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School Bus Driver Taken Off His Route after Leading Prayer
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Lesli White
George Nathaniel, a Twin Cities-area bus driver was removed from his bus route last week after leading students in prayer, the Star Tribune reported. Nathaniel says his rights to free speech and to practice his religion were violated. Nathaniel drove children to Nasha Shkola, a Minnesota Charter School that celebrates Russian language and culture. He…
This End Times Theorist Claims the Rapture is Coming April 23 According to Biblical Prophecy
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Lesli White
Some believe the Rapture is a lot closer then we think. According to a Christian numerologist and end times theorist, David Meade, it will happen next week. Meade says the heavens are aligning to point to the Rapture occurring on April 23, 2018 according to a FoxNews.com report. Meade is basing his prediction off of…
Christian Police Officer Sacrificed His Life to Stop a Terrorist Attack
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Lesli White
He made the ultimate sacrifice. French police officer Arnaud Beltrame died after voluntarily taking the place of a female hostage during a recent terrorist attack on a Super U supermarket in Trèbes, southern France. An ISIS-inspired gunman killed Beltrame and three others. He was a devout Christian. Beltrame, who once served in Iraq, was part…
Christian School Chooses Prayer Instead of Protest on National School Walk Out Day
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Thousands of students walked out of school this week for 17 minutes. Each minute was meant to represent one of the students killed in the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida. The protest was meant to demand stricter gun laws, but one Virginia school did not want to bring politics into a time meant to…
The Vatican Considers Allowing Married Men to Become Priests
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Pope Francis is at it again. The head of the Roman Catholic Church has suggested overturning centuries of tradition and allowing married men to become priests. This unexpected reform comes in response to a shortage of Catholic priests. Since 1965, there has been almost a 30 percent decrease in the number of priest in the…
Hindu Extremists Issue Harsh Threats to Christians, Steal and Set Their Bibles on Fire
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Lesli White
Christians in the Singotam village in the southern region of India were corned and harassed by Hindu extremists who stole a box of Bibles and then set them on fire. The extremist group issued harsh threats to Christians who were distributing the Bibles before snatching their car keys and taking Bibles out of their vehicles.…
Priest Paralyzed During Hockey Game Stuns Friends, Stands to Greet Them
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Megan Bailey
In November, Father Dimitrie Vincent was injured and paralyzed after a horrible accident during a hockey game. The priest lost his balance while playing in an over-60 men’s recreational hockey league game at the Redford Ice Arena. “We were coming to the close of the game and we were down by a couple goals,” Father…
Lawmakers Are Advancing a Bill Requiring Schools to Display ‘In God We Trust’
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Lesli White
God could soon be making an appearance in every public school in Florida. Following the deadly Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, the Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would require all schools and administrative buildings to display a powerful message: “In God we trust.” The bill was approved in a 97-10…
Christian Leaders Shut Down Site of Jesus’ Tomb in Protest to New Tax Plan
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Megan Bailey
Church leaders have said that they will finally reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Wednesday, after shutting it down in protest due to a newly proposed tax plan that was to impose taxes on church properties in the holy city. Several major denominations, including the Roman Catholic and Green Orthodox churches,…
Archaeologists Just Made a Major Biblical Discovery, Prophet Isaiah’s ‘Signature’ May Have Been Found
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Lesli White
Archaeologists in Israel made a groundbreaking discovery this week. They say that they have found a seal mark that may bear the signature of the biblical Prophet Isaiah. The 2,700-year-old stamped clay artifact was found during excavation at the foot of the southern wall of Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. It is inscribed with the name Yesha’yah[u]…
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