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  SBC head rejects claim ex-president Johnny Hunt has been restored to ministry after abuse allegation

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 1 Dec 2022 13:46 GMT

  Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has rejected the claim of four pastors that disgraced former church leader Johnny Hunt has been restored to ministry after being suspended earlier this year over a credible allegation of sexual misconduct.

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  Vineyard USA founder's widow, board members sue breakaway Anaheim pastors, alleging fraud

  Bob Smietana | Fri 25 Nov 2022 16:50 GMT

  A pair of California pastors say God told them to lead the Anaheim Vineyard out of its home denomination. Former board members say the pastors committed fraud to do that. At stake is $62 million in assets.

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  Pilgrims, not patriots

  Tracy McKenzie | Thu 24 Nov 2022 17:06 GMT

  The Pilgrims thought of themselves as temporary travelers in a world that was not their home — much less a nation.

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  Most parents think 'Drag Queen Story Hour' is inappropriate for children

  Ian M Giatti | Thu 24 Nov 2022 11:23 GMT

  A new survey suggests that a strong majority of American adults, including most parents of school-aged children, don't believe "Drag Queen Story Hour" events featuring men dressed as women are appropriate for young audiences.

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  Growing demand among trans people for both male and female genitalia

  Samantha Kamman | Tue 22 Nov 2022 18:35 GMT

  A new report highlights a growing trend of trans-identified and nonbinary individuals undergoing surgeries to have both male and female genitalia.

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  Thanksgiving hymns are a few centuries old, tops – but biblical psalms of gratitude and praise go back thousands of years

  David W Stowe | Tue 22 Nov 2022 13:06 GMT

  Hymns of praise and gratitude have been central to Jewish and Christian worship for millennia. In fact, they go back to one of the best-known scenes in the Hebrew Bible.

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  Ban on church choirs during Covid was based on 'flawed' evidence

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 18 Nov 2022 11:15 GMT

  Pandemic regulations that prevented church choirs from singing were based on an early investigation in the US that was "probably wrong" in its conclusions, according to a new study.

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  Board of new ministry started by former RZIM exec defends him after report

  Anugrah Kumar | Wed 16 Nov 2022 13:42 GMT

  The board of a ministry co-founded by a former senior vice president of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries has defended its president after a group of apologists released investigation findings claiming that he and two other former RZIM leaders are "not fit to be in ministry and leadership positions."

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  Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New study says no

  Bob Smietana | Tue 15 Nov 2022 9:47 GMT

  Religious life in America was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. But did it lead to a loss of faith as well as a decline in churchgoing?

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  Church attendance still short of pre-pandemic levels although most have reopened - survey

  Ian M Giatti | Tue 15 Nov 2022 7:52 GMT

  The findings reflect more anecdotal reports from ministries of all sizes, which are still struggling to regain their pre-pandemic form.

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  'There is nothing natural or safe about it': Women share what happened next after taking abortion pills

  Samantha Kamman | Sun 13 Nov 2022 8:40 GMT

  Years ago, two girls in their late teens became pregnant and sought help for their unplanned pregnancies. What they were told was that a chemical abortion was a fast, easy and effective way to end their pregnancies and carry on with their young lives. That lie and the scant information about what they were about to endure, they said, left them unprepared for the emotional and physical trauma that was to follow.

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  Former RZIM leaders 'are not fit to be in ministry', say apologists

  Staff writer | Fri 11 Nov 2022 9:42 GMT

  Influential apologists have said they will not work with former leaders of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM) until they see signs of "genuine repentance".