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Ravi Zacharias Has "No Treatment Options" In Fight Against Cancer. PLUS: Religion Coverage is Pulitzer Finalist Support Our Journalists! MinistryWatch brings transparency and accountability to the ministry marketplace. Won't you join us? Dear Friends: Christian apologist and ministry leader Ravi Zacharias is left with "no treatment options" in his fight against cancer, and he has left MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and has returned home. To read more, click here: https://ministrywatch.com/no-treatment-options-remain-for-ravi-zacharias-cancer/ We here at MinistryWatch think coverage of religion is vital. Every story has religious, moral, ethical, and worldview components. It's gratifying that this understanding is slowly creeping into the mainstream media. Religion coverage is finally getting its due with the big journalism prizes. Read the story of the religion team at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette became a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize: https://ministrywatch.com/religion-coverage-honored-as-pulitzer-finalist/ Before we get to the "In Case You Missed It File": The latest edition of the MinistryWatch podcast is ready for your listening pleasure. This week, Natasha Smith and I discuss Samaritan’s Purse and the “new normal” could include a new financial environment. Also on this week's program: Habitat for Humanity lays off staff, and the largest Christian media company, Salem, gets downgraded by Moody’s. You can hear the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and other podcast apps, or you can simply click here. Now It's Time For The "In Case You Missed It" File First up: Liberty University has significantly downsized or eliminated its philosophy department over the past few days. This move follows significant cuts last year in its School of Divinity. To read more, click here: https://ministrywatch.com/liberty-university-makes-cuts-to-philosophy-divinity-departments/ Most Tuesdays, we post a story of a ministry doing great work in the world. Today, we feature Mission Eurasia. This 4-Star MinistryWatch ministry is doing great work in Russia, Pakistan, Israel, and other places in eastern Europe and western Asia. Read more here: https://ministrywatch.com/amid-covid-19-crisis-mission-eurasia-doubles-down-on-prayer-gospel-focus/ Over the past few days, we've seen the tragic death of another megachurch pastor. Darrin Patrick died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound late last week. You can read the story here: https://ministrywatch.com/friends-mourn-darrin-patrick-megachurch-pastor-and-author-who-died-unexpectedly/ Also new to the site is a story about how pastors and ministry leaders need to pay attention to their legal liability -- including their insurance coverage -- before they get back to "normal." (I especially recommend this article for ministry leaders, pastors, deacons, and elders.) https://ministrywatch.com/as-pandemic-eases-churches-clean-and-insurance-companies-assess-risk/