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$3.8 Billion Paid Out to Abuse Victims by Catholic Church
In a new report from BishopAccountability the out-of-court settlements and civil suit cases have cost the church a staggering $3.8 billion as a result of the Catholic Church sex abuse scandal.
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Pastors: If You Think Your Paycheck Is Shrinking, You’re Right
A new GuideStone Financial Resources and LifeWay Christian Resources survey finds pastor pay for full-time Southern Baptists lagged behind the growth in the cost-of-living over the past two years.
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Are Chinese Officials Behind Closure of This Beijing Church?
Communist officials are applying more pressure to the Chinese church. Last April, government authorities asked Zion church in Beijing to install 24 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras in the building for “security.” The church refused and now it's lost its lease.
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Archaeologists Believe They’ve Found Site of Jesus’ First Miracle
Based on a new discovery, archaeologists believe the place where Jesus turned water into wine is a dusty hillside five miles further north than previously believed.
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John MacArthur’s Seminary on Probation for ‘climate of bullying,’ Board Problems
The areas of concern at the Master's University and Seminary include a lack of board independence, allegations of conflicts of interest regarding student financial aid, institutional leaders being hired who lack qualifications for the higher education positions they hold, and what the WSCUC described as “a disturbing climate of fear, intimidation and bullying” at the university.
Articles for Youth Leaders
How to Respond to Claims That Abstinence Training Is Ineffective
As Christians, we should not be in the business of watering down the truth in the interest of what kids might do anyway.
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17 Years of Decline in SBC Have Members Feeling ‘Blue’
NOBTS president Dr. Chuck Kelly told students and faculty during a chapel address on August 21 that “Southern Baptists have the blues” and that “the future is unclear” for the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.
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Australia’s New Prime Minister Is an Evangelical
Scott Morrison is the first evangelical Christian to become Australia's prime minister and sees Christianity as one of his motivations for public service.