrants, patrol agents at the border

  As the debate over conditions at Border Patrol facilities and how best to address the crisis continues, Southern Baptist pastor Jack Graham and his Texas church are ministering to both migrants and patrol agents.

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  Jul 18, 2019

  Missionaries who argued paying taxes is ‘against God’s will’ ordered to pay $1.6M

  A “brother” and sister pair of Australian missionaries, who argued that it is “against God’s will” to pay taxes to their government, were ordered by a court to pay more than $1.6 million they owed after they failed to convince the Supreme Court of Tasmania that non-payment of taxes is a traditional Christian teaching.