Jessica Martinez

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  Jan 13, 2014

  W.Va. Water Contamination Crisis: Faith-Based Relief Organizations Promptly Respond to Help

  Churches and faith-based organizations immediately responded to the West Virginia chemical spill by gathering drinkable water and other basic needs by the truckloads soon after bottled water became a commodity and a state of emergency was declared last week.

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  Jan 9, 2014

  Former Drug-Dealing, Gang-Banging Crips Member Now Mentors Troubled Youth in Las Vegas

  Growing up in South Central Los Angeles and as the son of a Crips gang founder, Tommie Scott's environment was conducive to a lifestyle of crime, violence and poverty. However, desperate to change, the soon to be ordained chaplain gave up his past to work with youth in Las Vegas who want the same change for themselves.

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  Jan 9, 2014

  'Tips for Jesus' Mystery Men Leave $5,000 Gratuity for LA Server That Will Help Cover Law School Application Fees

  The generous bunch behind "Tips for Jesus" made a Los Angeles cocktail waitress's night last week when they left her a $5,000 tip that she now plans to use to pay for her law school applications.

• Jan 9, 2014

  NY-Based Photographer Enters 6 Maximum Security Prisons to Capture Inmates Embracing Their Religion

  New York based photographer Serge J-F. Levy visited six maximum security prisons across the country between 2002 and 2003 to photograph inmates embrace spirituality in a series of images called, "Religion in Prison."

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  Jan 8, 2014

  Teen Cyberbully Victim, Now Advocate Says People Don't Take Issue Seriously Until a Child Commits Suicide

  Even with school policies, bills and statutes created to protect students against cyberbulling, the issue still prevails and is rapidly increasing as the influence of technology grows, says Sarah Ball, a teen bully-victim-turned-advocate.

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  Jan 8, 2014

  Pastor Dies of Heart Attack While Shoveling Snow During Frigid Temps Pushed by 'Polar Vortex'

  The death of a Michigan pastor is being blamed, in part, to the subfreezing temperatures that swept through the Midwest the last few days, and the major heart attack he suffered while shoveling snow on Sunday.

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  Jan 7, 2014

  Oregon Catholic Group Displays Roadside Anti-Abortion Message Featuring Hundreds of Crosses Representing 54 Million Aborted Babies

  An anti-abortion message meant to resound with Sherwood, Ore., residents has been placed in a field overlooking a busy commercial strip in the form of 430 white, wooden crosses with a banner that reads, "54 million people were not given the opportunity to choose their own path."

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  Jan 7, 2014

  Former Foster Child and Trinity Bible College Student Working as Cracker Barrel Waitress Gets $6,000 Tip to Enroll in School Again

  An 18-year-old waitress is heading back to college to work on her youth ministry and psychology degree after receiving a $6,100 tip from two patrons she served at a Nebraska Cracker Barrel.

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  Jan 7, 2014

  Actress Mira Sorvino Premieres Cambodian Sex Trafficking Documentary at Bayside Megachurch

  A documentary film featuring actress Mira Sorvino's fight against sex slavery in Cambodia made its US debut at Bayside Church in the Sacramento, Calif. area recently, highlighting the work of several Christian organizations combating the issue.

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  Jan 6, 2014

  DMX Prays for Fans' Safety at Detroit Concert

  In a public demonstration of faith, rapper DMX prayed outside of his Detroit concert for the safety of his fans before getting on stage, since the city is known to be the second most violent in the country, according to a 2013 Forbes list.