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Grudem Responds to Piper: Policies Take Priority Over Character Flaws This Election
Theologian, author, and seminary professor Wayne Grudem has written a lengthy response to John Piper’s commentary on the 2020 election.
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Hillsong Church Announces an Atlanta Location and Its First African American Lead Pastors
Sam Collier and his wife, Toni Collier, are launching Hillsong Atlanta, Hillsong's first location in the Southeastern United States.
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United Methodist’s 2021 General Conference Could Split the Denomination—It May Also Have to Be Virtual
With no end in sight to the deadly pandemic, a number of United Methodist leaders are urging that the UMC General Conference be virtual—if it’s to be held at all next year.
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Falwell Sues Liberty, Saying School Damaged His Reputation
Jerry Falwell Jr. has sued Liberty University, alleging the evangelical school founded by his late pastor father has damaged his reputation.
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‘Peeing Pastor’ Hunt Comes to an End
The Rev. Danny Chalmers of Catch the Fire Church in Durham, North Carolina has been identified as the “well-known pastor” charged with disorderly conduct for allegedly urinating on a fellow passenger on a flight to Detroit.
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Should Pastors Endorse Candidates Outside of the Pulpit?
A recent survey from LifeWay Research and executive director Scott McConnell has found that while most Americans do not think pastors should endorse a political candidate during a church service, U.S. adults are more conflicted over whether ministers should do so away from the pulpit.
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60 Cases of COVID-19 Linked to Maine Church; Pastor Offers (Conditional) Apology
A Pentecostal pastor in Brooks, Maine is speaking out about a COVID-19 outbreak that health officials link to a gathering at his church.
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Poll Chaplains Plan to Bring a ‘prayerful presence’ to Precincts This Election Day
The New Georgia Project is one of several groups training clergy to be poll chaplains this Election Day at polling places across the country. The role of poll chaplain combines the kind of care clergy are used to offering with monitoring the polls for any signs of voter intimidation or suppression.