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Bible News Roundup – Week of January 8, 2017

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Michigan Man Reads Entire Bible 65 times in 65 Years
MLive
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Bible References Make Very Weak Passwords
CT

Poll: The Bible is the Greatest Influence on Contemporary Conservative Christians
American Culture and Faith Institute

Poirot Star David Suchet Will Read the Entire Gospel of Mark in St Paul’s Cathedral
Christian Today
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South Carolina Troopers to Stop Sending Book With Bible Verses to Family of Wreck Victims After Atheist’s Complaint
Independent Mail

Missouri School District Says ‘No’ to Middle School Bible Studies
CBN News

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Declares January of Every Year “National Bible Month”
Manila Standard

Daily Devotionals Now Available Through Amazon Alexa-Enabled Devices
HarperCollins Christian Publishing News Release
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The Speech and Bible From George Washington’s First Inauguration Made History Many Times Over
Smithsonian
Bible Gateway Blog post, Texas Governors Keep Tradition of Dedicating Bible Verses to Successors

Russian Orthodox Church in City of Yaroslavl Declared January 11 ‘No Abortion Day’ to Mark Bible Story
BBC News
Read Matthew 2:13-18 on Bible Gateway

World’s Largest Stained Glass Window Under Construction at Kansas Church
Kansas City Star

Bill Would Put ‘In God We Trust’ on Tennessee License Plates
The Tennessean

US Federal Court Clears Christian Arrested for Bible Reading
CBN News

$60 Million Bible Center Planned for Philadelphia’s Independence Mall
Philly.com
American Bible Society Announces Launch of Faith & Liberty Discovery Center

Christians in India Increasingly Under Attack, Study Shows
The Guardian
CT: ‘Worst Year Yet’: The Top 50 Countries Where It’s Hardest to Be a Christian
Open Doors’ News Release
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—Wycliffe Associates—Helping to Translate the Bible Where Persecution of Christians Is Severe: An Interview with Bruce Smith
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—I Am N: An Interview with Cole Richards and Jason Peters
Read the Bible Gateway Blog post—International Days of Prayer for the Persecuted Church: Nov. 6 & 13, 2016
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