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Rick Warren's Saddleback Church Pushes Beyond U.S. Borders, Launching 12 Strategic 'Gateway Cities' Initiative
Saddleback Church for the first time in its 33-year history will launch campuses outside of United States. The significance is that they will be planted in 12 strategic "Gateway Cities" around the world for their proximity to the final 3,800 people groups that still do not have a church.

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Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson Calls Liberty University Students to Become 'Highway for God'
Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson spoke to the students at the nation's largest Christian university and shared that his family got to where they are today because of his father's decision to accept Christ as his Lord and savior at 28 years old.

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Jeremy Lin Promotes 'Linsanity the Movie' Documentary with Papa Lin's Extreme Workout Video
Jeremy Lin posted a short comedy video that features his dad giving him 'extreme workout' lessons, one of the more extremes include cracking an egg on Lin's forehead while training him to dribble under pressure, as a promotional effort for the 'Linsanity the Movie' documentary to be released Thursday nationwide.

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Montana Rape Case: Ex-Teacher Stacey Rambold Freed After 30 Days for Raping Teen Who Committed Suicide
Stacey Rambold, 54, was picked up by a family member from the Montana State Prison in Deer Dodge after serving his short sentence handed down District Judge G. Todd Baugh of Billings for the 2007 rape of Cherice Moralez. The victim's mother, Auliea Hanlon, in tears told AP that Rambold's actions were a "major factor" in her daughter's suicide in 2010, which happened before he went to trial.

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N. Y. Mall Shooting Lockdowns Roosevelt Field Mall and Nassau County Schools in Long Island
An "active shooter" on the run in or near a Long Island mall in New York have prompted the lock down of Roosevelt Field Mall and schools in the vicinity.

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Biopic ‘Hudson & Maria’ to Begin Filming in Malaysia This August, Recreating Iconic Missionary Faith Story
After 15 years of preparation, the historical biopic Hudson & Maria begins filming in Malaysia this August, telling the story of 19th-century missionaries who crossed cultural barriers to bring the Gospel to China.
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Freed After 266 Days: Zion Church Pastor Ezra Jin Unexpectedly Released to Reunite with Family in US
Pastor Ezra Jin was unexpectedly released after 268 days of detention and flown to the U.S. for a family reunion, following high-level diplomatic negotiations between the U.S. and China.
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Pastor Ezra Jin Speaks Out for First Time Since Release: ‘I’m Free. Now Pray for China!’
Released after 266 days of detention, Pastor Ezra Jin uses his Wall Street Journal op-ed to thank international supporters, advocate for imprisoned church members, and call for religious freedom in China.