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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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Archaeologists recently uncovered Christian prayer beads dating from the eighth to ninth century on an ancient island in the United Kingdom known as “Holy Island” and say the discovery will give an insight into how people in medieval Britain lived and expressed their faith. The beads, made from salmon vertebrae, were found clustered around the…

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When Joseph Kennedy began kneeling on the football field after games to pray, he probably had no idea the decision would land him in the Supreme Court. The former Bremerton, Washington high school assistant football coach had started the practice in 2008. Initially, he went by himself, but eventually, other students, including some on the…

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Things looked bleak for Texas A&M’s pitcher Nathan Dettmer on June 17th, after a tough 13-8 loss to the Oklahoma University Sooners. A college sophomore, Dettmer had started the game and given up 7 runs, getting himself pulled from the game in the second inning. Depressed and in tears, Dettmer found himself in a very…

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Most U.S. adults believe in God, but the 81 percent who do so is down six percentage points from 2017 and is the lowest in Gallup’s trend. Between 1944 and 2011, more than 90 percent of Americans believed in God. Gallup’s May 2-22 Values and Beliefs poll finds 17 percent of Americans saying they do…

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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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Earlier this year, a powerful scene unfolded: a North Carolina trooper pulled a driver over for speeding. Instead of giving them a ticket, the officer prayed with a man fighting cancer. A photo of the encounter has since gone viral, showing North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Jaret Doty leaning into a car as he…

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The strawberry supermoon, which will be visible on June 21st this year, has some people wondering if it might be a sign of the end times. What is a supermoon? A supermoon is a full moon that will be much larger than a typical full moon as it’s much closer to the earth. Supermoons usually…
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