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LAST OF 21 CHRISTIANS MARTYRED BY ISIS IN LIBYA FINALLY LAID TO REST AFTER 5 YEARS

The remains of a Ghanaian Christian beheaded by the Islamic State terrorist group on a Libyan beach in an execution video in 2015 has finally been laid to rest in Egypt. Cairo-based journalist Farid Y. Farid reported on Sept. 29 that the body of Matthew Ayariga was finally laid to rest alongside the 20 Coptic …

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ATLANTA BEYOND MLK: HOW BLACK CHRISTIANS CONTINUE A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY

From my apartment in Midtown Atlanta, I could hear the helicopters above the protesters after the murder of Rayshard Brooks in June. By then, demonstrators had been in the streets for weeks, incensed by the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. In cities across the country, crowds were marching for black …

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WHITE EVANGELICALS ARE ACTUALLY FOR TRUMP IN 2020, NOT JUST AGAINST HIS OPPONENT

While white evangelicals’ support for President Donald Trump is close to the strong backing he enjoyed in 2016, voters’ motivations have shifted during his first term at the White House. This year, a majority are excited to get behind Trump, rather than being primarily motivated by a distaste for his opponent. Among white evangelical Trump …

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OBAMA FAITH ADVISER PUSHES BACK AGAINST ERIC TRUMP’S CLAIM HIS DAD ‘SAVED CHRISTIANITY’

Former Obama faith adviser Michael Wear blasted President Donald Trump’s son’s claim that his father “literally saved Christianity,” calling it blasphemous and just a ploy to get Christians to save the president’s re-election campaign.  Wear, who directed faith outreach for Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign and is an adviser to a new Super PAC trying to …

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RAPPER KB EXPLAINS WHY HIS NEW ALBUM FUSES WORSHIP MUSIC WITH HIP-HOP

Chart-topping hip-hop artist KB recently released the new album His Glory Alone, which blends rap verses with big contemporary Christian choruses, and said his decision to fuse the two was inspired by the impact worship music has had on his life.  KB, who recently parted ways with Reach Records and signed on with the Sony Imprint Essential …

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SOUTHERN BAPTIST SEMINARY TO KEEP SLAVEHOLDER NAMES ON BUILDINGS; CREATES $5M SCHOLARSHIP FOR BLACK STUDENTS

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary leadership has voted to keep the names of school founders who owned slaves on buildings, but also approved the creation of a $5 million scholarship for African-American students. At their recent fall meeting, SBTS trustees unanimously voted to keep names like founding president James P. Boyce and founding faculty members John Broadus, Basil …

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ATLANTA BEYOND MLK: HOW BLACK CHRISTIANS CONTINUE A CIVIL RIGHTS LEGACY

From my apartment in Midtown Atlanta, I could hear the helicopters above the protesters after the murder of Rayshard Brooks in June. By then, demonstrators had been in the streets for weeks, incensed by the recent killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. In cities across the country, crowds were marching for black …

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