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Getting serious about gaming
Impact of video game industry raises concern
Video games made their debut in arcades across America in the 1970s. Soon, millions of people were plugging quarters into massive consoles to play favorites such as “Pong,” “Space Invaders” and “Pac-Man.” Like the rest of the computer industry, gaming has undergone a technological revolution in the past few decades. Today’s home game consoles–like Microsoft’s Xbox, the Sony PlayStation and Nintendo’s Wii–pack big computing power into small devices, allowing gamers to enjoy powerful graphics, booming audio and amazingly lifelike simulations.
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OPINION
Gamer is not a dirty word
Last summer’s “Grand Theft Auto” pornography scandal spurred a nationwide recall of the game and threw the industry’s rating system into crisis.
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Obama, McCain share stage, differing views at Saddleback Forum
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Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain wrestled with the issues of faith, moral failures, abortion and same-sex marriage in a wide-ranging forum at Saddleback Church.
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Olympian finds victory over fear
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Prancing around the house in a Mary Lou Retton leotard, a 4-year-old Stephanie Brown Trafton wanted to be just like the gold medal gymnast from the 1984 Olympics. However, Trafton has more on her mind in Beijing than just the competition...
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Bachmann calls for the de-funding of Planned Parenthood
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Federal funding of Planned Parenthood took center stage on the House floor July 9, when U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-MN, used post-session time to denounce the practice.
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ForEver Friends brings fellowship to developmentally-disabled adults
ForEver Friends, a Christian social club for disabled adults, was formed nearly 10 years ago from JRG Ministries Inc., a nonprofit ministry “serving the spiritual needs of persons affected by disabilities.”
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Andover painter places fourth in Christian art competition
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Portrait artist Brandon Kidder has found his niche: Religious art. The 26-year-old entrepreneur, who opened a business—In His Name Design—out of his family’s home less than two years ago.
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98.5 KTIS Family Reunion brings family together after 30 years
In July, 98.5 KTIS reunited one family for the first time in 30 years. The KTIS Family Reunion invited listeners to explain why they would want to bring their family to the Twin Cities for a station-sponsored Family Reunion weekend.
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FreedomWorks founder reflects on years of ministry
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If there’s one thing Fred Peterson is good at, it’s founding successful ministries and then handing them off to others. In 2002 he started FreedomWorks.
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Brandon Heath: missions-minded musician
For singer/songwriter Brandon Heath, "Don't Get Comfortable" is more than just the title of his newest CD — it's also his life motto.
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The story of Billy Graham comes to the big screen
Coinciding with the 90th birthday of Dr. Billy Graham, a new film captures the heart of the beloved evangelist in “Billy: The Early Years,” coming to the big screen this fall.
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Best-selling Minnesota novelist Leif Enger releases new book
Leif Enger, the Osakis, Minn., native and Minnesota resident wrote the hugely successful book “Peace Like a River” in 2002, and has just written his most recent novel, “So Brave, Young, and Handsome.”
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Iranian believer flees to Turkey
Days after his release from a month of interrogations and torture under secret police custody, Iranian Christian Mohsen Namvar has fled across the border into Turkey with his family.
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Kazakhstan weighs new religion restrictions
Kazakhstan, which already places burdens on religious organizations, will substantially increase restrictions on expressions of faith if new legislation becomes law, according to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.
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New acts, old favorites round out Crossroads Chapel 2008 schedule
Chapel will feature daily ‘Faith Stories’ from Wooddale Church
The Minnesota State Fair takes place in August each year, but the staff at the Crossroads Chapel works year-round to ensure the fair staple is a place that reaches people for Christ. In March of each year, the Chapel Team begins advertising for performers for the upcoming fair.
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Crossroads Chapel 2008 Artist Profiles and Sunday Worship Information
Evidence is a group comprised of talented women from the Pine City, Minn., area, from various religious denominations. The group began 3-1/2 years ago, but the current group has only been together for 8 months. Evidence describes their music style as Contemporary Christian worship music. The group’s vocalists are all soloists, yet they are also able to join together to provide fantastic three-part harmony on a variety of music.
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Negative economic climate an opportunity to spread hope
There certainly are a lot of things to be concerned about. It seems like a minimum of once a day the current price of gas comes up in conversation. During the early part of the gas price hike a few years ago, people seemed annoyed to be paying more than $2 per gallon of unleaded.
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Bryan
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The idol of individualism
Several years ago a study was conducted measuring the overall well-being of citizens in 39 different countries. It revealed that Americans had the highest rate of depression of all the countries studied. It also revealed that Nigerians had the lowest rate —roughly one-tenth the rate of Americans!
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Hamilton: From heroin to home run hero
As Major League Baseball showcased its stars in famed Yankee Stadium, Texas Ranger outfielder Josh Hamilton, spent most of his time pointing to someone greater than himself.
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Court again blocks Internet porn law
The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has again upheld a judge's decision to block enforcement of a congressional effort to protect children from Internet pornography.
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With GPS, they bike into Africa's bush
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Their bikes lie nearby as the short-term missionaries sleep in their tents. Beside them are enough supplies to last a week in the African bush — cans of Spam for when they can't find local food and patches for their tires when they spring a leak.
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