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A young adult pastor with an influential Texas church has critiqued the claim that the Bible is sexist against women, contending that a biblical Christian understanding of women is superior to the mainstream culture.  As part of a series tackling topics widely debated in culture today, Pastor David Marvin of Watermark Community Church in Dallas…

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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 church in Texas was burned to the ground, but when the rubble cleared, a cross stood tall. Pastor Sonny Smith of the Balsora Baptist Church says the standing cross was a “sign from God.” “To me, that was a sign from God, saying, ‘Don’t worry, I’m still here, and I’m going to lead you…

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Police say someone broke into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic, and took the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week. The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. on May 26th and 4 p.m. on May 28th at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic…
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