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AME Bishops Condemn Leaders Who Took Massive Kickbacks From Church Sales in New York
A group of New York clergy took more than a million dollars from a real estate developer who sought to turn distressed Black churches into lucrative properties.
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More Than 100 Spontaneous Baptisms at Christian School Result in Some Upset Parents
A service at a private Christian school in Fayetteville, North Carolina, resulted in 100 spontaneous baptisms. Now parents are speaking out with their concerns.
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Christian Teacher in Ireland Willing To Remain in Jail ‘For the Next 100 Years’ Before Using Student’s Preferred Pronouns
A Christian teacher in Ireland has been put in prison for refusing to obey a court injunction preventing him from appearing at his secondary school pending the conclusion of a disciplinary process. Enoch Burke was put on paid leave over his refusal to use a transgender student’s preferred pronouns.
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NC Pastor Under Fire After Preaching That Man Buns ‘Ain’t God’
A North Carolina pastor has been the subject of online criticism for his remarks about men who grow their hair long.
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Memphis Church Mourns Murdered Jogger Eliza Fletcher, Who Had a ‘Zest for Life’
The Memphis, Tennessee, community is mourning the death of 34-year-old Eliza Fletcher, a jogger who was kidnapped last Friday (September 2) and allegedly murdered. After an intensive search, her body was found Monday, and a suspect is now in custody.
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Recovery Efforts Underway in Flood-Stricken Areas of Georgia, Mississippi
Floods affecting the water system of this northwest Georgia town and Baptists’ response mirrors a similar effort taking place in Jackson, Miss.
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Forgiveness ‘Through Tears’: Widow of Christian Slain in Libya Shares Struggle
Ronnie and Anita Smith had the blessing of Austin Stone Community Church in Austin, Texas, when they embarked on a mission to spread agape love in Benghazi amid rising terrorism from Islamic extremists.
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In ‘Learning Our Names,’ Asian American Christian Authors Reclaim Their Stories
Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon and La Thao are Asian American Christians who wrote “Learning Our Names,” a new book from InterVarsity Press. For these authors, recovering their names has been a way to embrace their Asian American stories and their identities as children of God.