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  Jul 25, 2017

  'I Never Felt Qualified' to Preach, Perry Noble Tells NewSpring Leaders Who Declared Him Biblically Unfit

  Days after NewSpring Church leaders dismissed him as still biblically unfit to preach at the church he founded and was fired from last July for alcoholism and other sins, Perry Noble shot back that he "never felt qualified" at any time while he was leading the church.

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  Jul 24, 2017

  Controversial Word of Faith Fellowship Church Accused of Working Brazilians 'Like Slaves'

  Word of Faith Fellowship Church, a decades old controversial evangelical sect in Spindale, North Carolina, was accused on Monday of enticing young members of the Brazilian branch of their church to come to America on tourist and student visas, then coercing them to illegally work "like slaves" without pay.

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  Jul 24, 2017

  Perry Noble Still Biblically Unfit to Preach, NewSpring Leaders Say

  Despite Perry Noble's return to preaching after successfully completing rehab, leaders of NewSpring — South Carolina's largest church — say their founder, who was fired from his job as senior pastor last July for alcohol abuse and other "unfortunate choices and decisions," is still not biblically qualified to preach.

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  Jul 21, 2017

  Jury Convicts Woman of Husband's Murder After Pet Parrot Recalls Voice Screaming 'Don't Shoot'

  A Michigan woman was convicted Wednesday for the 2015 murder of her husband one year after his pet parrot was video taped recalling an apparent argument between two people during which one screamed, "Don't (expletive) shoot."

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  Jul 21, 2017

  Eddie Hilburn, Married Woodlands First Baptist Pastor, Resigns After Prostitution Arrest

  Eddie Hilburn, a married associate pastor and father of three at The Woodlands First Baptist Church in Texas, resigned from his position Friday, a day after he was arrested by a Harris County Sheriff's deputy who he allegedly paid for sex.

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  Jul 21, 2017

  Christians React to Suicide of Linkin Park Frontman Chester Bennington

  As the world struggled to come to grips with the tragic suicide of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington on Thursday, many Christians quietly revealed heartbreak at the 41-year-old artist's passing and confessed his band was their first foray into the world of secular music.

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  Jul 20, 2017

  Chinese Woman Dies After 4 Abortions in a Year Trying to Give Husband a Boy

  An eastern Chinese woman desperate to give her husband the son he always wanted, died after she was forced to undergo four abortions in the same year because her husband did not want a girl.

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  Jul 20, 2017

  'Happy Birthday in Heaven, Matthew,' Kay Warren Wishes Son Who Died by Suicide

  Saddleback Church co-founder and best-selling author Kay Warren wished her late son, Matthew, a "happy birthday in Heaven" on Tuesday, four years after he took his life following a long struggle with mental illness. He would have been 32.

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  Jul 20, 2017

  Ken Ham Reclaims Rainbow for God With Permanent Light on Ark; LGBT Advocates Riled

  Ken Ham, president of the Answers in Genesis Christian ministry that built the $100 million Ark Encounter biblical theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, riled LGBT advocates Tuesday when he announced that they will be reclaiming the rainbow for God with permanent rainbow lights for their life-sized Noah's Ark replica.

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  Jul 19, 2017

  Man Shot Dead After Attempting to Rob $50 From 'Church With a Heart'

  A 26-year-old man who allegedly attempted to rob $50 from a parishioner at an Alabama church Sunday night was shot dead by a church employee.