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Former Vice President Mike Pence says in a new book that shortly after the events of Jan. 6, 2021, he told then-President Donald Trump that he would be praying for him. The conversation took place eight days after protesters attacked the capitol during the certification of the electoral votes, some of them chanting, “hang Mike Pence.”…

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Bishop T.D. Jakes anointed his daughter, pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, as his successor last Saturday at the final Woman Thou Art Loosed! annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Sarah Jakes Roberts, who co-pastors the Los Angeles and Denver branch of the Potter’s House with her husband, Touré Roberts, will lead future women’s conferences under the name…

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“Everybody Loves Raymond” star Patricia Heaton shared a heartbreaking message on social media this week, reflecting on the death of her brother, Michael. “I’m still processing the fact that I will never see or speak to my brother again in this lifetime,” Heaton wrote. Michael Heaton, 66, was a reporter, features writer, and columnist for…

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Is there an afterlife? While most people think humans will never be able to prove what happens after death, half of adults still believe their spirit lives on, somewhere. The new survey of over 1,000 people in the United Kingdom, commissioned by SpiritShack Ltd, finds that 50 percent of respondents believe in an afterlife. Of this…

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