Melissa Barnhart

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  Sep 10, 2013

  Fox Sports Fires Analyst Craig James for Past Comments on Homosexuality

  Football analyst Craig James was recently fired from his new gig at Fox Sports Southwest because of comments he made about homosexuality during a February 2012 Republican candidate debate for the U.S. Senate.

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  Sep 5, 2013

  So. Baptists Issue Guidelines for Military Chaplains on Same-Sex Marriage Ceremonies

  The North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention issued guidelines last week for military chaplains that prohibits them from officiating or attending same-sex marriage ceremonies, or participating in marriage retreats for same-sex couples.

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  Sep 3, 2013

  Ky. Art Teacher Apologizes for Controversial Project Allowing Students to Walk on US Flag

  A public high school teacher in Kentucky has issued an apology for supporting a controversial student-led art project in which the American flag was placed on the ground for students to walk on. McCracken County High School art teacher Shand Stamper said her actions were not politically motivated and was not assigned by her, but part of a project selected by her students.

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  Sep 2, 2013

  Joel Osteen Shares Inspirational Night of Hope Message at MegaFest

  DALLAS, Texas—Joel and Victoria Osteen pastors at the 43,000 member Lakewood Church in Houston, shared their inspirational message of forgiveness and empowerment at T.D. Jakes' MegaFest on Friday. Osteen said he accepted Jakes' invitation to speak at the festival because it's important for Christians to unite, build family memories, and to be encouraged to fulfill their destinies.

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  Sep 1, 2013

  Duck Dynasty's Si Robertson on Life, Marriage Proposals, and His Unwavering Belief in The Creator

  Silas Merritt Robertson, who's best known as "Uncle Si" on A&E's most watched reality television show "Duck Dynasty" spoke with The Christian Post about his new book, Si-Cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle that will be available on Sept. 3.

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  Sep 1, 2013

  Oprah Winfrey, T.D. Jakes Confront Fatherless Households During 'Lifeclass' Taping at MegaFest

  Oprah Winfrey held two episode tapings of her Emmy Award-winning program "Oprah's Lifeclass" on Thursday during T.D. Jakes' three-day MegaFest festival that will broadcast on the OWN network during the first two weeks of September.

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  Aug 30, 2013

  Interview: T.D. Jakes on Faith, Family and the Scripture He Turns to in Difficult Times

  DALLAS, Texas— Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House and CEO of MegaFest 2013 spoke with The Christian Post at the kickoff of the three-day inspirational festival about the importance of having a personal relationship with God. Jakes also explained why adults need to step up and set the example of making their Christian faith the foundation for the family to depend on through all of life's tragedies and disagreements.

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  Aug 29, 2013

  MegaFest 2013: A Celebration of Relationships, Restoration of Families Through Faith

  DALLAS, Texas— Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter's House and CEO of MegaFest 2013 was joined by the Mayor of Dallas Mike Rawlings on Wednesday for a press conference to kickoff the three-day inspirational festival that the popular megachurch pastor says will be a "celebration of relationships."

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  Aug 28, 2013

  6 New Mexico Counties Buck State Law, Issue Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couples

  Six New Mexico counties are defying state law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Among the state's 33 counties, Taos, Valencia, San Miguel, Bernalillo, Santa Fe and Dona Ana are printing thousands of new marriage certificates and some have already issued hundreds of licenses since last week.

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  Aug 23, 2013

  US Cities Cut Employees' Work Hours to Avoid Paying for Obamacare

  Local governments across the country are facing the dilemma of cutting part-time employees' work hours to below 30 hours a week to avoid paying the increasing cost of health care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).