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  Fox News is warning parents about drugs made to look like candy, especially Halloween candy. Some personalities went as far as saying they wanted to stop old-fashioned Halloween activities. Drugs have been a frequent topic on Fox News, especially with midterm elections on the horizon. The Washington Post recognized an increase in references to…

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  Preaching to his congregation on 1 Timothy 2, John MacArthur urged his congregation to pray for political leaders, even ones that the members of the congregation don’t agree with. Writing during the time of Nero, 1 Timothy 2 focuses on prayer, particularly for kings and those in authority, saying, “For this is good and…

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  After the Supreme Court sided with Joseph Kennedy, a football coach fired for publicly praying on the football field during his own time,  this past June, a new survey from the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago has shown most Americans support the decision, with 54% approving overall of the…

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Kindness and unity may not be popular among modern-day politicians. Still, they are virtues that three-quarters of Americans want to see modeled by their leaders, according to a new survey. The poll by the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University for AmericasOne asked U.S. adults to describe the qualities they want in their desired political leaders.…

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Bishop T.D. Jakes anointed his daughter, pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, as his successor last Saturday at the final Woman Thou Art Loosed! annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah Jakes Roberts, who co-pastors the Los Angeles and Denver branch of the Potter’s House with her husband, Touré Roberts, will lead future women’s conferences under the name…

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Shania Twain spoke with Jessie and Lennie Ware on their podcast, “Table Manners” to promote her new single, “Waking up Dreaming.” It is the first single the singer has released in five years, with her first album since 2017 currently in the works as well. While speaking with the hosts, the topic of most interesting…

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  Kathie Lee Gifford joined Fox News’s Janice Dean for a recent episode on “The Janice Dean Podcast.” The pair spent the first part of the episode reflecting on the “lost art” of kindness as Gifford called it, reflecting on the need for more kindness in the world. Despite being on the podcast to promote…

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“Everybody Loves Raymond” star Patricia Heaton shared a heartbreaking message on social media this week, reflecting on the death of her brother, Michael. “I’m still processing the fact that I will never see or speak to my brother again in this lifetime,” Heaton wrote. Michael Heaton, 66, was a reporter, features writer, and columnist for…

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  A private Christian school in North Carolina has issued an apology letter to parents who were disappointed they were not notified of their children being baptized during a school holiness week event. The controversy started over a week ago when over 100 middle school and high school students of Northwood Temple Academy were baptized.…

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God is magical, and He occasionally allows us to witness His magic. One such video of a rare rainbow pileus (or ‘scarf’) cloud captured in China’s Haikou City is going viral on social media. Several users on Twitter have shared it. The video shows a mesmerizing view of rainbow colored scarf cloud over the city.…

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