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The mother of teenager Leah Sharibu is asking the U.S. government to intervene on behalf of her daughter, who is being held captive by terrorist group, Boko Haram.

At the SBC annual meeting earlier this week, delegates voted to pass amendments stating that if churches do not appropriately address sexual abuse and discrimination, they will be put out of fellowship with the convention.

Jiang Rong, the wife of Pastor Wang Yi of the Chinese church Early Rain, has been released from prison on bail and pending a trial. She has been reunited with the couple's son.

After children's ministers and non-ministers raised concerns over this year's Group Publishing VBS product, the company revised parts of the curriculum deemed culturally insensitive.

Jim Burgen, lead pastor of Flatirons Community Church in Colorado, announced a few days ago that he would be taking a six-month sabbatical. In the video, Burgen expressed gratitude toward the men who were willing to help him see his blind spots.

Matt Chandler stepped away from his sabbatical to address claims The Village Church mishandled a sexual abuse case involving one of its former staff members.

The Austin Independent School District (AISD) has decided to take some of the funds it has received from a local church and put them toward LGBT events during Pride Month. But gay rights advocates want the district to go even further.

Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has banned Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and Speaker of the House Michael Madigan from taking Holy Communion. The reason why is that the men have been instrumental in pushing Illinois’ new abortion legislation.