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  Jul 17, 2019

  Judge angrily denies bail for megachurch leader after hearing on alleged sex videos involving minors

  Leader of the 5 million-member Light of the World church Naason Joaquin Garcia was denied bail on child sex crime charges after a visibly angered Los Angeles Superior Court judge heard a witness describe video evidence that allegedly shows the pastor in a sexual threesome involving a minor.

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  Jul 17, 2019

  XXXchurch founder Craig Gross hands ministry to former porn star and husband

  Pastor Craig Gross, founder of XXXchurch in Pasadena, California, a ministry that empowers individuals to break free from their pornography addictions, announced that he is leaving the ministry after 17 years and is handing it over to former porn star Brittni and Rich De La Mora.

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  Jul 16, 2019

  Franklin Graham warns Equality Act would be ‘catastrophic’ for Christians if it becomes law

  The Equality Act, a bill that would add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” as protected classes under federal civil rights law, would be “catastrophic” for Christians and churches if it becomes law, evangelist Franklin Graham warned.

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  Jul 16, 2019

  Street preacher rebukes Kirk Franklin for failing to represent Christ at BET Awards; celebrities push back

  A number of celebrity preachers and singers are coming to the defense of gospel music star Kirk Franklin after he was publicly rebuked by a street preacher for allegedly failing to present the message of the Gospel during a 3.5-minute performance at the recent BET Awards show.

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  Jul 15, 2019

  'Truly a miracle,' mom thanks God after 2-Y-O daughter survives freak crash with ‘barely a scratch’

  A Georgia mom is still thanking God days after her 2-year-old daughter survived with “barely a scratch” even though she was trapped inside her van when it rolled down a hill and crashed just outside her home last Thursday.

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  Jul 15, 2019

  Ousted Riverside Church pastor to get at least 500K payout after controversial sex shop trip

  The Rev. Amy K. Butler, who was recently ousted from New York City’s famed Riverside Church due in part to a controversial visit to a sex shop in Minnesota, is expected to receive an exit package worth at least $500,000, as some congregants call for her reinstatement.

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  Jul 15, 2019

  Mike Pence calls CNN ‘dishonest’ for detention center coverage

  Vice President Mike Pence slammed CNN as “dishonest” in its coverage of the migrant crisis at the nation’s southern border during a visit to a Texas facility for families and children as well as an overcrowded facility for adult men.

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  Jul 13, 2019

  ‘Miracle’ as nurses save boy who almost drowned at beach after family prayed, sang to God

  A North Carolina mother whose 12-year-old son stopped breathing at a local beach is thanking God for giving her son a “miracle” when a number of nurses stepped in to save him as her family sang and prayed for his revival.

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  Jul 12, 2019

  Christian university allegedly fires teacher over novel featuring lesbian, profanity

  T.J. Martinson, who was hired earlier this year to teach at Olivet Nazarene University, said he was recently fired by the school’s administration because he authored a novel featuring a character who is lesbian, a sex worker as well as an atheist who chooses to hope instead of pray.

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  Jul 12, 2019

  First female pastor at NY’s famed Riverside Church ousted after allegedly taking ministers to sex shop

  The Rev. Amy K. Butler, the first female pastor of New York City’s famed Riverside Church who revealed last year that she was sexually harassed at the church, is now being ousted from her post. The pastor is facing allegations that her colleagues felt “pressured” to follow her to a sex shop during a church conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she gifted a vibrator to one female minister.