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  Sep 28, 2017

  'If You Obey God, You Will Never Be Broke,' TD Jakes Says

  Popular megachurch pastor, Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House in Dallas, Texas, sparked a furor online Sunday when he told his 2.8 million followers on Twitter that if they obey God, they will never be broke again.

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  Sep 28, 2017

  Russell Moore: Many Church Leaders 'Fine' With Hugh Hefner's 'Idea of Success'

  President of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Russell Moore, condemned the "idea of success" propagated by the late Playboy magazine founder, Hugh Hefner, and called out "many church leaders" who seem "fine" with the situation as civil rights activist, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, saluted the iconic businessman's influence on American culture.

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  Sep 27, 2017

  'Good Samaritan' Father of 12 Accused of Shooting Church Greeter Is Gunned Down

  A father of 12 who was accused of shooting a greeter at a church he once attended in Kansas City, just one week after he was hailed as a "good Samaritan" for saving another man's life, was found shot dead last week.

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  Sep 27, 2017

  Ron Carpenter Jr, Pastor of Multiracial Megachurch, Apologizes After Wife Slams 'Take a Knee' Protest

  Ron Carpenter Jr., who has spent more than 25 years building a 21,000-member multiracial congregation, was forced to apologize to hurt parishioners late Tuesday after his wife made controversial comments online, arguing that NFL players protesting during the national anthem is wrong.

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  Sep 26, 2017

  Pastor Shot Inside Tenn. Church Says Humble Member 'Saved Us'

  As members of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, continue to reel from the deadly attack on their church by ex-member Emanuel Kidega Samson, 25, on Sunday, the church's pastor said at a press conference Tuesday that a humble member, Robert Caleb Engle, 22, likely prevented many deaths.

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  Sep 26, 2017

  John McCain Says Brain Cancer Prognosis Is 'Very Poor,' Sometimes Gets Feelings of Fear

  Two months after undergoing emergency surgery for brain cancer in July, U.S. Sen. John McCain, who is currently fighting the disease with both radiation and chemotherapy, said doctors have told him his chances of survival are "very poor."

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  Sep 26, 2017

  NFL Players Would Be Shot in Head for Kneeling in N. Korea, Pastor Robert Jeffress Says

  Calling NFL players and other athletes who take a knee during the national anthem disrespectful of America and its leaders, megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress of First Baptist Dallas said Monday that they should be thankful they do not live in North Korea where they would be shot in the head for their activism.

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  Sep 25, 2017

  Mother of 2 Dead After Ex-Member Shoots Pastor, Wife and 5 Others at Tennessee Church

  Members of the Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch, Tennessee, plan to grieve their dead and injured at a vigil outside the church Monday evening after a disgruntled former member shot eight persons, fatally wounding a married mother of two at the church on Sunday.

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  Sep 25, 2017

  Ray Lewis Gets Backlash for Kneeling in Protest During National Anthem

  Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker and born-again Christian Ray Lewis is being skewered by both longtime fans and critics on social media for kneeling in protest with NFL players during the playing of the U.S. national anthem ahead of a football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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  Sep 22, 2017

  Christian Art Teacher, Jessie Goline, Had Sex With 4 Male Students Less Than a Year After Wedding

  Jessie Goline, a Christian art teacher who publicly praised her husband for his purity and faith, could be sentenced to 10- to 40-years or life in prison after police say she had sex with four male students at her home in Jonesboro, Arkansas, over several months.