Melissa Barnhart

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  Nov 21, 2013

  'Duck Dynasty' Cast Reveal Interventions That Saved Their Lives in 'I Am Second' Film

  Three generations of "Duck Dynasty" men – Phil, Jep and Reed – share their stories of overcoming frightfully reckless behaviors of infidelity, drug use, rebellion and suicidal ideation in their 30-minute "I Am Second" film debut.

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  Nov 20, 2013

  Hip Urban Couple Share Why Abortion Was Their Best Option; US Supreme Court's 5-4 Decision Keeps Texas' Controversial Abortion Regs Intact

  A seemingly successful professional couple living in downtown Austin, Texas, is sharing their story with fellow Americans, specifically Texans, about why they chose to abort their baby.

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  Nov 20, 2013

  Albuquerque Voters Reject Ban on Late-Term Abortions

  By a 10 percent margin, voters in Albuquerque, N.M., defeated a ban on late-term abortions Tuesday in a municipal election. Voters rejected the measure 55 percent to 45 percent. Labeled the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Ordinance, if passed, it would have banned abortions after 20 weeks gestation in the womb, the point at which pre-born babies have be shown to feel pain, with exceptions for women who face medical emergencies.

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  Nov 18, 2013

  Veteran Suspended From Job for Writing 'God Bless America' in Email

  Boots Hawks, a retired U.S. Army veteran, was suspended without pay from his job just before Veterans Day for including the phrase "God Bless America" under his company email signature.

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  Nov 15, 2013

  Interview With Mark DeYmaz: Integrating the Church Ethnically, Economically 'For the Sake of the Gospel'

  Mark DeYmaz, founding pastor of Mosaic Church in central Arkansas and who led the second national conference on multi-ethnic churches, said the movement's goal is to integrate the church ethnically and economically for the sake of the Gospel.

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  Nov 14, 2013

  Controversial Texas Abortion Controls May Boil Down to US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

  As the U.S. Supreme Court begins to consider whether to take up the Texas abortion ban case, legal experts say it might end up turning on a decision by conservative Justice Antonin Scalia.

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  Nov 12, 2013

  Okla. Sen. Inhofe's Son, 52, Killed in Plane Crash; NTSB Says Investigation Is Ongoing

  The son of U.S. Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), is confirmed dead after a plane crash near Owasso, Okla., on Sunday. The National Transportation and Safety Board held a news conference late Monday confirming that Dr. Perry Inhofe, 52, an orthopedic surgeon from Tulsa, was the sole person on the plane during the fatal crash.

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  Nov 7, 2013

  LifeWay President Apologizes for Decade-Old 'Rickshaw Rally' VBS Curriculum at Mosaix Conference

  Thom Rainer, president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, presented a video apology at the Mosaix 2013 conference on Wednesday for publishing a Vacation Bible School initiative 10 years ago that was titled "Rickshaw Rally" that hurt and offended the Asian American Christian community.

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  Nov 6, 2013

  Pastors Take on the Biblical Challenge to Reflect the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth in the Multi-Ethnic Church at Mosaix 2013

  Kicking off the first plenary session at the Mosaix 2013 Multi-Ethnic Church Conference on Tuesday, pastors Mark DeYmaz, Derwin Gray and Eugene Cho and theology professor Paul Louis Metzger shared their belief in this movement that aims to reflect God's love for all people and the diversity of the kingdom of heaven by planting and growing economically and ethnically-diverse churches.

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  Nov 4, 2013

  Mosaix 2013: Growing Multi-Ethnic Congregations That Reflect Unity, Diversity of God's People

  More than 900 church leaders and planters will be in Long Beach, Calif., this week to attend the Mosaix 2013 Multi-Ethnic Church Conference to equip themselves with the tools they need to build congregations that reflect the ethnic and socioeconomic diversity of the communities they serve.