Nicola Menzie

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  Jun 29, 2015

  Bishop T.D. Jakes Addresses Supreme Court Gay Marriage Decision: 'We Shouldn't Lose Our Minds Over the World Being the World'

  Bishop T.D. Jakes downplayed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to end state bans on same-sex marriage during a worship service at his Texas megachurch on Sunday, saying that the issue was not his primary concern.

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  Jun 26, 2015

  Obama Sings 'Amazing Grace' at Memorial for Charleston Shooting Victim Rev. Clementa Pinckney

  President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy of the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator killed during a Bible study last week at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, and at the conclusion of his remarks, sang the negro spiritual "Amazing Grace."

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  Jun 26, 2015

  Obama Says Supreme Court Gay Marriage Ruling Is a 'Victory' Allies Have Been Praying For (Full Transcript and Video)

  President Barack Obama responded Friday to the Supreme Court's 5-4 favorable ruling legalizing gay marriage, saying that the decision was "a victory for the allies and friends and supporters who spent years, even decades working and praying for change to come."

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  Jun 24, 2015

  Dylann Roof's Pastor Says 'We Need to Confront the Reality of Racism' After Charleston Church Massacre

  One of the pastors counseling South Carolina gunman Dylann Storm Roof's family believes the white 21-year-old's confessed race-based massacre of nine people at a historically black church in Charleston indicates that the United States needs to "address the deep serious issue of racism in our society."

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  Jun 23, 2015

  'Limbless Evangelist' Nick Vujicic Drives a Car for the Very First Time (Video)

  Nick Vujicic, popular Christian motivational speaker born without limbs, has recently added a new accomplishment to the list of activities he might have otherwise thought impossible — getting behind the wheel of a car for the very first time.

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  Jun 23, 2015

  Megachurch Pastor Joel Osteen Says Muslims Attend His Church and That His Books 'Sell a Lot in Muslim Countries'

  Evangelical Christian pastor Joel Osteen shared in an interview this week that "a whole group of probably about 50 Muslims" recently visited his nondenominational megachurch in Houston, Texas, and indicated that his inspirational messages on "how to live a great life" resonate with people "in Muslim countries."

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  Jun 23, 2015

  Wife of Billy Graham's Grandson Who Admitted Affair Says His Statement Does Not Reflect Her Opinion

  The wife of Florida pastor Tullian Tchividjian, a grandson of prominent evangelical preacher Billy Graham, has issued a brief statement of her own after her husband revealed over the weekend that she, as well as he, each had an "affair."

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  Jun 22, 2015

  Joel Osteen Gives Emotional Prayer for 'Brothers and Sisters in Charleston' After Emanuel AME Church Massacre

  Joel Osteen, best-selling author and pastor of one of America's fastest-growing churches, led tens of thousands of worshipers in an emotional prayer this past Sunday for survivors and family members of the nine people killed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church massacre last week.

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  Jun 5, 2015

  Christians, Examine Yourselves, Says Influential Youth Leader to Those Worried About What's 'Wrong' With Millennials

  The youth leader overseeing more than half a million students for one of the world's largest Christian denominations thinks older generations should question themselves over the movement of millennials away from organized religion. Young people, he believes, are often more turned off by how Christians present Jesus than they are turned off by Jesus himself.

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  Jun 4, 2015

  Atlanta Megachurch's Singles Descend on Target to Get Their Hands on Men's Underwear — For a Good Cause; 'We Are Finding Some Drawers for Tonight,' One Determined Woman Declares

  It was a simple enough request: drop off your drawers. That was the tongue-in-cheek promo a Buckhead, Atlanta, church used to encourage members attending its special "Single Series" to purchase packages of men's briefs to donate to a local shelter. Based on photos shared online, members of the North Point Ministries church, founded by pastor Andy Stanley, went above and beyond with their donations.