Blake Fussell

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  Aug 13, 2020

  Sexual exploitation, advocacy groups on controversial Trolls doll: 'Not an accident'

  As the controversial Giggle and Sing Trolls doll is removed from shelves due to complaints of sexualization, the head of a conservative advocacy group doesn’t believe it was a simple mistake.

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  Aug 12, 2020

  Pa. private schools form 'Christian school district' with in-person classes this fall

  Two suburban Philadelphia private schools have merged to create what they are calling a “Christian school district” and plan to have full-time, in-person classes this fall. 

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  Aug 11, 2020

  Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy newspaper on ‘the day press freedom died’

  Jimmy Lai and other top executives of Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy daily paper, were arrested in a police raid under the new national security law on Monday morning. Police cited “collusion with foreign forces” for the raid.

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  Aug 10, 2020

  DA declares California county a 'sanctuary county' for church worship gatherings

  San Luis Obispo County, located in central California, has become a sanctuary county for churches struggling to cope state restrictions on worship gatherings. 

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  Aug 9, 2020

  World Vision-Lebanon director talks impact of Beirut explosion: 'Everything is shattered'

  The blast in Beirut that killed some 137 people and injured over 5,000 has exacerbated preexisting economic conditions and reignited for many the trauma of Lebanon’s 15-year civil war.

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  Aug 8, 2020

  Evangelicals for Trump bypass Nev. restrictions by holding rally at Las Vegas casino

  Members of Evangelicals for Trump were warned of fines and COVID-19 violations despite the clever work-around for their Thursday event, which was held at Ahern Hotel in Las Vegas instead of a church, because casinos have looser gathering restrictions.

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  Aug 6, 2020

  Liberty U hires former NFL player, retired coach for diversity roles after players transfer

  Liberty University has hired former football coach Turner Gill and former NFL player Kelvin Edwards to promote diversity after controversial behavior within the school’s leadership led some students and staff to leave the school.

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  Aug 6, 2020

  5 highlights from Senate hearing on anarchist violence: Cruz slams Dems for not denouncing Antifa

  Solutions to curb the violence caused by Antifa and radical anarchist groups were discussed in a U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing this week, with one prominent Democrat walking out after being challenged to denounce Antifa.

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  Aug 6, 2020

  Christian athlete Katie Spotz to run 130 miles nonstop to bring clean water to Tanzania

  Katie Spotz pushed her mind and body to become the youngest person to row across the Atlantic Ocean for charity. That was a decade ago. And since then, she has continued to challenge herself with feats few have even attempted. Now, with a revitalized faith in God, her next quest will come on land when she will run nonstop across the state of Maine to bring clean water to Tanzanian communities.

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  Aug 5, 2020

  14 Baptist church members killed during suspected Fulani massacre in Nigeria

  Fourteen members of a Baptist church in the Kogi state of Nigeria were reportedly killed during a raid by suspected Fulani radicals last week. Residents have since fled the area as farming communities in Nigeria’s Middle Belt continue to be targeted.