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  Jul 10, 2018

  Christian Couple Who Treated Sick Twin Daughter With Prayer Get Nearly 7 Years for Her Death

  A young Oregon Christian couple who relied on faith alone to heal their sick newborn twin daughter were sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for the baby's death in 2017 after pleading guilty to criminally negligent homicide, the Clackamas County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.

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  Jul 10, 2018

  Gospel Star Le'Andria Johnson Apologizes for Dropping F-Bombs in Scathing Critique of Church

  Gospel star Le'Andria Johnson apologized Monday for using expletives in a scathing critique of the Church and Bishop Marvin Winans, which caused her to lose a booking for the recently concluded Essence Festival in New Orleans.

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  Jul 10, 2018

  New Complaint Against Megachurch Pastor Dean Curry Alleges Multiple Instances of Sexual Misconduct

  former board member of the multi-campus Life Center Assembly of God church in Tacoma, Washington, has filed a formal complaint with federal and state agencies alleging that Dean Curry, who was recently dismissed as the church's pastor, previously engaged in multiple instances of sexual misconduct involving church members and employees.

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  Jul 9, 2018

  Judge Rules Indiana's First Church of Cannabis Cannot Use Marijuana as Holy Sacrament

  Indiana's First Church of Cannabis' three-year legal battle to win a religious exemption to use marijuana as a holy sacrament was snuffed out on Friday when Marion County Superior Court Judge Sheryl Lynch dismissed the case, arguing it would make life difficult for law enforcement.

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  Jul 9, 2018

  Pastor Found Guilty of Pocketing Millions in Largest Known Computer Hacking, Securities Fraud Scheme

  In the summer of 2015, 53-year-old Vitaly Korchevsky, pastor of the Slavic Evangelical Baptist Church in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania, insisted to his congregants that his heart was "clean before the Lord" after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in what the FBI called the largest known computer hacking and securities fraud scheme.

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  Jul 9, 2018

  Man Distraught Over Divorce Tries Pulling Gun at Pulpit; Church Members Take Him Down

  A distraught Alabama man who attempted to pull a gun at the pulpit of a local church during a row over his pending divorce was quickly disarmed by quick-thinking members Sunday and handed over to police.

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  Jul 6, 2018

  Church Mounts Billboard Atop Gay Bar Telling LGBT Community 'God Takes Pride in You'

  A Disciples of Christ Church in San Diego that describes itself as "radically inclusive" has purchased a billboard atop a gay bar with a message to the LGBT community, declaring, "God takes pride in you, so do we!"

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  Jul 6, 2018

  Formula One Champion Lewis Hamilton Reveals Prayer Is Central in His Life

  Four-time British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, who is poised to become that country's richest sports star when he signs a nearly $160 million contract extension with Mercedes, says his Christian faith particularly prayer is now playing a more central role in his life.

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  Jul 5, 2018

  Veteran Says God Kept Him From Drowning When Tractor Rolled Into Pond With Him Trapped Inside

  For more than three hours in February, as he remained trapped inside the cab of his overturned tractor that was submerged in a frigid pond on his property in Arkansas with no help in sight, Eldon Cooper was getting ready to die.

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  Jul 5, 2018

  As 'In God We Trust,' Religious Freedom Laws Advance in Several States, Some Christians Worry

  With more than 200 religious freedom and Christian heritage bills proposed in over 32 states and Congress in 2018 alone, and some 24 of them signed into law in 13 states, including bills to display the national motto "In God We Trust" in public places, advocates are now celebrating.