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• 'Get the Vaccine,' Pastor Robert Jeffress Urges Christians Who Are Lonely and Fearful of COVID In a recent sermon about loneliness, First Baptist Church Pastor Robert Jeffress urged Christians fearful of COVID-19 to get the vaccine so they can go back to church. Apr 26, 2021

  

  'Get the Vaccine,' Pastor Robert Jeffress Urges Christians Who Are Lonely and Fearful of COVID
• Survey: Faith Leaders Key to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy Among Religious — And Qanon Believers A new survey has revealed that faith leaders are key to combating vaccine hesitancy or outright anti-vaccine sentiments among religious Americans and QAnon believers. Apr 23, 2021

  

  Survey: Faith Leaders Key to Combat Vaccine Hesitancy Among Religious — And Qanon Believers
• Will COVID-19 Bring an End to the Church Collection Plate? Passing the offering plate, once a staple of worship, has largely halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And given the rise of a cashless society — and the popularity of electronic giving — the days of passing the plate may soon... Apr 23, 2021

  

  Will COVID-19 Bring an End to the Church Collection Plate?
• Minnesota Churches Caught in Standoffs Between Protesters and Police Churches across Minnesota are working to find the best ways to minister to others amid rising racial tensions. Apr 22, 2021

  Minnesota Churches Caught in Standoffs Between Protesters and Police
• 59 Percent of U.S. Churchgoers Say They Participated In or Led a Church Small Group in 2020 According to a new Lifeway Research study, 59 percent of U.S. churchgoers said they participated in or led a church small group in 2020 despite COVID-19. Apr 21, 2021

  59 Percent of U.S. Churchgoers Say They Participated In or Led a Church Small Group in 2020
• Georgia Church Elders Under Fire for Expelling Divorced Woman Who Came Out as Lesbian A church is receiving backlash after its elders expelled a woman who divorced her husband and then came out as a lesbian. Apr 21, 2021

  Georgia Church Elders Under Fire for Expelling Divorced Woman Who Came Out as Lesbian
• Pastor Apologizes for Criticizing Wives' Weight: 'I'm Truly Sorry that I Embarrassed You' A Missouri pastor has issued an apology for preaching a sermon back in February that urged wives to lose weight and be more attractive, saying his comments were “imprudent and discourteous.” Apr 20, 2021

  Pastor Apologizes for Criticizing Wives' Weight: 'I'm Truly Sorry that I Embarrassed You'
• Court Says Alberta Govt. Does Not Have to Bring Evidence Supporting Lockdowns to Trial of GraceLife Church Pastor A Canadian court ruled last Friday that the government of Alberta will not be required to present medical or scientific evidence justifying COVID-19 restrictions for the upcoming trial of pastor James Coates on May 3. Apr 19, 2021

  Court Says Alberta Govt. Does Not Have to Bring Evidence Supporting Lockdowns to Trial of GraceLife Church Pastor
• 'Q Is the Truth,': Lin Wood Promotes QAnon at Bible College to Cheering Crowds Rhema Bible Training College and Rhema Bible Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, hosted a conference over the weekend that featured well-known attorney Lin Wood. At the conference, Wood promoted QAnon conspiracies, as hundreds of... Apr 19, 2021

  'Q Is the Truth,': Lin Wood Promotes QAnon at Bible College to Cheering Crowds
• Black Millennials, Gen Zers Are Leaving the Church at Increased Rates due to Racism, Growing Secularism According to a new study, Black millennials and Gen Z Christians are leaving the church at increased rates. Apr 16, 2021

  Black Millennials, Gen Zers Are Leaving the Church at Increased Rates due to Racism, Growing Secularism