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  Renowned Baptist preacher Jim Shaddix remembered for his legacy of faith and teaching

  Tributes have been paid to renowned Baptist preacher Dr. Jim Shaddix, who died after a "hard yet hope-filled battle with brain cancer." Shaddix served as senior professor of preaching, W.A. Criswell Chair of Expository Preaching, and senior fellow for the Center for Preaching and Pastoral Leadership, according to a press release honoring his achievements from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and Judson College in North Carolina.

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  US evangelical leaders call on Trump to resume 'effective' foreign aid: 'America’s generosity, leadership, moral reputation are points of pride'

  A group of Evangelical Christian leaders expressed concern about the Trump administration’s executive stop work orders affecting foreign aid programs, after meeting the U.S. President at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on Feb. 6. During a joint online press briefing the same day, they acknowledged the need for reform but warned that the abrupt funding cut risked upending long-standing effective programs that have saved lives across the world.

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  Most Americans don’t believe God cares about the outcome of Super Bowl, latest research suggests

  Americans may be divided when it comes to supporting teams for the Super Bowl American football competition but they mostly agree that God doesn’t care who wins and he does not determine the game’s winner. Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers (25-22) at the Super Bowl LVIII Final, winning the 2023 season last February 11 (2024), watched on television by nearly 124 million U.S. viewers, reportedly the largest TV viewing audience in the nation’s history. 

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  U.S. administration challenged at International Religious Freedom Summit

  Participants in what organizers called the largest ever religious freedom gathering voiced hope that the new U.S. administration and Congress would include their cause in broader policies as the International Religious Freedom Summit opened in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday (Feb. 4).

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  Calif. drops all charges against David Daleiden, Sandra Merritt in Planned Parenthood undercover videos case

  California has agreed to drop all charges against David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt, following years of legal battles over the pro-life activists’ release of undercover videos showing abortion providers discussing the procurement and selling of aborted babies' body parts.

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  Trump rebukes Bank of America, Chase for debanking conservatives; Sam Brownback 'delighted'

  Sam Brownback, the former U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom, welcomed President Donald Trump publicly rebuking the CEOs of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase for allegedly "debanking" conservatives.

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  Trump moves to withdraw US from WHO again due to agency's mishandling of pandemic, failure to reform

  President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to begin withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a move that some scientists and faith leaders warn could reverse decades of progress in combating infectious diseases such as AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. 

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