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The riots at the U.S. Capitol building were not the result of antifa or any other type of conspiracy, says Dr. Russell Moore, who warned Christians against what the Bible calls an “unhealthy craving for controversy.”

Saying he needs to “right the wrong,” Tennessee Pastor Steve Berger admits he referenced “incorrect reporting” about the U.S. Capitol breach on January 6. Berger had previously said there were members of antifa among the group storming the Capitol Building last week.

Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) shouted out a prayer as she and other lawmakers took shelter while rioters broke through police barriers and into the Capitol building last week.

In response to weeks of reaction to a statement denouncing critical race theory and a request for a meeting from the SBC’s National African American Fellowship, the denomination's seminary presidents and fellowship leaders met on Wednesday (Jan. 6).

The D.C. protest turned riot caught many by surprise, including some Christians who showed up for prayer events. Others, including Christians who also showed up for prayer events, were not so surprised.

The Capitol Hill church, at Fifth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, is about five blocks away from the riots that broke out at the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.

An online pro-Trump prayer meeting was filled with defiance on Wednesday night, even as evangelical and charismatic supporters of President Donald Trump admitted that chances the election will be overturned were slim.

A 25-year-old Christian is in police custody in Lahore, Pakistan, and is charged with blasphemy for sharing a social media post that was critical of Islam.