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The Rev. Bryant Wright, the senior pastor of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. His church is one of 1,055 churches that have worked with World Relief, an evangelical resettlement organization, to help refugees and immigrants. Credit Dustin Chambers for The New York Times. |
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MORGANTOWN, Ky. (WKYT) - A man has been arrested and charged in the murder of a pastor and his wife. The Butler County Grand Jury indicted 34-year-old Kevin Dye of Morgantown on Wednesday. 71-year-old Kenneth Neafus and his wife, 70-year-old Dorothy Neafus, were found shot to death in their home on Aug. |
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Political tension further heightened in the camps of political parties in the scheduled Saturday’s governorship election following reports by the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Security Service that the election be postponed. LEADERSHIP however gathered that the security agencies.... |
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Supporters of "ThisFlag campaign" kneel for prayer at the entrance of the Harare magistrate's court where pastor Evan Mawarire appeared on charges of inciting public violence on July 13, 2016. Zimbabwe’s High Court on Wednesday overturned a police ban on protests in the capital Harare. |
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Criminality is the watchword of the day, as a watchdog group accuses a Senate candidate of violating election law, a sheriff's office accuses a presidential candidate of criminal behavior, and pressure builds for someone -- anyone -- to take a closer look at our state's attorney general. |
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Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Godwin Obaseki, his counterpart in Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and other aspirants on Wednesday, signed a peace accord to ensure a smooth governorship election in the state on Saturday. |
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Chicago marked its 500th homicide of the year over the U.S. Labor Day holiday weekend, after 13 people were shot dead in an ongoing spike in violent deaths, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday. A surge of killings occurred between the early hours of Monday and Tuesday in what police believe was a.... |
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responded to concerns about his health Tuesday following a video he released last month showing off his alarming weight loss. In the clip, he attributed his weight loss to a new diet, but many didn’t believe him. “I have gone total raw vegetable, somewhat vegan,” Long said on the video. “Feeling good, thank you for all your prayers and well wishes. |
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CHICAGO — With shootings spiking on Labor Day, Chicago officially surpassed the homicide toll for all of last year, marking another alarming milestone for a city that has seen violence at its worst in two decades with still almost four months to go this year. Through Tuesday at 5 a.m. |
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One puzzle of the world is that religions often don’t resemble their founders. Jesus never mentioned gays or abortion but focused on the sick and the poor, yet some Christian leaders have prospered by demonizing gays. Muhammad raised the status of women in his time, yet today some Islamic clerics.... |
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CHICAGO — A 67-year-old South Shore senior center resident is accused of shooting a retired Baptist minister and then fleeing in his motorized wheelchair after a possible religious discussion turned fatal early Monday morning,
Ted Merchant is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death.... |
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In my quest for a diet that works, I have climbed the highest mountain and run through the fields. I'm like a fat Bono who still can't find what he's looking for, but keeps finding burgers. I've tried Weight Watchers, I've managed an entire morning on the 5:2; I lost friends through Atkins-breath.... |
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The Szeged detectives office has indicted Petra László, the Hungarian camera operator accused of physically assaulting refugees as they attempted to cross the border into Hungary from Serbia last September for public misconduct. Working at the Hungarian border town of Röszke, the Jobbik-aligned N1TV.... |
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Courtney Daniels’ classmates were devastated and inconsolable as they watched a photo slide of their once lively friend while her little white coffin was standing in front of the Reformed Church in Eersterust, east of Pretoria. Daniels lost the fight against diabetes last week Tuesday and died after.... |
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A 35-year-old man whose name identified as Femi Ayodele, has been arraigned before a Chief Magistrate court siting in Ondo town over alleged forgery and other offences. The accused person who was on until his arraignment in court was said to be the Shepherd in charge of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC).... |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A United Methodist Church pastor in Charlotte, North Carolina, will keep her job after performing a same-sex wedding at her church earlier this year. The Western North Carolina Conference of the church said Tuesday that the Rev. Val Rosenquist will keep her job and will not face a church trial for the April ceremony. |
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A Nigerian newspaper and Online version of the Vanguard, a daily publication in Nigeria covering Niger delta, general national news, politics, business, energy, sports, entertainment, fashion,lifestyle human interest stories, etc.
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),.... |
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…Cautions INEC And Security Agencies. Ahead of the Saturday, September 10, 2016 Gubernatorial Election in Edo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday urged voters to avoid voting what it termed ‘Recession Team’ which it said will be a repeat of the 2015 general elections. |
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Facilities in Texas, Alabama and elsewhere regularly serve rotten food to inmates (a video posted on YouTube by members of the group Free Alabama Movement (FAM) show revolting “hamburger patties” that were green with mold). In prisons across the country, including in Texas, Alabama, Pennsylvania,.... |
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In part, that's because the festival doubled its attendance last year, and organizers expect an even larger crowd this year. But the change is also symbolic: The Sept. 18 festival is making a bigger push to draw in neighbors and other metro area residents looking to get a taste of Armenian culture. |
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Photo; Courtesy. Add to your menu of chicken, beef and mbuzi choma this simple pork recipe. This pork recipes go well with the onion dip. Yields 8 servings. Prep Time: 25 minutes. Cook Time: 20 minutes. Ready In: 45 minutes. Ingredients: Seasoned salt to season and taste. Ground black pepper for seasoning and taste. |
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Opponents of the work of anti-gay evangelist Scott Lively are hoping for a courtroom full of LGBTI rights supporters on Wednesday, Oct. 5, the scheduled date for the next court hearing in the case against Lively on charges of crimes against humanity. The federal lawsuit against Lively was filed by the on behalf of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) . |
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. Irish Sun Thursday 8th September, 2016 • Obama administration had previously said $400m payment to Iran was ‘leverage,’ to release American prisoners, not ‘ransom’ • Cash payments were necessary due to U.S. and international sanctions: Treasury Department. • Officials angered by revelation, Republicans use opportunity to slam administration. |
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Godly pastors are the best people in the world. They know that they're entrusted with the noble task of feeding God's people with His Word, shepherding them, watching over them and praying for them. We can even run to them when we are in need of counsel and guidance. Yes, having a faithful pastor is a tremendous blessing in our lives. |
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Citizens of Edo State will on Saturday decide who governs them for the next four years, in an intensely contested governorship election. The election will either reward the outgoing governor, Adams Oshiomhole, for his effort while in office, or punish him for the hardship many citizens complain of. |
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