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Brian Houston Denies Financial Abuse, but Announces Investigation

Hillsong Church is launching an investigation into claims of financial abuse following multiple accusations from former members.

3 in 10 White Evangelicals Say They’ve Been Harassed Online for Religion

The group most likely to say they were harassed online due to their religion? White evangelicals, according to a new study done by Pew Research.

Whites-Only Group Buys Church in Small North Carolina Town

The Asatru Folk Assembly, a pagan group that strives to preserve “Ethnic European Folk,” established a hof, or meeting hall, in what was formerly Parker’s Grove United Methodist Church in Linden, North Carolina.

SBC Report Calls ERLC’s Trajectory ‘Distraction’ from Great Commission

In a long-awaited report released Monday (Feb. 1), a task force commissioned to study the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission calls the convention’s public policy arm a “significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists.”

Man in China Fined More Than $24K for Christmas Gathering

Chinese authorities have fined a man named Niu Guobao over $24,000 for holding a Christmas celebration where around 40 people prayed and sang hymns.

Royal Purple Cloth From King David’s Era Found in Israel

Researchers estimate the scraps came from King David's era. The recent cloth findings are the earliest ever found in the region, and the find gives credibility and context to the period of time described in the Bible when King David conquered the Edomites.

Rick Warren Apologizes for Racially Insensitive Children’s Video That Was ‘Unchristlike’

Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has apologized for a children’s Sunday school curriculum video that used Asian culture stereotypes to teach kids about the Bible.

Is the GameStop Wall Street Saga a Modern-Day Parable?

Some church leaders are using the financial drama like a modern-day parable about stewardship and wealth inequality.