Katy Perry's 2013 song "Dark Horse" was copied in part from "Joyful Noise," a song by Christian rap artist Flame, a Los Angeles jury decided Monday, according court filings obtained by CNN.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 3:17:00 PM
Many adult film stars remain in the porn industry because Satan has convinced them they’re unworthy of love or redemption, adult entertainment star-turned-XXXChurch Pastor Brittni De La Mora says.
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 7:42:00 AM
Grammy-winning singer Tori Kelly, who has achieved widespread success in the secular and faith-based music worlds, believes prayer and the Bible are essential, calling regular Scripture reading "crucial" to her walk with God.
Kelly, 26, shared her spiritual journey and Christian beliefs in a recent interview with YouVersion, explaining her upbringing and the details of her journey toward making her faith her own.
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Monday, July 29, 2019 10:47:00 AM
Like many pastor's kids, Cora Jakes Coleman, eldest daughter of the Rev. T.D. Jakes, grew up knowing the Sunday school answers. "I had been very good at mastering faith forever and really pushing others to believe and trust that God had it all figured out. And it was going to be OK," she says.
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Friday, July 26, 2019 8:25:00 AM
Lauren Daigle released the official music video for her new single, "Rescue," on Saturday. The song's lyrics are written from God's perspective and highlight His faithfulness to rescue us from any broken situation. The music video—which features Daigle singing the song in a variety of breathtaking vistas
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 7:33:00 AM
Pop star Katy Perry took the stand Thursday in a California court after being accused of copyright infringement by Rapper Flame and the co-creators of his Christian rap song.
The Christian rappers had filed a lawsuit over Perry's single “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J, which became a certified hit when it was released in 2013. They claim Perry's song copied the beat from their 2008 song "Joyful Noise" featuring Lecrae.
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Monday, July 22, 2019 9:05:00 AM
Joyce Meyer shared advice for healing a troubled marriage in a recent video. Meyer says that as a result of abuse by her father, she had a lot of issues when she first married her husband, Dave. But she says Dave was strong enough in the Lord that he would not let his wife drag him down into bitterness or unhappiness when old wounds resurfaced. Meyer says it's good advice for any married couple.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 3:45:00 PM
In research created in partnership with Lutheran Hour Ministries, Barna released a report on Tuesday stating that “spiritual development in the home is driven by mothers.”
When surveying practicing Christians, Barna found that 68% of respondents said it was their mother’s faith that influenced them, versus 46% for fathers.
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Monday, July 15, 2019 9:41:00 AM
It has been said that God loves stories, and that is the reason He created humanity. Our lives—individually and together—weave stories that tell of His sovereignty and goodness, His love and His great, graceful purpose for each and every one of us.
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Friday, July 12, 2019 11:55:00 AM
On the latest episode of ABC's “The Bachelorette,” Luke P shared his Christian testimony as he gave Hannah B a glimpse into his life back home.
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 11:57:00 AM
A Christian student who was expelled from his master’s degree studies in social work by the University of Sheffield over a Facebook post about his religious beliefs on homosexuality got a legal victory at the Court of Appeal in England.
A three-justice panel unanimously sided last Wednesday with 41-year-old Felix Ngole, who appealed a 2017 High Court judge’s decision upholding the university’s right to expel him from the two-year program for voicing beliefs online that were deemed "derogatory of gay men and bisexuals.”
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 12:53:00 PM
If there’s one thing that author and speaker Ben Courson wants struggling Christians to know it’s that they’re in good company.
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Monday, July 8, 2019 7:28:00 AM