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  Mike Pence bows out of 2024 Presidential Race, citing uphill battle against Trump legacy

  Duncan Williams | Mon 30 Oct 2023 11:10 GMT

  "We always knew this would be an uphill battle, but I have no regrets."

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  Christian pilot returns home after wrongful detention in Mozambique

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 20 Oct 2023 18:36 BST

  Despite being allowed to return to the US, the investigation into Mission Aviation Fellowship pilot, Ryan Koher, is still ongoing.

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  Dozens of Christian and Jewish leaders urge Biden to take 'stronger action on behalf of Israel'

  Staff writer | Wed 18 Oct 2023 5:33 BST

  Over 50 Christian and Jewish leaders have urged US President Joe Biden to show "unlimited and unqualified support for Israel" as he visits the country on Wednesday.

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  Liberty U threatened with $37.5M fine, president says

  Leonardo Blair | Wed 18 Oct 2023 5:25 BST

  Liberty University President Dondi E. Costin says the private Evangelical institution has been threatened with an "unprecedented" $37.5 million fine by the U.S. Department of Education

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  New award honors Tim Keller and Sister Norma Pimentel for civic renewal

  Jack Jenkins | Mon 16 Oct 2023 7:09 BST

  A new group plans to honor the Rev. Timothy Keller, an evangelical Christian theologian who died earlier this year, and Catholic nun Sister Norma Pimentel, known for her work with migrants.

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  In new letter, US evangelical leaders support Israel's right to self-defense

  Bob Smietana | Sat 14 Oct 2023 11:23 BST

  Southern Baptists and other evangelical leaders call on policymakers to protect the lives of innocents and say Hamas is the enemy, not Palestinians.

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  Practising Christians more likely to be 'spiritually open' than non-Christians, study finds

  Leonardo Blair | Fri 29 Sep 2023 10:05 BST

  As America's religious landscape grows more syncretic and the population's connection to Christianity continues to weaken, data from a recent Barna study shows that practising Christians are more spiritually "open" or interested in exploring other spiritual traditions than non-Christians or Christians who don't practise their faith.

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  Christian homeschooling family who fled to US face deportation after 15 years

  Michael Gryboski | Wed 27 Sep 2023 10:57 BST

  A German family that fled to the United States over 15 years ago after being fined thousands for homeschooling their children may be deported within the next few weeks, the advocacy group representing them says.

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  'America no longer the safe haven' for persecuted Christians, says Open Doors

  Ryan Foley | Mon 25 Sep 2023 11:07 BST

  "Recent shifts in U.S. policy reveal that America is no longer the safe haven for displaced persons that it once was,"

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  Episcopal Church lost over 90K members in 2022, but worship attendance increased: report

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 21 Sep 2023 12:15 BST

  The US Episcopal Church saw a decline of over 90,000 members in 2022, but also witnessed a considerable increase in Sunday worship attendance, according to a new report.

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  Christian marriage clerk told to pay $100k damages in same-sex case

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 19 Sep 2023 9:45 BST

  A former county clerk is to appeal after a jury ruled she should pay $100,000 in damages over her refusal to sign a same-sex marriage licence.

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  Survey: Mainline clergy are more liberal than their congregants

  Yonat Shimron | Sat 16 Sep 2023 10:06 BST

  Mainline clergy are more supportive than their congregants of LGBTQ rights, more likely to have opposed the overturn of Roe v. Wade and less likely to believe America is in danger of losing its culture and identity.