Globetrotter legend, evangelist Meadowlark Lemon dies at 83
The \"Clown Prince\" of basketball, George Meadow Lemon III or \"Meadowlark Lemon\"– a Harlem Globetrotters legend and ordained minister, died Sunday, Dec. 27. He was 83.
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'Unruly' teen thrown out of Florida church
In an apparent effort to keep order in the church, Vernor Clay, pastor of Antioch Christian Fellowship Baptist Church, and a civil rights activist, has defended members of his congregation from charges they behaved improperly towards a 15-year-old.
Messianic Jew may have been martyred for his beliefs in San Bernardino, wife's friend tells media
An outspoken Messianic Jew who debated with the shooter about the violent nature of Islam just weeks before he was fatally gunned down in the San Bernardino massacre may have been targeted for his beliefs, his wife told a friend following the carnage.
Lone gunman surrenders in Planned Parenthood standoff after killing 3, injuring 9
After a nearly 5-hour standoff with police, a lone gunman surrendered to police after he allegedly shot and killed three—and inured nine others at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Iraq remnant thanks God for 'new souls' despite ISIS persecution
In the Middle East where the threat of terror from Islamic radicals looms large in some regions where Christian believers have been persecuted and tortured for their beliefs – a resilient remnant is thanking God today for \"new souls\" being added to the church in numbers never before seen.
Boston woman wears spaghetti strainer in driver's license photo
A woman wearing a spaghetti strainer on her head for a driver\'s license photo is within her rights to exercise her religious beliefs, according the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
Pleas for solidarity after government demolishes buildings in Indonesia
Just as Christians across the globe were preparing for the International Day of Prayer, Sunday, Nov. 1, Open Doors reported nine Indonesian churches were demolished following religious violence in the Aceh province.
Macel Falwell, Jerry Falwell's wife, dies at 82
Macel Pate Falwell, who described herself as \"a prim and proper lady who\'d been raised in the arms of a protective Christian family\" before marrying Jerry Falwell, has died.
Atheists want 'God bless the military' sign on Hawaii base removed
Army Chaplain Justin \"Chappy\" Roberts, whose unit was awarded 200 Purple Hearts after 18 soldiers were killed in Afghanistan in 2010, had high hopes in a recent interview with Fox & Friends that following Pope Francis\' visit the military would be more tolerant towards the faith of its military ...
Survivors report college gunman singled out Christians, shooting them in the head
Shooting Christians in the head and others in the legs, a gunman who killed 10 and injured more than 20 people at an Oregon community college today was obviously singling out Christians, survivors told reporters.
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