Church

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Distributes Handbook on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has recently distributed a handbook aimed at helping people of "all sexual orientations and gender identities" feel welcomed in the church. Jun 29, 2020

  

  Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Distributes Handbook on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity
• In a Summer of Pandemic, Vacation Bible School Programs Go Online and Outside Amid the coronavirus pandemic, churches are finding creative ways to host Vacation Bible School for kids. Jun 29, 2020

  

  In a Summer of Pandemic, Vacation Bible School Programs Go Online and Outside
• Judge: N.Y. Can't Restrict Churches while Permitting Protests during Pandemic On Friday, a U.S. federal judge issued an injunction against New York officials, saying it’s likely unconstitutional to restrict gatherings at houses of worship while allowing mass gatherings at protests and not similarly... Jun 29, 2020

  

  Judge: N.Y. Can't Restrict Churches while Permitting Protests during Pandemic
• You Can't Single Out Houses of Worship for Lockdown A federal judge on Friday, issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting New York's governor and New York City's Mayor from enforcing “gathering limitations” on houses of worship that aren’t also imposed on non-religious... Jun 29, 2020

  You Can't Single Out Houses of Worship for Lockdown
• Due to COVID-19, Small Black Churches Are Concerned about Long-Term Stability While over nine in 10 Black Church churchgoers agree that their church responded well to the pandemic, many small Black Churches are worried about their ability to thrive long-term. Jun 25, 2020

  Due to COVID-19, Small Black Churches Are Concerned about Long-Term Stability
• 'A Moral Issue': Mississippi Baptist Convention Urges Removal of Confederate Emblem from State Flag On Tuesday, the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board urged the state legislature to change the state's flag. The flag contains confederate flag imagery. Jun 24, 2020

  'A Moral Issue': Mississippi Baptist Convention Urges Removal of Confederate Emblem from State Flag
• Survey: Most Americans Aren't Comfortable Going Back to Religious Services According to a new survey, most Americans are still not comfortable returning to in-person church services. Jun 24, 2020

  Survey: Most Americans Aren't Comfortable Going Back to Religious Services
• Ed Stetzer Calls Out Misogyny in the Church after Degrading Comments from Church Leaders Surface Degrading comments made by complementarian leaders about Christian author and speaker Amiee Byrd have reignited the complementarian versus egalitarian debate. Jun 22, 2020

  Ed Stetzer Calls Out Misogyny in the Church after Degrading Comments from Church Leaders Surface
• The Sin of Silence in the Pulpit In a world with ever-changing morals, Pastors must stand up for Biblical truth. Jun 22, 2020

  The Sin of Silence in the Pulpit
• San Diego Churches, City Leaders to Gather for Prayer Event Churches across San Diego are gearing up for a weekend prayer event about racial justice in America. Jun 19, 2020

  San Diego Churches, City Leaders to Gather for Prayer Event