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  Willie McLaurin resigns as interim SBC Executive Committee president over false credentials

  Michael Gryboski | Sat 19 Aug 2023 8:22 BST

  Willie McLaurin, the interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee, has stepped down from the position after it was revealed that he had false credentials on his resume.

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  Pastor indicted alongside Trump in Georgia election meddling case

  Jack Jenkins | Fri 18 Aug 2023 13:17 BST

  The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod pastor is charged with attempting to influence witnesses and conspiring to solicit false statements and writings, all as part of an effort to influence an election worker.

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  ACNA Bishop Stewart Ruch will face church trial

  Kathryn Post | Wed 16 Aug 2023 15:23 BST

  A 10-person board of inquiry found there was probable cause to present Ruch for trial for violating denominational bylaws.

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  NFL footballer who inspired The Blind Side movie sues family

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 15 Aug 2023 12:09 BST

  A retired NFL player whose rags to riches story inspired faith-based movie The Blind Side is suing the Christian couple who took him in as a teenager.

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  Church that escaped damage in Hawaii wildfires helps others

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 15 Aug 2023 10:45 BST

  "Many of our teams are operating on little to no sleep and are doing everything we can to shine the light of Jesus to this hurting community."

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  Are white evangelical pastors at odds with their congregants? A new study says no

  Yonat Shimron | Sat 12 Aug 2023 8:02 BST

  A new study shows white evangelical clergy are as conservative, if not more so, as the people in their churches.

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  Faith-based global security ministry helped free kidnapped American nurse, daughter in Haiti

  Leonardo Blair | Fri 11 Aug 2023 7:50 BST

  Concilium Inc., a faith-based global security company headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, worked with the U.S. State Department and other American law enforcement officials to secure the release of New Hampshire nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter.

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  Ukraine changes date of Christmas

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 31 Jul 2023 9:30 BST

  In a landmark legislative move, Ukraine has shifted the date of its official Christmas celebration from January 7 to December 25, stepping away from the traditions of the Russian Orthodox Church, allied with Putin's regime, and in a bid to "live their own life with their own traditions (and) holidays."

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  Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson visits Christian homeless outreach

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 28 Jul 2023 10:15 BST

  Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has paid a surprise visit to a church-run homeless ministry in Los Angeles.

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  In new book, Russell Moore urges evangelicals to stop lying and come back to Jesus

  Bob Smietana | Thu 27 Jul 2023 9:17 BST

  Once a rising star among Southern Baptists, Moore lost his job after criticizing Donald Trump and standing by abuse survivors.

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  US Church needs to repent, says evangelist Nick Vujicic

  Leah MarieAnn Klett | Wed 26 Jul 2023 13:37 BST

  "I don't think America deserves a single more blessing from God; not one. We need to repent," he said.

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  Nearly half of millennials think 'misgendering' should be a crime: survey

  Ryan Foley | Sat 22 Jul 2023 9:44 BST

  A plurality of millennials think that "misgendering" someone should be a crime, a new survey suggests, as those who address people by pronouns that do not match their stated gender identity increasingly face repercussions.