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In 2009, Christian recording artist Steven Curtis Chapman’s world turned upside down. Chapman and his wife, Mary Beth, adopted their daughter Maria Sue from China in 2004. A few years later, when their daughter was five years old, one of the Chapmans’ sons accidentally struck Maria Sue with an SUV in the driveway, tragically ending…

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A glitzy copper box containing two lead vials with what Catholics believe is the 2,000-year-old blood of Jesus Christ will soon be returned to the French abbey in Normandy, which was stolen on June 1st. Dutch art detective Arthur Brand says he was able to retrieve the blood vials and several other artifacts after the clueless thief…

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According to reports, archeological workers restoring the historic Syriac Orthodox Mar Thomas Church in Iraq’s capital Mosul, have discovered about a dozen ancient relics and parchments connected to several saints. The church was heavily damaged by Islamic State fighters almost four years ago. The relics include manuscripts in Syriac and Aramaic as well as six…

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A record-low 20 percent of Americans believe the Bible is the literal word of God, down from 24 percent the last time Gallup asked the question in 2017 and half of what it was at its high points in 1980 and 1984. Meanwhile, 29 percent currently say the Bible is a collection of “fables, legends,…

Farmers in the American West are battling outbreaks of Mormon crickets, insects that can grow almost three inches in length. In the past few years, the crickets and grasshoppers have destroyed swathes of crops as officials spend millions trying to control the swarms, according to the Associated Press. This swarm has many wondering if this is a sign…
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