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Popular pastor prays with President Trump during unannounced visit

On Sunday, President Trump made an unannounced visit to McLean Bible Church where David Platt, one of the most well known and respected pastors in American evangelicalism prayed for the president.

Politics aside, for Christians, we are called to pray for our leaders.

President Trump did not make any public remarks at the church service.

Franklin Graham had called on American pastors to make today a special day of prayer for the president.

Investigation deems allegations against Willow Creek founder as credible

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An independent council released a report yesterday, regarding sexual misconduct allegations made against Bill Hybels, the founding pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, a megachurch in suburban Chicago. Hybels stepped down last spring, a few weeks after the sexual misconduct allegations against him were made public.

Bill protecting babies born alive in abortion attempts FAILS in the Senate

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The senate voted on the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act today. It was a bill that would have required medical care for babies who survive failed abortion attempts.

This bill should not be controversial. It should have 100 votes.

It didn’t need 100 though. It needed 60. And the bill couldn’t even get that. In a heavily partisan issue, the bill failed, receiving only 53 votes.