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Catholic Priest Burned to Death in Niger State, Nigeria

Morning Star News - January 17, 2023

A Roman Catholic priest in northwest Nigeria was burned to death before dawn today when assailants set his parish living quarters ablaze and wounded an assistant priest, sources said.

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South Carolina Pastor Uses Fire Chief Position as an Avenue for Ministry

Timothy Cockes - January 17, 2023

Every pastor has a burning passion for the Lord and his church. For Dwight Easler, this burning passion carries over into his work as a local fire chief, which he views as an extension of his ministry.

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CVS Pharmacy Sued for Firing Pro-Life Worker, Ending Religious Accommodations

Diana Chandler - January 17, 2023

A Christian nurse practitioner is accusing CVS pharmacy of firing her for refusing to prescribe birth control pills and abortifacients, drugs aimed at ending the embryonic development of unborn children.

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Beth Moore’s Jonathan Edwards Tweet Stirs Controversy: ‘I Don’t Think God Abhors You’

Jesse T. Jackson - January 16, 2023

Beth Moore struck a nerve with some Christians. In fact, she began trending on Twitter after posting her thoughts on the famous Jonathan Edwards sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”

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‘God’s Grace Sustained Us’—Mike Pence Discusses Jan. 6 With Pastor Robert Jeffress at First Baptist Dallas

Jessica Lea - January 16, 2023

Former vice president Mike Pence appeared at First Baptist Dallas this past weekend, where he signed copies of his new book, “So Help Me God,” and discussed the book with Pastor Robert Jeffress during Sunday services on Jan. 15.

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‘Problems Have a Purpose’: Phoenix Suns Chaplain Returns to Pulpit Two Months After Massive Stroke

Stephanie Martin - January 16, 2023

After pastor and Phoenix Suns chaplain Travis Hearn survived a hemorrhagic stroke last November, doctors said he was fortunate to be alive. Yet just two months after what had been deemed an irreversible medical emergency, Hearn was back in the pulpit at Impact Church in Scottsdale.

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83-Year-Old Pastor John MacArthur Has Successful Surgery To Clear Artery Blockages

Jesse T. Jackson - January 16, 2023

The Grace Community Church (GCC) elders shared on Friday (Jan. 13) that their 83-year-old pastor-teacher John MacArthur had successfully undergone a medical procedure to clear blockage in his arteries.

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Grisly Truck Crash Into Church Leaves Passenger Impaled, Driver Detained

Dale Chamberlain - January 16, 2023

At least one person has been detained in the case of a car collision that ended with a pickup truck crashing into the side of the building of Calvary Pentecostal Church of God in Houston, Texas, Sunday night.

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MLK Day Events To Promote Unity in Addressing Societal Ills

Diana Chandler - January 16, 2023

Southern Baptist pastors and churches are hosting, participating in, and financially supporting a number of events as the nation commemorates the birthday and work of the late Martin Luther King Jr.

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King Scholar Applies His Philosophies of Truth to a ‘Post-truth Age’

Adelle M Banks - January 16, 2023

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is known as a civil rights activist, a minister and a world leader who gained the Nobel Peace Prize. In a recent book, longtime King scholar Lewis V. Baldwin adds other titles to the man whose birthday is marked with a federal holiday on Monday (Jan. 16).

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A Historic Meeting of Orthodox Christian Scholars Convenes To Confront Divisions and War

Meagan Saliashvili - January 16, 2023

Nearly 400 Orthodox Christian theologians from 44 countries convened in the largest international conference of its kind in Greece on Thursday to discuss “Nicaea-sized” questions facing the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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New Testimony at Vatican Financial Trial Details Intrigue Over Key Witness’s Deposition

Claire Giangrave - January 16, 2023

The credibility of Monsignor Alberto Perlasca, a key witness to the Vatican prosecutors in the financial mega-trial, is currently being questioned.

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Federal Court Dismisses LGBTQ Students’ Class-Action Discrimination Lawsuit

Kathryn Post - January 16, 2023

There is no legal remedy for LGBTQ students who claim they were discriminated against at their religious universities, an Oregon federal district court ruled in a high-profile case late Thursday (Jan. 12).

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35 Black Churches To Receive Total of $4 Million for Preservation Work

Adelle M Banks - January 16, 2023

The new grant program honors the history of Black churches ‘while also investing in their physical permanence and financial sustainment into the future,’ an official said.

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North American Mission Board Staff Member Clint Clifton Dies in Plane Crash

Jesse T. Jackson - January 13, 2023

Clint Clifton, missionary and senior director of development for the North American Mission Board (NAMB), died in a plane crash in Dawson County, Ga., late Thursday (Jan. 12) evening.

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‘God Is Real’—Over 4 Years Later, Chris Pratt ‘Wouldn’t Change a Thing’ About His MTV Awards Speech

Jessica Lea - January 13, 2023

In 2018, actor Chris Pratt told the audience at the MTV Movie & TV Awards that God is real and that God loves them. Now, over four years later, Pratt says that he “wouldn’t change a thing” about his speech.

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‘Jesus Is the Only Way’ Shirt Allegedly Leads to Confrontation at Mall of America, Sparking Debate About Turning the Other Cheek

Jessica Lea - January 13, 2023

Videos that appear to show security guards at the Mall of America confronting a man wearing a t-shirt that says “Jesus is the only way” have gone viral on social media, sparking a debate about what it means to “turn the other cheek.”

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‘I Promised That I Would Give God the Glory’—Oklahoma State Women’s Basketball Coach Leads Team in Post-Victory Prayer

Stephanie Martin - January 13, 2023

After a victory over Big 12 rival Baylor, Oklahoma State women’s basketball coach Jacie Hoyt led her Cowgirl team in a locker-room prayer. Saying she “promised that I would give God the glory,” Hoyt asked players to bow their heads before celebrating the win that improved their record to 12-4.

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‘A Matter of Principle’—Pastor Accused of Solicitation of Minor Is at Center of Feud Between Prosecutor and Police

Dale Chamberlain - January 13, 2023

In Oct. 2021, Virginia pastor John Blanchard was arrested in a prostitution sting. While charges were tentatively dropped, prosecutors and police have been at odds over whether Blanchard should be brought to trial.

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Diane Langberg on Church Leaders and Abuse: ‘We Have Utterly Failed God’

Bob Smietana - January 13, 2023

Diane Langberg, author of "Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church," spoke with Religion News Service about the sex abuse crisis in the Southern Baptist Convention, what lessons she’s learned over the past five decades and why she keeps the faith despite the church’s flaws.

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