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The Most Viewed Sermons on YouTube From the Past Year Include Only Four Names—And a Woman Tops the List

A query of the most viewed sermons on YouTube in the past year revealed that only four names are on the list—one of which isn’t even a pastor at a church.

Pastor Ed Young Calls ‘Wokeism’ a Cult and a ‘Seductive, Satanic Strategy’

An Aug. 14 sermon that Pastor Ed Young of Fellowship Church in Texas preached on “wokeism” has generated criticism online. In his sermon, Young offered his own definition of “wokeism,” comparing the ideology as he defines it to a cult and calling it “a seductive, satanic strategy.”

Matt Chandler’s The Village Church Settles Abuse Case, Admits No Wrongdoing

After The Village Church, a large Dallas-area congregation led by Acts 29 president Matt Chandler, settled a high-profile abuse case earlier this month, it released a statement emphasizing its innocence. The family of the alleged victim pushed back against the church's content and tone.

Woman ‘Intentionally’ Drives Vehicle Into Michigan Church, Crashing Into Classroom, Says Sheriff

A 56-year-old woman was transported to the hospital “for treatment and other evaluations” after crashing her 2007 Dodge Charger into the building of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Millington, Michigan, on Sunday night. 

What Most Fans Don’t Know About Actress Anne Heche’s Relationship With Faith, Fundamentalism, and Conversion Therapy

53-year-old actress Anne Heche has died after suffering injuries from a car crash. Some fans may be unaware of her struggle with substance abuse, childhood sexual abuse, and her fundamentalist Christian upbringing.

Republicans Keep Mostly Mum on Calls To Make GOP ‘Party of Christian Nationalism’

Religion News Service reached out to more than 50 House and Senate Republicans seeking their response, questioning whether they support calls to make the RNC the party of Christian nationalism.

Fire at Cairo Coptic Church Kills 41, Including 15 Children

A fire ripped through a packed Coptic Orthodox church during morning services in Egypt’s capital on Sunday, quickly filling it with thick black smoke and killing 41 worshippers, including at least 15 children.

5 Things You Need to Know From the ELCA Churchwide Assembly

Watching backstage as more than 800 Lutherans sang hymns on the floor of the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton mused, “We haven’t been singing like this for a long time together."