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Pastor to Make Controversial Sculpture Out of Purity Rings
Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber is inviting anyone who has a purity ring to send it to her. She hopes to transform shame into liberation by melting down the rings and making them into a sculpture that is controversial, to say the least.
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Study: The Psychological Effects of the Prosperity Gospel
Researchers at the University of Toronto used clips of Joel Osteen's preaching to study the effects prosperity gospel preachers have on people's thoughts and behaviors. Their findings are concerning.
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U.S. Judge Orders Release of Iraqi Christians After Year+ of Detention
In June 2017, 130 Iraqi nationals living in the U.S. were detained and told they needed to repatriate to Iraq. Many of them are Iraqi Christians who fled persecution at the hands of ISIS.
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Man Builds Life-Size Ark to Help People Trust in God
One man has decided to build a Noah’s ark replica according to the Bible’s instructions in Genesis 6. His goal is to “educate people and strengthen their belief in God.”
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WATCH These Worship Leaders Bring Gospel Music to ‘The Voice’
Worship leader Kimberli Joye Rush is no stranger to gospel music. The contestant on "The Voice" season 15 introduced the genre to a lot of fans of the show, though. She and a fellow contestant took the entire audience to church with their powerful renditions of popular gospel songs.
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Sanctuary Churches Multiplying in the U.S.
While recent headlines about immigrants have focused on the “migrant caravan” and border clashes, sanctuary churches throughout America—and the world—are stepping up to shelter people at risk of deportation.
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Churches Fight for Right to Refuse to Hire LGBT, Female Clergy
The city of Austin, Texas, is now on the front lines of the war between religious freedom and LGBT rights as it faces overhauling its non-discrimination policy.
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Russell Moore Cries Foul on 2017 Reform ‘glitch’ That Will Tax Churches
Come April, for the first time in the history of the United States, churches will be required to pay taxes, unless something changes.