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Another NC Man Is Free to Leave Church Sanctuary as Immigration Policies Ease

Yonat Shimron - March 25, 2021

An undocumented immigrant who had sought refuge at a sanctuary church in Raleigh, North Carolina, for more than three years will now be allowed to leave without the danger of being deported.

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Religious Conference Planning Continues Amid COVID-19, Socially Distant or Online

Adelle M Banks - March 25, 2021

Planners and exhibitors are waiting to hear whether religious conferences will go on as expected this year and are contemplating how those conferences will look as the pandemic continues and vaccination levels increase.

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Growing Number of Southern Baptist Women Question Gender Roles

David Crary - March 25, 2021

Among the millions of Southern Baptist women, there are many who have questioned the faith’s gender-role doctrine and more recently urged a stronger response to disclosures of sexual abuse perpetrated by SBC clergy.

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Still-In-Shock Witness Shares Gospel While Describing Boulder, CO Shooting

Jesse T. Jackson - March 24, 2021

The young man stood by his wife and told those listening, "Everybody really just has a moment to think about their hearts and where they're at with God and just to know that Jesus loves them and is crazy about them."

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United Methodist Bishops Cancel Virtual Special Session of General Conference

Emily McFarlan Miller - March 24, 2021

United Methodist bishops have canceled a special session of the global denomination's General Conference that was scheduled to meet May 8 online.

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Study: Most Black ‘Nones’ Believe in God or Higher Power, Fewer Pray Regularly

Adelle M Banks - March 24, 2021

About half of Black “nones” say they pray at least monthly, but far fewer attend religious services.

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‘I Felt God Compel Me to Go Back’: Colorado Shooting Witnesses Recall Helping Others to Safety

Bri Lamm - March 24, 2021

The nation is reeling this week after 10 people lost their lives in a mass shooting at a super market in Colorado on Monday. It marked the second mass shooting in the country in six days.

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Officer Eric Talley, Father and ‘Devout Christian,’ One of 10 Killed in Boulder Shooting

Jessica Lea - March 23, 2021

Officer Eric Talley was one of 10 people killed in a mass shooting Monday in Boulder, Colorado. Talley was a husband, a father of seven, and a devoted follower of Jesus.

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UPDATE: PreachersNSneakers Creator Finally Revealed – Publishes New Book

Jesse T. Jackson - March 23, 2021

The creator of PreachersNSneakers is just an “average” person who is facilitating a hefty discussion about church transparency and personal accountability—all through an Instagram account he thinks of as “an opportunity to make people laugh.”

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Poll: 4 in 10 U.S. Christians Plan to Attend In-Person Easter Services

Yonat Shimron - March 23, 2021

Americans are becoming more confident they can attend in-person religious services but church attendance at Easter services will still be far lower than usual this year, a new Pew Research poll finds.

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Marvel Introduces First Gay Captain America—How Christian Parents Need to Respond

Bri Lamm - March 23, 2021

Marvel announced this week that the newest Captain America comics will feature Aaron Fischer, an openly gay character.

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With Beth Moore’s Exit, More Evangelical Women Are Challenging Complementarianism

Yonat Shimron - March 23, 2021

Beth Moore has not renounced complementarianism but now appears to favor a less-restrictive version. And other evangelical women may be following suit.

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Colorado Baker Jack Phillips Sued Again Over Alleged LGBTQ Bias

AP News - March 23, 2021

Jack Phillips, a Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another lawsuit, this one involving a birthday cake for a transgender woman.

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John Cooper: A Society That Is Forced to Applaud Immorality Will Bring God’s Judgment

Jesse T. Jackson - March 22, 2021

Christian author and Skillet's frontman John Cooper gave his thoughts on Cardi B's recent Grammy performance to his "Cooper Stuff" listeners.

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Franklin Graham: Governments Come and Go—This Is What Matters

Jessica Lea - March 22, 2021

Franklin Graham believes the moral decline he currently sees in the U.S. highlights the need for believers everywhere to refuse to compromise on the teachings of Scripture.

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Church Expels Accused Shooter: ‘We Can No Longer Affirm He Is a True Believer’

Stephanie Martin - March 22, 2021

After holding a prayer service for the eight victims of last week’s shootings in Atlanta, Crabapple First Baptist Church voted to expel from membership the man who’s been charged with the murders.

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Life Sentence for Christian Changed to Death Penalty

Morning Star News - March 22, 2021

Ruling in favor of an Islamist legal group’s petition, the Lahore High Court on March 10 changed a sentence of life imprisonment to the death penalty for a Christian convicted of sending a blasphemous text message in 2011.

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Married 66 Years, Missionaries Die Minutes Apart of Virus

AP News - March 22, 2021

Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together as Christian ministers and missionaries, working in the Caribbean and Middle East before preaching for 40 years in Florida.

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Asian American Churches Plan Acts Beyond Prayer for Healing

AP News - March 22, 2021

Asian American Christian leaders said their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed 8 people, most of them women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area massage businesses. And they're calling for action beyond prayers.

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How Complementarianism Fueled a Culture of Abuse in the Church for Jennifer Lyell

Bob Smietana - March 19, 2021

In the spring of 2019, Lyell, then a well-respected leader in Christian publishing, decided to publicly disclose that she was a survivor of sexual abuse. Then her life fell apart.

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