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Leaders at a Texas church acted immediately after discovering what one local outlet described as a “demonic statue.” They found the small figure outside in a gazebo at the Community of Faith Church in Houston, Texas, with congregants gathering to pray and destroy the figurine with a blazing fire. Bishop James Dixon told KHOU-TV, “It’s…

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A Pennsylvania church is nearing completion of a cross standing 108 feet high on its property, with the sizeable Christian symbol expected to be finished this month. Hilltop Baptist Church of Indiana, Pennsylvania, just north of Pittsburgh, is constructing the large cross with volunteer help, hoping it’ll serve as a beacon for evangelism outreach. In…

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to pour smoke along the East Coast of the United States, including the New York City area, also known as the city that never sleeps, making it look red like it was the planet, Mars. Could this perhaps be a sign of the End Times? Canadian officials contacted other countries…

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A stained-glass window showing Jesus Christ as a person of color has brought analysis into the role of slavery, race, and gender in 19th-century New England. The window, which ornaments St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Warren, Rhode Island, illustrates Jesus as a dark-skinned man while talking to a dark-skinned Samaritan woman at the well. Another…

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While Satanists descended upon Boston, Massachusetts, for their “SatanCon 2023” event, also known as the “largest Satanic gathering in history,” one moment quickly spread throughout social media. Fox News reported that two leaders opened the event by ripping apart a Bible and tearing up a “Thin Blue Line” flag commemorating police officers. One participant said…

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