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Great American Media expands options with Pure Flix Premium

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Great American Media announced the launch of Pure Flix Premium, an enhanced tier of the faith and family streaming service, priced at $14.99 per month or $149 annually. Pure Flix Premium members ...

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Dallas church removes popular pastor over “improper relationship” with a woman

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Trinity Bible Church in Dallas has removed Steven Lawson as lead pastor over what church elders called an “inappropriate relationship” with a woman. Lawson, president and founder of OnePassion Ministries, conducted a ...

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More churches opening schools as states expand tuition voucher programs

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Educational voucher programs enacted in several states are making it easier for churches to start Christian schools on their campuses. Advocates for taxpayer-funded religious schools say their aim is not to hurt ...

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U.S. briefs Trump on ‘specific’ Iranian threats to his life

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U.S. intelligence officials briefed former President Donald Trump this week about “real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” ...

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Egyptian archaeologists discover sword with name of Pharoah Ramesses II

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A sword with the name of Pharoah Ramesses II in hieroglyphs recently was uncovered by archaeologists in Egypt. Ramesses is believed by many historians to be the Pharoah of Exodus. The weapon ...

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Ministry meets needs of Lebanese Christians persecuted by Hezbollah

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Christian humanitarian organization Help The Persecuted is stepping up its efforts to address the growing physical and spiritual needs of persecuted Christians and other vulnerable communities in Lebanon. The efforts come as ...

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Argentina scorches UN over bias against Israel

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Argentine President Javier Milei criticized the United Nations for what he said was its anti-Israeli bias during a fiery address at the General Debate of the General Assembly’s 79th session in New York ...

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It takes you to defeat Amendment 3. Here’s how

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Many of you may have heard Amendment #3 (Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative) but what does it really do? In addition to Amendment 3 enshrining the right to abortion in the Missouri ...

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Harrison Butker’s NFL gear soars in wake of pro-family comments

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Attempts to silence Chiefs’ kicker Harrison Butker after he defended traditional values during a commencement speech at a Catholic college have backfired spectacularly. Not only did the team give him a new ...

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Israel hacks Lebanese radio stations and phones, urges civilians to flee Hezbollah areas

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The Israeli Defense Forces on Monday hacked Lebanese radio networks, urging civilians to flee Hezbollah-controlled areas. Israel also likely hacked phone systems, sending texts and recorded messages to residents in half the ...

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Iran bans Revolutionary Guard using pagers, other mobile devices

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has ordered all of its members to stop using any type of communication device after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by its Hezbollah proxy in Lebanon simultaneously blew ...

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Cars stolen from churches in Leawood this month

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Two cars were stolen from church parking lots in Leawood this month while the owners were in services. The first theft occurred on September 8 when a 2012 Hyundai Sonata was stolen ...

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Matthew West’s yard signs encourage people, Don’t Stop Praying

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Election season is in full swing, and signs are popping up like mushrooms in yards across the nation. Christian singer Matthew West was inspired to create signs that don’t promote a candidate ...

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Family Recovery Day celebrates fresh starts

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Healing House KC has announced its participation in the Kansas City Coalition’s Family Recovery Day, an event dedicated to supporting and celebrating families navigating the recovery journey. The event, scheduled for September ...

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Rock singer uses platform to share message of God’s love

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The lead singer of the rock band 3 Doors Down paused at a recent concert to tell the audience that God loves them. Before singing the band’s song “Away from the Sun” ...

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Franklin Graham dedicates ambulances near Gaza

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Franklin Graham, CEO and president of Samaritan’s Purse, will dedicate two bulletproof ambulances and a Magen David Adom (MDA) station on the Gaza border today. This year, Samaritan’s Purse has gifted a ...

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Pornography fuels depression in young adults

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Regularly viewing pornography contributes to feelings of depression and hopelessness among young adults, a new Family Studies/YouGov survey found. One-third of adults aged 18 to 39 who watch porn daily report feeling ...

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UN vote would make Jerusalem’s Old City, Judea and Samaria Jew-free

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Jerusalem’s Old City and Judea and Samaria must be Jew-free within a year, according to a Palestinian-drafted resolution, which the UN General Assembly passed on Wednesday, JNS reports. The resolution, which passed ...

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Conservative credit card company donates to vandalized crisis pregnancy center

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Coign, a credit card company with conservative values, has donated more than $15,000 to a crisis pregnancy center in Washington, D.C., that pro-abortion vandals targeted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision. ...

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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley receives Distinguished Christian Statesman Award

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The D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship this week honored Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley with its Distinguished Christian Statesman Award. While accepting the honor at the Museum of the Bible in ...

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What the unchurched think of the local church

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Many Americans who don’t attend church nevertheless have had connections to a local church in the past. More than six in 10 of those not actively attending today were regular churchgoers in ...

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China releases U.S. pastor after 18 years in prison on false charges

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A U.S. pastor, who was imprisoned in China for 18 years on trumped-up charges after helping build a church in Beijing, was freed over the weekend. David Lin, 68, was detained by ...

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See You at the Pole on September 25 could see one million

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The annual See You at the Pole event will be held at schools across the nation and around the world on September 25. Participation has steadily increased since its humble beginnings. A ...

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Israel has “no comment” on exploding pagers in Lebanon

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More than 2,700 Hezbollah fighters have been injured with possibly hundreds killed across Lebanon on Tuesday when their pagers exploded simultaneously. The attack has severely crippled the terrorist organization that is waging ...

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Exploding pagers injure thousands of Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon

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More than 2,700 Hezbollah fighters have been injured with possibly hundreds killed across Lebanon on Tuesday when their pagers exploded simultaneously. The attack has severely crippled the terrorist organization that is waging ...

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