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  Amy Grant criticised over plan to host niece's lesbian wedding

  Samantha Kamman | Tue 20 Dec 2022 8:21 GMT

  The Rev. Franklin Graham criticized contemporary Christian music star Amy Grant after she and her husband announced their plans to host a same-sex wedding for their niece at their farm, denouncing homosexuality as a sin.

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  Vatican defrocks Priests for Life director Frank Pavone for 'blasphemous communications'

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 20 Dec 2022 8:15 GMT

  His supporters say he is really being defrocked for his pro-life advocacy.

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  Over 400 hostile acts against US churches since 2018 - report

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 19 Dec 2022 6:41 GMT

  At least 420 acts of hostility against churches occurred in the United States over the past five years, while 57 of those hostile acts between January and September 2022 have been related to abortion, an analysis suggests.

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  Watch out for the sheep: live animals bring spectacle and humour to Nativity scenes

  Bob Smietana | Sat 17 Dec 2022 8:42 GMT

  Though they aren't mentioned in the Bible Christmas story, live animals have been part of nativity scenes since the 1200s. But sometimes things go awry, including a recent case of cows on the loose.

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  Growth of religious 'nones' appears to be slowing: Gallup report

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 15 Dec 2022 8:38 GMT

  Americans who identify as religious unaffiliated appear to be slowing in their population growth, according to a recent analysis from the prominent polling organization Gallup.

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  Christian employees feel 'silenced' in the workplace - study

  Staff writer | Wed 14 Dec 2022 11:36 GMT

  "Hostility" and "ridicule" are some of the experiences reported by Christian employees in the UK and US, according to a major new study.

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  Associated Press tells journalists not to use 'fetal heartbeat', 'late-term abortion'

  Samantha Kamman | Tue 13 Dec 2022 16:34 GMT

  The Associated Press' guidelines advising journalists against using terms like "fetal heartbeat" and "late-term abortion" has drawn the ire of pro-life activist organizations who feel the directive obfuscates the abortion issue.

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  Hillsong exec. tells court abuse by Frank Houston wasn't reported because it's not a 'current matter'

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 12 Dec 2022 8:18 GMT

  The general manager of Sydney-based Hillsong Church has told a court that sex abuse committed by Frank Houston, father of the leader of the global multisite church, was not reported to authorities because it wasn't a "current matter."

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  Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks reopens

  Jennifer Lee | Sun 11 Dec 2022 15:07 GMT

  A Greek Orthodox church has reopened in Manhattan more than two decades after it was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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  US: Giving to larger churches dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose

  Bob Smietana | Thu 8 Dec 2022 16:19 GMT

  Churches with budgets under $2 million saw giving go down by 8%, while those with budgets of more than $20 million saw giving go down by 2.5%.

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  India, Nigeria should be included in US Countries of Particular Concern, says Christian group

  Anthony Baxter | Tue 6 Dec 2022 12:31 GMT

  "The governments of both countries fail continually and manifestly to protect vulnerable religious or belief communities."

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  Megachurch pastor Matt Chandler returns from 3-month absence over inappropriate messages

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 5 Dec 2022 9:55 GMT

  Texas megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler was to return to the pulpit on Sunday, about three months after taking a leave of absence from his role as teaching pastor due to inappropriate social media messages with a woman who is not his wife.