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• Small Business Optimism Index Highest its Ever Been The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index hit 108.8 last month, sparking record-breaking optimism among small-business owners, according to a survey by the National Federation of Independent Business. Sep 13, 2018

  

  Small Business Optimism Index Highest its Ever Been
• People of Faith Urge Trump to Admit More Refugees With a decision looming on how many refugees to admit into the country, and rumors swirling that the number could drop dramatically from this year’s historic low, people of faith are coming together to ask the Trump... Sep 13, 2018

  

  People of Faith Urge Trump to Admit More Refugees
• Faith-Based Disaster-Relief Teams on Standby as Florence Nears On top of all the state and federal disaster relief groups readying for Hurricane Florence as it barrels toward North and South Carolina are a group of expert helpers: the faith teams. Sep 13, 2018

  

  Faith-Based Disaster-Relief Teams on Standby as Florence Nears
• Cardinal Wuerl Says He Will Meet with Pope to Discuss Possible Resignation The archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Donald Wuerl, who has faced calls to step down over his handling of sexual abuse cases while serving as bishop of Pittsburgh, said in a letter to priests that he will soon go to Rome... Sep 13, 2018

  Cardinal Wuerl Says He Will Meet with Pope to Discuss Possible Resignation
• U.S. Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Burial or Cremation of Aborted Babies Last week, U.S. District Judge David Ezra struck down a Texas law that would require hospitals and clinics to bury or cremate fetal remains of preborn babies instead of discarding them as medical waste. Sep 12, 2018

  U.S. Judge Strikes Down Law Requiring Burial or Cremation of Aborted Babies
• Report Reveals 3,677 Sex Abuse Cases in Catholic Church in Germany Two leading German publications are saying a report on sexual abuse in Germany inside the Catholic Church has come to light detailing 3,677 abuse cases by Catholic clergy between 1946 and 2014. Sep 12, 2018

  Report Reveals 3,677 Sex Abuse Cases in Catholic Church in Germany
• Catholic Church Is 'Under Attack from the Devil,' Pope Francis Says During Mass in Casa Santa Marta on Tuesday morning, Pope Francis told bishops, that the “Great Accuser” is trying to make scandals out of the Catholic church by uncovering their sins. Sep 12, 2018

  Catholic Church Is 'Under Attack from the Devil,' Pope Francis Says
• Church Members Take Gospel to Streets after Chinese Officials Close Church After the Chinese government shut down a church in Chengdu, members of the house church took the gospel message to the streets. Sep 12, 2018

  Church Members Take Gospel to Streets after Chinese Officials Close Church
• Closure of Large Church in Beijing Deepens Shadow on Religious Freedom in China The growing crack-down on unofficial churches in China deepened on Sunday (Sept. 9) when authorities closed one of the largest churches in Beijing, according to reports. Sep 12, 2018

  Closure of Large Church in Beijing Deepens Shadow on Religious Freedom in China
• Chip & Joanna Baby Checkup Photo Hijacked by Vaccination Debate There doesn’t appear to be anything alarming about a photo Joanna Gaines posted of baby Crew at the doctor. Yet, a huge debate broke out soon after the pic hit social media! Chip and Joanna Gaines have tons of followers on... Sep 12, 2018

  Chip & Joanna Baby Checkup Photo Hijacked by Vaccination Debate