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Israeli Researchers Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Verify Biblical Event in the Book of Kings
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Lauren McKeithen
@stateofisrael/Instagram
Researchers at four Israeli universities have corroborated the occurrence of an event described in the Bible’s second book of Kings, the conquest of the Philistine city of Gath by Hazael, King Aram, using a “breakthrough” technology based on measuring the magnetic field recorded in burnt bricks. The discovery, achieved by scientists from Tel Aviv University,…
Christian Professor Allegedly Fired For Defending Biblical Truth Speaks Out
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Lauren McKeithen
A theology lecturer in the U.K. who was allegedly fired from his job at a Christian college over a tweet about biblical sexuality is suing to raise awareness and stop similar instances from happening. Dr. Aaron Edwards was removed from Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, last March after he sent a tweet defending traditional marriage,…
New Research Shows More Than Half of Americans Want to Read the Bible More
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Lauren McKeithen
Pexels.com
More than half of Americans say they wish they read the Bible more but fail to do so for several reasons, including a lack of time. That’s according to the latest release from the American Bible Society’s State of the Bible report, which shows that 52 percent of Americans wish to read the Bible more. Meanwhile, 14…
Hundreds of Auburn Students Get Spontaneously Baptized in a Lake
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Lauren McKeithen
Unite Auburn/Facebook
Over 200 students at an Alabama college were baptized in one night after a campus worship program reportedly attended by hundreds. The baptisms took place in a lake at Auburn’s Red Barn venue, about a half mile from Auburn University’s Neville Arena, the site of a “Unite Auburn” worship event that drew a massive crowd.…
New Jersey Challenges Ocean Grove Christian Group’s Limit on Private Beach Access
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Lauren McKeithen
NJ.com/YouTube
Ocean Grove, a New Jersey community in Neptune Township, founded by Methodist ministers in 1869 as a “Christian seaside resort,” has been warned by state officials that their longstanding tradition of limiting access to their privately owned beach before noon on Sundays in the summer months to accommodate church services and maintain the character of…
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