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Carl Lentz Being Treated for Depression, Pastoral Burnout

Megan Briggs - December 9, 2020

Former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz is reportedly entering into an outpatient treatment program for depression, anxiety, and pastoral burnout according to an anonymous source.

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9th Circuit Sympathetic to Nevada Churches in COVID-19 Fight

AP News - December 9, 2020

The 9th Circuit panel in San Francisco heard arguments via video from lawyers representing two Nevada churches who want the appellate court to reverse earlier district court rulings upholding hard attendance caps Gov. Steve Sisolak has set on the size of indoor worship services.

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Drive-Thru Live Nativities Are Tailor-Made for a COVID-19 Christmas

Emily McFarlan Miller - December 8, 2020

“We’ve been practicing for this moment for the last 30 years,” said the Rev. Steve Viars, senior pastor of Faith, who estimates that a quarter of a million visitors have attended their live nativities in that time.

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What Will Faith and Politics Look Like Under Biden? Faith Leaders Answer

Jessica Lea - December 8, 2020

In a webinar on faith and politics under a Biden presidency, a panel of four faith leaders agreed that there is at least one essential step Americans must take to achieve healing in our deeply divided nation.

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The Most Popular Bible Verse of 2020: Apparently We Needed a Reminder Not to Fear

Megan Briggs - December 8, 2020

The two most-used digital platforms for Bible engagement—BibleGateway and the YouVersion Bible App—have released data on the Bible verses and themes most searched, shared, and read in 2020. In what has been a year defined by surprise and uncertainty, the results...really aren’t that surprising.

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Dr. Fauci on the Coronavirus Vaccine: It’s Safe and Effective

Megan Briggs - December 7, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci took the time to answer questions church members from a predominantly African American community have about the coronavirus vaccine that will be rolling out for the general public next year.

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Pastor Gets Death Threats for Advising Church to Catch COVID, ‘get it over with’

Jessica Lea - December 7, 2020

Brad Spencer, senior pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Holland, Michigan, has garnered national attention for advising people in his congregation to “get it over with" and contract COVID-19.

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Canadian Church Fined $37k for ‘Church in Our Cars’

Stephanie Martin - December 7, 2020

Springs Church in Winnipeg, which has been fined $37,000 for conducting drive-in services, recently lost a court battle and moved back to online-only worship.

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In Leaked Call, Hillsong Founder Brian Houston Details ‘Narcissistic’ Carl Lentz’s Firing

Religion News Service - December 5, 2020

In a leaked audio call obtained by The Daily Mail, the founder and senior pastor of Hillsong Global, Brian Houston, described the events that led up to the firing of the lead pastor of the church’s New York City congregation, Carl Lentz.

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CA Churches May Not Have to Convert to ‘Family Friendly’ Strip Clubs After SCOTUS Win

Stephanie Martin - December 4, 2020

After a California judge ruled strip clubs could remain open during the pandemic, some church leaders defying lockdown orders jokingly said they would convert their churches to family friendly strip clubs. Now, however, they may not have to be so witty after a big SCOTUS win.

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A ‘Christmas Star’ Will Appear on the Darkest Day of This Year

Jessica Lea - December 4, 2020

On Dec. 21, Jupiter and Saturn will come into such close alignment that they will appear to be a unit, calling to mind the "Christmas star" the Magi followed to find the newborn Messiah.

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After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis, Tim Keller’s Greatest Fear Isn’t Death

Jesse T. Jackson - December 4, 2020

Tim Keller was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer earlier this summer. While he doesn't know how long he has yet to live, Keller says he is happier than he has been before and "I enjoy my prayer life more than I ever have in my life." Still, there is one thing Keller fears.

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John Cooper: We Have a Cool Pastor Problem

Megan Briggs - December 3, 2020

As a Christian metal musician, John Cooper thinks looking cool is part of his job. But he’s not ok with pastors trying to look cool.

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This is What Churches Are Doing to Share the Christmas Story This Year

Jessica Lea - December 3, 2020

With COVID-19 causing popular Christmas events to be canceled, churches throughout the U.S. are trying something many of them have never done before: holding a drive-through nativity.

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Hope for CA Churches: Justices Order Review of Virus Rules

AP News - December 3, 2020

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a lower federal court to reexamine California restrictions on indoor religious services in areas hard hit by the coronavirus in light of the justices' recent ruling in favor of churches and synagogues in New York.

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Southern Baptist Seminary Presidents Nix Critical Race Theory

Yonat Shimron - December 3, 2020

Southern Baptist seminary presidents have taken up a hot culture war issue in a recent statement, saying “critical race theory” is incompatible with the denomination’s central statement of faith.

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OK Governor Calls for Day of Prayer Thursday as Virus Surges

AP News - December 2, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — As the coronavirus surges in Oklahoma, nearing 200,000 total cases on Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt declared Thursday a day of...

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Members of Bethel Church Taken in $35 Million ‘Ponzi Scheme’

Megan Briggs - December 2, 2020

An attendee of Bethel Church in Redding, California has been arrested for concocting a “ponzi scheme” which swindled investors out of $35 million. Some of the investors were also members of Bethel Church.

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Francis Chan: If You Find Giving to the Needy Difficult, Consider This

Jessica Lea - December 2, 2020

If it is not easy for you to be generous with your money, says Francis Chan, the answer is not to make yourself give more.

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2020’s Live Nativity at the Capital Featured Scripture and Face Masks

Stephanie Martin - December 2, 2020

Though the event looked a bit different this year, Faith & Liberty D.C. continued its annual pre-Christmas celebration of hosting a live nativity in America’s capital.

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