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Armed man enters North Carolina church to do harm but ends up embracing pastor and asking for his prayer

February 1, 2016

Armed man enters North Carolina church to do harm but ends up embracing pastor and asking for his prayer [Excerpts] A pastor from North Carolina was just about ready to pounce on a dangerous-looking man who walked into his church wielding a rifle near midnight on New Year's Eve. But...Read more

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