Nicola Menzie

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  Feb 17, 2014

  Pastor Ron Carpenter's Wife, Hope, Returns to SC Megachurch as He Rebukes Christian Leaders Who Supported His Desire for Divorce

  Hope Carpenter, co-founder of Redemption World Outreach Center in Greenville, S.C., was enthusiastically welcomed back by congregants on Sunday months after her marital infidelities were exposed at the pulpit by her husband, Pastor Ron Carpenter. Carpenter, this time around, took other Christian leaders to task for supporting him when he declared he would be seeking a divorce.

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  Feb 14, 2014

  Angie Smith Talks Submitting to Her Husband, Women in Leadership and Christians Engaging 'Hard Topics'

  Bestselling author and popular speaker Angie Smith is grateful that Christians are finally doing "what the Lord has called us to" — engaging in genuine dialogue about "hard subjects" otherwise considered taboo in some circles, such as same-sex marriage and a woman's role in the Church. Smith recently spoke with CP about her stance on some of these issues, including wives submitting to their husbands.

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  Feb 14, 2014

  Bill Gothard, Family Planning and Homeschooling Advocate, Accused of Sexually Harassing Young Women and Teen Girls

  A Christian organization dedicated to highlighting the experiences of those raised under the controversial teachings of homeschooling and family planning advocate William G. "Bill" Gothard reports that the conservative Christian minister has been accused of sexually harassing dozens of young women and teen girls who worked or volunteered with his nonprofit.

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  Feb 11, 2014

  Stop Chasing God and Filling Gaps in Your Faith With Religion, Says Bestselling Author Angie Smith

  Angie Smith, bestselling author and popular speaker, confesses in her new book, "Chasing God," that she had been a Christian for more than 10 years when she experienced what she calls a "crisis of faith" — coming to the end of her own exhaustive efforts to understand God. Instead of getting to know Him for herself, Smith had been spending those years trying to figure God out, and using what others had to say about Him as her guidepost.

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  Feb 10, 2014

  Anti-Poverty Fight Pointless If Systemic Violence Is Ignored? Human Rights Advocate Gary Haugen Talks 'The Locust Effect'

  Gary Haugen, founder and CEO of human rights organization International Justice Mission, recently visited the American Bible Society in NYC to talk with Gabe Lyons of Q Ideas about his new book, "The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence."

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  Feb 8, 2014

  Tony and Lauren Dungy Reveal Keys to Their Successful Yet 'Uncommon Marriage;' to Host Simulcast Event to Encourage Christian Couples

  Tony Dungy, history-making NFL coach and bestselling author, has penned with wife Lauren Dungy a new book titled "Uncommon Marriage: Learning about Lasting Love and Overcoming Life's Obstacles Together" that gives an intimate look at how the and evangelical Christian couple has managed to keep their relationship thriving for 31 years.

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  Feb 7, 2014

  Superman Goes to Church, Iron Man Talks Heaven and 'Frozen' Lifts Up Christ – Movieguide Highlights 2013 Films With the 'Most Faith and Values'

  Blockbusters like the "Man of Steel," "Iron Man 3" and "Frozen" are among the list of2013's most faith- and values-friendly films being celebrated at the 22nd Annual Movieguide Awards Friday night in Los Angeles.

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  Feb 7, 2014

  Controversial Baptist Pastor Blasts Nicolas Cage, 'Left Behind' Remake in 'Hollyweird' and 'Hellywood' End-Times Rant

  Arizona pastor Steven Anderson, known for his controversial "Why I Hate Barack Obama" sermon and remarks that "gays should be executed," recently uploaded a new sermon to his YouTube account in which he attacks "Hollyweird" actor Nicolas Cage for starring in the "Left Behind" remake and "prostituting himself to liberal Christianity."

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  Feb 6, 2014

  Eddie Long Settles With Megachurch Members in Lawsuit Linked to Alleged Ponzi Investor Ephren Taylor

  More than a dozen members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church have managed to recoup some of their losses, originally totaling nearly $1 million, in a civil suit involving Bishop Eddie Long and alleged Ponzi scheme mastermind Ephren Taylor.

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  Feb 4, 2014

  Christian Martyrs Found in Mass Grave? 'Roman Catacomb Mystery' Tackles Discovery of 2,000 Dead Bodies

  After an upturned brick led to the discovery of thousands of buried bodies in one of Rome's ancient catacombs, scientists determined to solve the mystery behind the unusual discovery considered the possibility that the corpses might have been Christian victims of persecution.