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Four students of Pepperdine University have passed away after being struck by a speeding driver in Malibu, California. The students were walking on Tuesday night before they were struck by a speeding driver. The university identified the victims as Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, who were all students at Seaver College…

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A new poll conducted by HarrisX for Deseret News revealed disparate views between Republicans and Democrats on who is a “person of faith” in their respective parties. The poll was conducted Sept. 8-11 among 1,002 registered voters. Sixty-three percent of Democrats stated they believed President Joe Biden to be a “person of faith,” while Vice President…

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A new poll by BonusFinder.com has found that most Americans have no faith in the government’s ability to avoid or prevent a doomsday event. The study was conducted between May 3 and May 8 of this year and involved 6,200 Americans. Six states were excluded from the study due to having less than twenty respondents. The…

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Popular Christian theologian John Piper has stirred controversy after tweeting about the fitness of coffee in church sanctuaries. “Can we reassess whether Sunday coffee-sipping in the sanctuary fits?” the 77-year-old former pastor wrote. He then quoted Hebrews 12:28, “Let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” Responses to the tweet were mixed soon…

The roof of a church collapsed in northern Mexico during a Sunday mass, killing 10 people and injuring about 60, according to authorities as searchers searched the wreckage for survivors and other victims. Officials said that approximately 30 parishioners were believed to be trapped in the rubble when the roof caved in. Searchers crawled under…

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A team of storm chasers are thankful to be alive after they were trapped in the middle of a tornado. Tanner Charles uploaded a video to YouTube where he and fellow storm chasers got a bit too close for comfort with a tornado in Lewistown, Illinois. The video was recently uploaded, but they filmed the…

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After the pandemic led to an increase of families choosing to teach their children at home, more and more studies are showing that increase may be here to stay. The Household Pulse Survey (HPS) conducted by the US Census Bureau, recently showed that the number of homeschool families in the US has nearly doubled since…

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The Washington National Cathedral recently unveiled several racial justice-themed stained glass windows. The four new windows show people of color marching in protests while holding signs that read “Fairness” and “No Foul Play.” The windows have replaced previous ones that honored Confederate leaders, including Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Thomas “Stone Wall” Jackson. The…

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Former second lady Karen Pence is on a mission to inspire Americans to recognize God’s calling for their lives and fully trust the Lord. Pence, who authored a new book, “When It’s Your Turn to Serve: Experiencing God’s Grace in His Calling For Your Life,” said the book offers the behind-the-scenes story of some of…

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Hannelore and Uwe Romeike face a tragic predicament as their family faces deportation after 15 years of making a home for themselves in East Tennessee. Uwe Romeike told ‘Fox & Friends Weekend,’ “They did not tell us anything. We don’t really know why this is happening. We wonder ourselves because we can’t understand.” Originally from…

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