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Covering stories at the intersection of faith and culture, all in about 10 minutes. And be sure to check out the video edition of RELEVANT News at RELEVANTmagazine.com and the RELEVANT YouTube channel.

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December 18, 2020 4 mins

Adora Perez is facing an eleven-year sentence for a stillbirth authorities said was caused by her drug use. Now, a high stakes legal battle over her case may define the future of the abortion debate in the U.S.

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Over the weekend, author and preacher Beth Moore delivered the rare Twitter thread that seemed to actually matter, taking on Trumpism by name and setting the internet on fire as she did it.

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'Black Panther II' will happen, but Boseman's role won't be recast. We break down the possible futures of the franchise. Also, a look at the state of the death penalty in the U.S. and FKA Twigs' lawsuit against Shia LeBeouf shines a light on domestic abuse.

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Some new data from Bible Gateway on what issues drove us to the Bible this year ...and what we found there.

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Kenneth Copeland's prosperity gospel preaching may not be sound doctrine, but it makes for surprisingly good heavy metal music fodder.

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Kyle Korver, Sterling Brown, Anthony Tolliver, Marco Belinelli and Jonathan Isaac accepted an invitation from the Vatican to meet with the Pope and talk about the year in justice.

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A new study shows that Republicans who consider Fox News their primary source of information see the world very differently than people who don't, and that goes for who they think faces discrimination in the U.S. too.

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November 16, 2020 3 mins

Last weekend, CNN's Jake Tapper saw an offhand comment about Christmas ignite a firestorm. Business as usual for the War on Christmas.

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November 12, 2020 3 mins

As the COVID-19 pandemic sets new records in the U.S., it's time for Americans to redouble their efforts to social distance and flatten the curve.

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November 4, 2020 3 mins

Ryan Burge, assistant professor of political science as Eastern Illinois University, gives us his analysis of the initial data about whether or not white evangelicals turned up for Trump again in this year's election.

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Meet Holy Ghost Stories, the spooktacular Christian music project you didn't know you needed.

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A video circulated by an account run by President Donald Trump's campaign this week appeared to show Joe Biden fumbling for words at the mic. But he was actually quoting Pope Francis.

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Sam Collier is planting a new Hillsong Church in his hometown of Atlanta. He joins RELEVANT News to talk about his vision for the city and his journey to being the first African-American lead pastor of a Hillsong Church.

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Planned Parenthood received a record amount of federal funds over the 2018-2019 fiscal year, despite Trump's vows to defund it entirely.

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Producer Benny Blanco joined Justin Bieber on 'SNL' for a new single called 'Lonely,' which gets bracingly real about the dark downsides of being a global superstar. We break it all down (and check out a clip) on RELEVANT News.

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In light of the recent coronavirus outbreak at Redding, California, megachurch Bethel, we look at what major faith leaders are saying about whether or not congregations should be gathering in-person again.

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October 27, 2020 2 mins

Tobe Nwigwe's new commercial for Apple and the NBA is a huge accomplishment for the rising star, but it's far from his only one. In fact, almost no other artist is doing a better job of speaking into the current moment.

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Tobe Nwigwe’s got a cool new Apple commercial. Also, the SBC is condemning white supremacy and Chrissy Teigan and John Legend mourn a tragic loss.

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The President refuses to condemn white supremacy, Marvel has found its newest superhero and we’ve got our first look at Steven Yeun’s ‘Minari.’

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Three women have come forward with claims against the late Ravi Zacharias. Also, Trump apparently makes fun of evangelicals when they’re not around and Chadwick Boseman fought hard for equal pay for his woman co-star.

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