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// Crystal Cathedral cancels 'Glory of Easter'

It seems churches are not immune to current recession trends. Suffering from an unprecedented financial hardship last year, mega-church Crystal Cathedral in south Orange County will be making changes in search of a recovery. In a recent meeting, the Board of Trustees of the church made some tough decisions in search of a solution. Included in their final decisions is the canceling of the “Glory of Easter” pageant among other things. Original article.

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// E-Harmony Forced to Add Gays to Main Site

Created by Neil Clark Warren, a Christian psychologist, E-Harmony has served thousands of people in search of love on the web. Recent lawsuits against the website, however, will bring about changes to the online dating service forcing it to go against its traditional views in integrating same-sex dating by providing homosexual matches on its main site. Original article.

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// 2500 people with nothing to talk about?

A Global Atheist Convention will be held next month in Melbourne, Australia. Although filled with seminars and lectures concerning topics such as one’s road to atheism, tax and religion, and much more, one has to consider how  attendees would share commonality other than not believing in Jesus Christ as the Savior. Barney Zwartz writes a witty commentary on what could be expected of this convention. Original article.

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// Haiti Officials Arrest 10 U.S. Baptists for 'Orphan Rescue' Attempt

A ten-member team consisting of Baptist church members from Idaho, has been arrested this past Saturday amidst their efforts to rescue orphans in Haiti. The team was in Haiti as a part of the “Haitian orphan rescue mission,” when they were arrested due to the lack of proper documentation as they attempted to bus 33 children across the border. The children, ranging from 2 months to 12 years, were on their way to a shelter in the Dominican Republic to be cared for. Original article.

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// Suffering well: Faith tested by pastor's cancer

On Thanksgiving Day, Pastor Matt Chandler was with his family in Dallas, Texas when he had a seizure. He was later diagnosed with having cancer through a tumor in the brain, named stage 3 (stage 4 being the most terminal). Despite his situation, Pastor Matt shares a sobering reminder of God’s sovereignty, covered by His Love. Original article.

Special thanks to contributing writers, Grace Kwon and Jacob Chung.

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