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  Utah school district reverses ban on Bible in libraries

  The Christian Post | Fri 23 Jun 2023 8:45 BST

  Other religious texts remained on library shelves during ban.

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  Southern Baptist Convention upholds decision to expel Rick Warren's Saddleback Church

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 15 Jun 2023 9:48 BST

  The Southern Baptist Convention has upheld the removal of Saddleback Church from the denomination due to the California megachurch allowing a woman to serve in the office of teaching pastor.

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  SBC messengers reelect Texas pastor Bart Barber to a second term as president

  Bob Smietana | Wed 14 Jun 2023 8:56 BST

  Barber was an unlikely candidate for president when he first ran in 2022. His election seems to indicate that Southern Baptists approve of the direction the convention is going.

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  Rick Warren pleads for reinstatement of Saddleback in Southern Baptist Convention

  Leah MarieAnn Klett | Wed 14 Jun 2023 8:44 BST

  In a heated message to over 12,700 messengers gathered at the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren made a case for why his church's inclusion of women in pastoral roles should not ban it from the denomination.

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  Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe there are only 2 genders, PRRI study finds

  Ryan Foley | Mon 12 Jun 2023 11:54 BST

  The share of Americans who believe there are only two genders, as opposed to many gender identities, has increased to nearly two-thirds as issues related to LGBT ideology continue to divide the American public, a new study suggests.

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  Absent fathers, collapse in marriage major reasons why Christianity is declining in US: study

  Nicole Alcindor | Fri 9 Jun 2023 9:11 BST

  A new study on faith and relationships suggests that absent fathers and collapsed marriages might be two of the best explanations for why Christianity is declining in the United States.

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  Evangelical broadcaster Pat Robertson dies at 93

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 8 Jun 2023 15:42 BST

  Notable conservative Christian broadcaster and onetime presidential candidate Pat Robertson, widely known as the long-serving host of the popular Christian Broadcasting Network program "The 700 Club," has died. He was 93 years old.

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  Bart Barber, Mike Stone — two conservative pastors — to square off for SBC president

  Bob Smietana | Thu 8 Jun 2023 13:27 BST

  The two candidates for SBC president hold many of the same beliefs but disagree sharply over how to handle the issue of sexual abuse and over the direction of the nation's largest Protestant denomination.

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  Michael W Smith's Passion Translation endorsement removed after backlash

  Stephanie Velez | Tue 6 Jun 2023 12:15 BST

  Michael W Smith's endorsement of The Passion Translation has been removed from its website after strong criticism.

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  Over 4,000 people baptized at California beach during historic 'Baptize SoCal' event

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 6 Jun 2023 10:32 BST

  More than 4,000 people were baptized off the beaches of Southern California on Pentecost Sunday as part of a revival event organized by several congregations.

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  Rick Warren campaigns for Southern Baptist reinstatement of Saddleback Church

  Adelle M Banks | Tue 6 Jun 2023 8:45 BST

  Days before the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, former megachurch pastor Rick Warren has appealed to his fellow Southern Baptists to overturn a denominational decision to oust his Saddleback Church because it permits women to serve with the title pastor.

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  Utah school district bans King James Bible from school libraries

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 5 Jun 2023 12:20 BST

  Copies of the King James Bible have been removed from some school libraries in the US state of Utah after a parent complained.