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TD Jakes Talks 'Sparkle,' Whitney Houston's Last Movie

By Alex Murashko

Evangelist T. D. Jakes' latest foray into filmmaking includes the making of "Sparkle," planned for release next week. The film will forever be known as Whitney Houston's last performance in a movie before her untimely death last February.

Ky. Judge to Decide If Christians-Only Charity Is in Contempt of Court

By Michael Gryboski

A judge in Kentucky will soon hear arguments on whether or not a Florida-based Christian-only health care group should be held in contempt of court for operating in the state.

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Poll: 13 Percent Support Chick-fil-A Boycott; 31 Percent Plan to 'Eat Mor Chikin'

By Napp Nazworth

A Rasmussen Reports poll shows that 13 percent of likely voters support a boycott of Chick-fil-A after the company's president expressed support for traditional marriage. Thirty-one percent of likely voters said they will participate in the counter-boycott by eating more often at Chick-fil-A.

Church

Fla. School Superintendent Backs Down From Evicting Church Over Homosexuality

By Michael Gryboski

A Florida school superintendent has backed down from evicting a church that meets in a public school over its opposition to homosexuality. Jack Hakimian, pastor at Impact Church, told The Christian Post that he believed the superintendent's change of mind was not a change of heart but rather done for legal reasons.

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Black Bishop Encourages Christians to Leave Democratic Party

By Paul Stanley

A black Virginia bishop is calling for Christians to leave the Democratic Party over what he describes as a "cult-like devotion" to abortion and what he terms as a "rejection" of the traditional family.

Missouri Passes 'Right to Pray' Amendment by Over 600,000 Votes

By Myles Collier

On Tuesday, voters in Missouri expressed their views concerning religious freedom and overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment that supporters feel will protect it.

Pro-Life Group: Planned Parenthood Did Not Call 911 After Botched Abortion

By Audrey Barrick

A pro-life group claims that a Planned Parenthood clinic in Chicago did not directly place a 911 call when a young woman's abortion procedure was botched.

Church & Ministries

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Mars Hill Seattle Branch Moves Into Former Methodist Church

By Michael Gryboski

A Washington State branch of a megachurch will be soon moving to a historic church building due to its growing numbers. The Seattle Downtown branch of Mars Hill Church plans to relocate from a former Tabella nightclub to the historic building for First United Methodist Church of Seattle, which for the past five years has served as an entertainment hall.

Bishop Charles H. Ellis III preaches at the PCAF-PAW Unity Worship Service at the Sheraton New Orleans as Bishops from both organizations offer encouragement on Aug. 5, 2012.

PAW Bishop Charles Ellis on Unity, New Orleans, Women Bishops

By Jeff Schapiro

Presiding Bishop Charles H. Ellis III, who is entering his third year as the leader of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW), spoke with The Christian Post on Monday from the denomination's 97th annual Summer Convention in New Orleans about unity in the church, helping families in New Orleans and the fight to give women the opportunity to become bishops.

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Texas Pastor Tells Church to Vote for Jesus but Not as US President

By Audrey Barrick

A megachurch in San Antonio, Texas, is not going to avoid the elephant in the room any longer. Its pastors have decided to talk from the pulpit about the upcoming presidential election.

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Ohio Church Starts Professional Wrestling Organization

By Michael Gryboski

While many congregations across the country organize events like Vacation Bible School and bingo nights, one church in Ohio has decided to start a professional wrestling organization.

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Greg Laurie Urges Christians to Preach the Gospel at Rally for Harvest America

By Alex Murashko

Evangelist Greg Laurie and his ministry partners called on Christians to become bold in telling others about Jesus during a pre-event rally for Harvest America Sunday evening. Also, it was announced that more than 1,400 churches and venues hosted by Christian leaders plan to carry the first-of-its-kind outreach event on August 26.

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Orlando Magic Owner's Pro-Marriage Stance Targeted by Gay Activist

By Katherine Weber

A gay rights activist is calling for the boycott of the Orlando Magic basketball team and Amway direct selling company after discovering the companies' owner, Doug DeVos, donated $500,000 in 2009 to the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), a proponent of traditional marriage.

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Lolo Jones Leans on God After Olympics Loss, Being 'Ripped Apart' in Media

By Katherine Weber

U.S. Olympic track and field athlete Lolo Jones has turned to God for support in the wake of her loss in the women's 100-meter hurdles final on Tuesday, which came after a New York Times piece criticizing her athletic abilities.

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Terrell Owens Signs With Seahawks Months After Declaring Faith in 'God's Plan'

By Christine Thomasos

Terrell Owens officially made his way back into the NFL Monday, signing with the Seattle Seahawks after relying on his faith to bring him past injuries, personal struggles and naysayers.

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US Olympic Boxer Claressa Shields Advances to Medal Round; Prays for Hometown

By Alex Murashko

United States Olympic boxer Claressa Shields took another step closer Monday to fulfilling her dream of coming home to Flint, Mich., with an Olympic gold medal from London, winning her first bout of the games to advance to the semifinals of the women's middleweight division.

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Gabby Douglas Tweets Bible Verses; Christian Rapper Lecrae Applauds Her Devotion

By Jennifer Riley

Gymnastics' newest cover girl Gabby Douglas may be fielding tweets from A-list celebrities ranging from Oprah to Justin Bieber (and the greatest Olympian of all time Michael Phelps, who said he watched her from the pool!), but before the tweets from the "who's who" of Hollywood were tweets of Bible verses and confessions of faith.

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Richard Dawkins' Faith Festival Invitation Protested by Scottish Christians

By Stoyan Zaimov

Renowned author and biologist Richard Dawkins has been invited to speak at the faith-themed Faclan Hebridean Book Festival in Scotland, and some local church groups have questioned how the atheist professor's presence would benefit attendees.

Oxford Clothing Rule Scrapped, Male Students May Wear Skirts at University

By Myles Collier

Male students at Oxford University are now able to wear skirts to exams and other formal occasions after increasing pressure from the university's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer Society.

Newspaper in Bhutan Shields Official Accused of Attacking Pastor

By Anugrah Kumar

A government official beat and threatened to kill a pastor in the Buddhist-majority nation of Bhutan last week, The Christian Post reported. However, a local newspaper claims it was a "lie," misquoting the victim and apparently siding with the official.

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UN Condemns Liberia's Increased Penalties for Homosexual Acts

By Katherine Weber

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Can Mega Be Missional? Asking the Right Question

By Ed Stetzer

I think it is harder (in some ways) to be missional when you're a megachurch because you have a tendency to maintain the monument you've created. Megachurches face unique challenges in being truly missional -- yet they also have the opportunity to rally people for substantive impact.

COLUMN

Two Big Distractions for Pastors

By Thom S. Rainer

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Distractions take our eyes off those things that really matter. For a pastor, the health of the church is greatly at risk when he loses his focus. Most pastors say critics distract them from their ministries.

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The 'Olympics of Ministry' Define 'Success' Differently

By Dan Delzell

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As Olympians are currently striving in London to earn medals and get on the platform, I think of all the Christians in the world today who are focused on winning a different kind of medal. St. Paul described this holy pursuit with these words: "I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:14)

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By Napp Nazworth

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Christian school leaders, both homeschooling and private, are worried that federal education policies will infringe upon their autonomy.

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By Alex Murashko

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Film producer Gerald R. Molen, best known for his Academy Award-winning Best Picture "Schindler's List," was so impressed with the premise for a movie aimed at showing how President Obama's past life has influenced his political worldview that he did something for the first time in his 55-year career: He produced a documentary. Below is the exclusive interview with Molen.

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What Humpty Dumpty Can Teach Us About Sexual Purity

By Greg Stier

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Although this strange and ancient nursery rhyme may not seem relevant today, it does contain a few helpful lessons for us, especially as we seek to stay pure in an increasingly sexualized culture of compromise.

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Gore Vidal and the Sky God

By R. Albert Mohler, Jr.

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The death of author and controversialist Gore Vidal last week brought an end to one of America's most gifted and flamboyantly offensive literary voices. In his 1992 Lowell Lecture at Harvard University, Vidal attacked not just Christianity, but the very notion of monotheism.

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Diminishing the Disabled

By Ken Connor

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The results of a recent survey of parents of children with disabilities ran cross-grain to the mentality that characterizes our society's culture of death. The majority said that caring for their child has enriched their lives.

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What Is a Christian?

By Dan Delzell

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So what exactly is a Christian? Is it a person who believes certain things? Or maybe a person who does certain things? Or is it perhaps a person who experiences certain things? Yes. Bingo. That is correct....on all counts. All three of those characteristics describe what it means to be a Christian.

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Unrealistic Ministry Expectations: What's a Pastor to Do?

By Paul Tripp

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Unrealistic expectations. I am convinced we have them because, at street level, we don't take seriously what the Bible has to say about the condition of this world. Sin has cast this world into trouble. You see the smoke and dirt of this trouble spread throughout the pages of Scripture.

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Criticism of Evangelicals Displays Rank Ignorance

By Brian C Stiller

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A column trashing evangelicals in Canada's national newspaper, The Globe & Mail is evidence the writer's  research is short on information, misguided by another's bias and superficial in its analysis. The author pulled in Canadian Prime Minister Harper with accusations that he is not sufficiently supporting public science because of his church affiliation with an evangelical protestant denomination.

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Gabby Douglas Tweets Bible Verses; Christian Rapper Lecrae Applauds Her Devotion

By Jennifer Riley

Gold medallist Gabrielle Douglas of the U.S. waves before receiving her gold medal after the women's individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena at the London 2012 Olympic Games August 2, 2012.

Gymnastics' newest cover girl Gabby Douglas may be fielding tweets from A-list celebrities ranging from Oprah to Justin Bieber (and the greatest Olympian of all time Michael Phelps, who said he watched her from the pool!), but before the tweets from the "who's who" of Hollywood were tweets of Bible verses and confessions of faith.

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What Cautions Do You Have for the New Reformed Movement?

By John Piper

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My caution concerns making theology God instead of God God. Loving doing theology rather than loving God. Reformed people tend to be thoughtful. That is, they come to the Bible and they want to use their minds to make sense of it.

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Lifeway and 'The Blind Side:' Another Side to the Story

By Eric Metaxas

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There are always two (or more) sides to a story. And that's the case with Lifeway bookstores and the "Blind Side." A friend of mine has shown me there's a bigger issue surrounding the story, and in fairness, I think it's important that you hear about it.

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Call It What It Is: It's Not Adultery. It's Abuse.

By Ed Stetzer

Pastor Jack Schaap formerly of First Baptist Church of Hammond, IN during this undated file photo.

Jack Schaap has been caught up in what many are calling an "adultery scandal" and was fired this week. While it obviously is sex outside of marriage, this is not just adultery. This is abuse. I don't care what state it was in. Some have tried to compare this to other moral failures -- it is not the same thing and you should not trivialize such abuse with invalid comparisons.

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Are You Blocking God From Converting You?

By Dan Delzell

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Anyone can be converted to Christianity....even you. If you have already been converted through faith in Christ, then you are thankful for it. That spirit of thankfulness is part of the proof that you have truly been converted. If you have not yet been converted, you have no idea how you will look at things after your conversion. You have not been there yet....all you have are preconceived ideas of what it must be like....and most of them are probably wrong.

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New Documentary Highlights Broken International Adoption System

By Napp Nazworth

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At a Congressional preview hosted by Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) Tuesday, guests had the opportunity to view "Stuck," a documentary exposing the broken system of international adoption. Some of the families and adopted children featured in the film were also there, along with Foster Friess, a billionaire philanthropist who helped fund the film.

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Will China Stop Forcing Abortions?

By Jim Daly

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There is a big difference between 13 million abortions per year in China and nearly 1 million per year in the United States. Or is there? Regardless of the country or the circumstance, the babies involved are not consulted and the resulting loss of life is the same.

OPINION

Race and the Gospel in Mississippi

By Russell D. Moore

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As a Mississippian and as a Baptist Christian, I cringed the other day when I heard that the First Baptist Church in Crystal Springs had moved a couple's wedding ceremony to another venue, to keep a controversy from erupting in the church.

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The Stone Throwers vs. the Caring Spirit

By June Hunt

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Anyone can develop a critical spirit by focusing on the failures of others, and obviously no one is without fault. But faultfinders feel justified in playing dual roles: both judge and jury. Meanwhile, those being judged feel unjustly criticized … compared … condemned.

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Dealing With Five Common Objections to New Member Classes

By Thom S. Rainer

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There is good anecdotal evidence and older research evidence to indicate new member classes are good for the health of congregations. One of the common objections to new member classes, however, is a lack of time or resources.

U.S.

Aurora Aftermath

By Lane Palmer

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How do we anchor ourselves in the aftermath of the Aurora massacre that left us adrift in a sea of anxiety, doubt, fear and questions about the presence of an all powerful and loving God?

TESTIMONY

Former Supermodel Kathy Ireland: Jesus Loves Women and Honors Them

By Jennifer Riley

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Supermodel-turned-business-mogul Kathy Ireland would be the first to tell you that the beginning of her modeling career in Paris is more glamorous sounding than it actually was. But out of that lonely, uncomfortable time, her life changed forever because she found a new best friend: Jesus Christ.

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