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  Mar 21, 2018

  Francis Chan Warns Against Criticizing Church Leaders: 'Be Careful With the Lord's Anointed'

  Popular Christian preacher and founder of Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, California, Francis Chan recently invoked Scripture in warning Christians to be careful of how they criticize church leaders.

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  Mar 21, 2018

  Andy Savage Resigns From Highpoint Memphis Church, Admits He Was Wrong

  Embattled Highpoint Church Teaching Pastor Andy Savage announced to the church Tuesday that he has resigned from his position after coming to a better understanding of the trauma he caused his victim, Jules Woodson, 20 years ago.

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  Mar 20, 2018

  'Wealth Afflicted' Ethan Couch, Who Killed Pastor, 3 Others in Drunken Crash, to Be Released From Jail

  Ethan Couch, a Texas man who was sentenced to probation after killing a beloved pastor and three others in a drunken crash in 2013 because he suffered from a side effect of wealth called "affluenza," will be set free in a few weeks after serving a two year sentence for violating his probation.

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  Mar 20, 2018

  Florida Pastor Claims Mayor Insulted His Christian Faith, Called Him a 'Black Piece of S***'

  Marlon Bolton, a pastor who also serves as commissioner in Tamarac, Florida, claims the city's mayor, Harry Dressler, insulted his faith and called him a "black piece of s***" last Wednesday after a fight over the city's decision to institute a 180-day moratorium on new permits for churches and places of worship.

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  Mar 20, 2018

  Prayers Offered as Catholic University Freshman Mark Dombroski Found Dead in Bermuda

  Prayers are now going up for the family of 19-year-old freshman at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mark Dombroski, after the standout rugby player was found dead in Bermuda Monday just days after competing in an international rugby tournament with his school's team.

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  Mar 19, 2018

  Rev. C. Frank Phillips, Founder of Religious Order of Men, Removed for Improper Conduct With Men

  The Rev. C. Frank Phillips, a longtime and beloved pastor at the St. John Cantius Catholic Parish who leads a religious order of men who devote their lives to the church and live under "the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience," in Chicago, Illinois, has been removed from his post due to accusations of improper relationships with adult men.

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  Mar 19, 2018

  Greg Locke Attacked During Tennessee Revival Service; Church Members Expel Critic After Brawl

  The pastor and members of a Tennessee church were forced to defend their guest speaker, controversial internet preacher Greg Locke, during their spring revival service last Thursday after he was publicly rebuked for "not living up to what a pastor needs to be."

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  Mar 16, 2018

  Hindu Extremists Attack Nuns, Destroy Catholic Hospital Wall in India

  A dispute over land between suspected Hindu extremists and a Catholic hospital in Madhya Pradesh state, India, turned violent Monday when the extremists destroyed the hospital's boundary wall and attacked nuns and other staff in a violent land grab.

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  Mar 16, 2018

  Former Fight Church Pastor Paul Burress Gets 1-Year Probation for Sexually Abusing Former Congregants

  Paul Burress, a controversial preacher who attracted nationwide attention in 2014 due to a mixed martial arts documentary called "Fight Church," pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in court Wednesday in Rochester, New York.

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  Mar 16, 2018

  'Trigger Warning' No Longer Required for Pro-Life Speech at Miami University of Ohio

  Students for Life of America, the nation's largest pro-life youth organization, celebrated victory at the Miami University of Ohio Friday after school officials settled a federal lawsuit in which they agreed to no longer require a "trigger warning" for pro-life speech on campus.