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James P. Long — Longtime Editor of Outreach Magazine Has Passed From This Life to the Next

It is with heavy hearts that we must announce that Outreach magazine’s beloved and longtime editor, James P. Long, died unexpectedly of heart failure.

Neighbors Accuse Street Church of Threats, Harassment, Not Being ‘Christ-Like’

Residents of the neighborhood surrounding Street Church, led by Pastor Artur Pawlowski, are claiming that church members have been threatening and harassing them for the past several weeks.

Charismatic New Standards: Unfulfilled Prophecy Requires Public Apology

The standards, posted in full at PropheticStandards.com, come at an “opportune moment,” according to the preamble because “there are many questions in the Body concerning the gift of prophecy and the ministry of the prophet.”

Saved by Grace — Katie Langston Tells About Her Journey Out of Mormonism

Katie Langston didn’t know much about Lutheranism when she enrolled in a Lutheran seminary. She only knew Mormonism, the religion of her childhood, had become wrapped up with both joy and pain, and the pain had started to be more prominent.

Scientists and Legislators Question Whether Religious Exemptions to Vaccines Are Really Religious

Religious exemptions face particular scrutiny amid fears of new measles outbreaks and concerns the growing number of families claiming religious exemptions are opposed because of scientifically discredited claims about the dangers of vaccines.

Hundreds of Christian Worshippers Throng Jerusalem Church for Holy Fire

Hundreds of Christian worshippers packed a Jerusalem church revered as the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection for Holy Fire, an ancient fire ceremony a day before Orthodox Easter.

UPDATE: Street Preacher Arrested for Defining Biblical Marriage Says ‘I Was Doing What My Job Description Says’

John Sherwood, the elderly pastor arrested in the UK for preaching on biblical marriage said "I wasn't making any homophobic comments, I was just defining marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman."

National Institutes of Health Director Urges Evangelicals: ‘Love Your Neighbor,’ Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many of whom have resisted the COVID-19 vaccine, to get the shot and encourage others to do the same.