Jessica Martinez

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  Aug 8, 2013

  8-Year-Old Preacher Says God Has His Back on 'Today' Show

  Eight-year-old Samuel Green, who has preached at over 50 churches and hosts his own public access television show, "Samuel M. Green presents The Simple Truth," appeared on NBC's "Today" show yesterday with his mother and mentor to discuss being a child preacher and his future goals of helping children in need.

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  Aug 7, 2013

  Playboy's Famous Barbi Twins Become Bible-Embracing Conservatives

  Shane and Sia Barbi were iconic cover girls during the 1990s who shot to international stardom after being discovered by Playboy founder, Hugh Hefner. Years after strutting on designer catwalks and posing for fashion magazines, the twins now reveal their stance on politics and their Christian faith.

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  Aug 7, 2013

  Atlanta Mayor Strikes $19.5 Million Deal With One Church for Falcons Stadium Site

  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced a $19.5 million tentative deal with Friendship Baptist Church yesterday to build a new Atlanta Falcons stadium on its site despite a recent statement from the NFL team that they had dropped negotiation talks with the church because its property was "unfeasible."

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  Aug 6, 2013

  San Diego Multicultural Church Reaches Young Non-Believers With Urban Hip Hop

  A Southern Baptist denominational church in southeast San Diego, Calif. attracts young adults through urban worship experiences during their services, which has led to its development as a multicultural congregation with the majority of members under the age of 30.

• Aug 6, 2013

  Study: Evolution Proves That Nice Guys Don't Finish Last

  Two Michigan State University biologists completed a study and found that evolutionary biology does not reward selfish people and that over time, cooperative 'nice guys' finish first, which contradicts a theory made popular in 2012 and the notion that 'nice guys finish last.'

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  Aug 5, 2013

  Southern Baptist Couple Moves to NY to Plant Brooklyn Church

  A Southern Baptist couple left their livelihood behind in Georgia for an urban, life changing experience after realizing their calling was to become pastors. Now their sole purpose is to plant a church in Brooklyn while getting their family adjusted to the big city.

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  Aug 5, 2013

  Will Smith's Ex Sheree Fletcher on Life as a Christian in Hollywood

  Sheree Fletcher is a VH1 "Hollywood Exes" reality star, entrepreneur, and the former wife of Hollywood giant, Will Smith, but her position as the first lady of a San Diego church alongside her NFL-star-turned-pastor-husband, Terrell Fletcher, is a reputation Sheree upholds despite her success in reality television. The multitalented businesswoman recently sat down to discuss fame, Christianity and life as a pastor's wife.

• Aug 3, 2013

  Pentecostal Churches on the Rise in Predominantly Secular Uruguay

  The Pentecostal movement is gaining steady growth in Uruguay amid its reputation as Latin America's most secular country, helping the number of evangelicals rise from 2 percent a decade ago to 6 percent of its current 3.3 million population.

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  Aug 3, 2013

  ROC Megachurch Puts Its First Church Building Property Up for Sale

  The Richmond Outreach Center (ROC), a megachurch in Virginia, is selling its original worship sanctuary that has been on the market since former senior pastor Geronimo Aguilar resigned, after being charged of sexual aggravation of two minors..

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  Aug 1, 2013

  Biola University Replicates Iconic Los Angeles 'Jesus Saves' Sign

  Biola University created a replica of one of the school's original "Jesus Saves" signs that was placed on top of their downtown Los Angeles campus in the 1930s, by installing a similar LED-bulb sign along with a photographic mural of the original building on the side of a parking garage at their La Mirada location.