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  Feb 13, 2018

  Omarosa Says Pence Would Be Scarier President Than Trump Because He Believes 'Jesus Tells Him to Say Things'

  Former director of communications for the White House's Public Liaison Office and reality star Omarosa Manigault-Newman claimed Monday that Vice President Mike Pence would be a much scarier option for president than Donald Trump because he believes "Jesus tells him to say things."

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  Feb 13, 2018

  Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Lifts Ban on LGBT Staff for Some Roles

  The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, a Georgia-based network of 1,800 churches with missionaries in more than 30 countries around the world, announced Friday that it has lifted an 18-year hiring ban on practicing homosexuals for some roles but will not consider them for leadership roles in the organization.

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  Feb 13, 2018

  David Platt to Step Down as Southern Baptist International Mission Board President

  President of the Southern Baptist Convention's International Mission Board, David Platt, announced Monday that he intends to step down from the role as soon as the trustees of the organization find someone to replace him.

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  Feb 12, 2018

  14-Y-O Catholic School Student Dies From Flu Complications as Epidemic Rages

  Just a week before celebrating her 15th birthday last Thursday, Gabriella Chabot, a beloved ninth grader at La Reina High School in Thousand Oaks, California, became the latest fatality of a nationwide flu epidemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the flu has already claimed the lives of 63 children this season.

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  Feb 12, 2018

  California Pastor Claims Innocence After He Is Accused of Sexually Assaulting Underage Tourist

  A California pastor accused of forcing his way into a hotel room and sexually assaulting one of two young girls under the age of 13 who were visiting from China, says he was just at the "wrong place at the wrong time" after surveillance video showed him lurking around at the hotel prior to the attack.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Megachurch Pastor William Curtis Draws Criticism Over $230K Bentley Bentayga

  Leader of the 10,000-member Mount Ararat Baptist Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, William H. Curtis, has sparked a vigorous debate online after his $230,000 Bentley Bentayga, which costs nearly twice as much as the median home in the church's Larimer neighborhood, was photographed outside the church.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Pastor Forgives Congregant Who Stabbed Him, Killed 1 Member at Prayer Meeting

  With pain and shock still rippling through his church, a grieving Texas pastor said Thursday he was willing to forgive one of his congregants who went on a bloody rampage, killing one man and injuring three others including the pastor during a prayer meeting Wednesday night at his home.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  1 Dead, 3 Others Injured After Congregant Goes on Stabbing Spree in Texas Church

  One man is dead and his pastor is now battling for his life in the hospital after a member of the church in Corpus Christi, Texas, went on a wild stabbing spree during a mid-week worship service. Two others were wounded Wednesday.

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  Feb 8, 2018

  Rep. Steve Scalise Declares You 'Can't Separate Church and State' at National Prayer Breakfast

  House Majority Whip Steve Scalise touted his faith and declared that "you can't separate church and state" at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. Thursday.

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  Feb 7, 2018

  Gloria Copeland Sparks Controversy With Flu Comments, Says Jesus Already Gave Us Our Shots

  Gloria Copeland, co-founder of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Kenneth Copeland Ministries, has come under fire for urging her followers to avoid the lab-made flu shots because Jesus already gave them one that protects them from sickness.