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Month: August 2014

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, August 30

Judge Rules Polygamy Ban Violates Religious Freedom (Christian Today) Abilene Christian University President Allowed to Keep Position after Divorce (Christian Headlines) Online Education and the Future of College (The American Conservative) Six Things Every Freshman Needs to Know (Desiring God) Preaching “God” and Justifying the Self (The Gospel Coalition) What Is the Prayer of Faith? (Ligonier) …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, August 29

Suds, Faith Found at California Laundromat (The Washington Post) The Last Church in Churchville Is Dying (KCCI) Church Reacts to David Platt Leaving Brook Hills (WBRC) Florida School System Trying to Cleanse Christianity from Its Ranks (Charisma) ​California Catholic Colleges Forced to Provide Abortion Coverage (Christian Headlines) Christianity and the Good Death (The Globe & …

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The Invention of Manners

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (ESV) Sixties radical Abbie Hoffman played a major role in fomenting street turmoil during the Democratic National Convention in 1968. For his efforts, Hoffman, along with the other members of the Chicago Seven, were charged with conspiring to incite a …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, August 28

Florida School District Replaces Football Chaplains with “Life Coaches” (FOX News) Mother Angry After Church Members Approach Children Leaving School (NBC) Church Billboard about Sex Catching Attention (WNEP) Pastor David Platt Succeeds Tom Elliff as International Mission Board President (Baptist Press) ISIS Gives Iraq Christians “One Week” to Convert or Die (Christian Today) The Challenge …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, August 27

Chinese Pastor Faces Decade in Prison for Resisting Church Crackdown (Christian Today) Egypt Yet to Help Persecuted Christians (Baptist Press) Croatian Church Scuttles “Game of Thrones” Nude Scene (FOX News) The Wrong Kind of Christian (Christianity Today) When Will the U.S., Europe Wake Up to the Threat of Radical Islam? (Al-Monitor) Grace Creates Safety, Which …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, August 26

“Aggressive” Secularism Pushing Christian faith “Out of the Public Space” in Britain (Christian Today) Copts Hope for New Law Facilitating Church Construction in Egypt (Al-Ahram) 200 Hollywood Heavies Sign Statement of Support for Israel Against Hamas (The Jerusalem Post) Christian Leaders Say No to Iraqi Christian Militia (AINA) Indonesia: Muslim Leaders Explain Islamic Fundamentalism to …

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