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Newsboys Lead Singer Michael Tait Discusses Deconstruction, Racism and Taking a Stand

In a recent interview to promote his band’s newest album STAND, Newsboy Lead Singer Michael Tait opened up about the struggles of the pandemic, doubt and deconstruction, and racism within the Christian music industry. 

UPDATE: Televangelist’s Media Network Fined Again for the Same COVID Conspiracy Violations

A controversial Christian media network has been levied with another fine in addition to the £125,000 penalty it received earlier this year.

Pope Expresses ‘Shame’ At Scale of Clergy Abuse in France

Pope Francis expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first.

Celebrate Facebook’s Outage? Many Faith Communities Couldn’t Talk At All.

The response from at least some portion of Facebook's 3.5 billion users to its five-hour outage on Monday went something like this: “Good, I’m glad it’s down, may it stay down forever. But our faith communities rely on the platform to stay connected to each other.

SBC Executive Committee Says Yes to Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege

The SBC Executive Committee has finally voted to waive attorney-client privilege in the investigation into whether or not it mishandled allegations of sexual abuse.

Hillsong’s Brian Houston Pleads Not Guilty to Covering Up Father’s Abuse

A lawyer for Brian Houston said his client will plead not guilty to the charge of concealing his father’s alleged child sex abuse.

‘COVID Has Been Harder On Us’: Some Black Churches Remain Hesitant To Reopen

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in early September that Black Americans are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as white Americans. For that reason, Black churches are erring on the side of caution.

French Report: 330,000 Children Victims of Church Sex Abuse

Victims of abuse within France’s Catholic Church welcomed a historic turning point Tuesday after a new report estimated that 330,000 children in France were sexually abused over the past 70 years, providing the country's first accounting of the worldwide phenomenon.