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• Georgia Demands Pastor’s Sermons in Discrimination Fight Doctor and part-time pastor sued state officials after they revoked his job offer over his religious beliefs. Oct 31, 2016

  

  Georgia Demands Pastor’s Sermons in Discrimination Fight
• Federal Judge: Iowa Churches Safe from Anti-Bias Law Court rules churches can’t be censored for their views on marriage and sexuality. Oct 31, 2016

  

  Federal Judge: Iowa Churches Safe from Anti-Bias Law
• LifeWay Stops Selling Jen Hatmaker Books Due to Her LGBT Support LifeWay Christian Stores will no longer carry Christian author Jen Hatmaker’s books, according to Christianity Today. Oct 28, 2016

  

  LifeWay Stops Selling Jen Hatmaker Books Due to Her LGBT Support
• Chinese Pastor’s Family Comes to Faith after He is Miraculously Healed A Chinese pastor who was miraculously healed from a lifelong illness shared how the miracle caused his entire family to give their lives to Christ. Oct 27, 2016

  Chinese Pastor’s Family Comes to Faith after He is Miraculously Healed
• Nigerian Middle Belt State: 800+ Christians Killed, 800+ Injured, 100+ Churches Destroyed Now a recent report about another state in the Middle Belt, Nasarawa, shows that it too has been the scene of serious violence against Christians. Oct 26, 2016

  Nigerian Middle Belt State: 800+ Christians Killed, 800+ Injured, 100+ Churches Destroyed
• China: 20 Christians Beaten, Couple Imprisoned for Hanging Up Cross More than 20 Chinese Christians have been beaten and another Christian couple has been imprisoned as China’s government continues its crackdown on Christianity. Oct 26, 2016

  China: 20 Christians Beaten, Couple Imprisoned for Hanging Up Cross
• A Call to Church Discipline: The Courage of Watermark Church Courageously doing the right thing these days, like practicing church discipline, is going to exact a cost. Oct 26, 2016

  A Call to Church Discipline: The Courage of Watermark Church
• Church Bell Rings in Iraq for the First Time in Two Years A church bell rang for the first time in two years as Iraqi Kurdish forces continued their push toward Mosul. Oct 26, 2016

  Church Bell Rings in Iraq for the First Time in Two Years
• Survey: Two-Thirds of U.S. Pastors Encourage Church Members to Use Halloween as Outreach Opportunity Two-thirds of Protestant pastors say they encourage church members to ask their neighbors to a church-related event like a fall fair or trunk-or-treat. Oct 25, 2016

  Survey: Two-Thirds of U.S. Pastors Encourage Church Members to Use Halloween as Outreach Opportunity
• Pastor and Wife Charged with Stealing $1.2 Million from Congregation Terry Wayne Millender, pastor of Victorious Life Church in Alexandria, Virginia has been arrested, along with his wife, Brenda Millender, and charged with fraud. Oct 25, 2016

  Pastor and Wife Charged with Stealing $1.2 Million from Congregation