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• Suspected Tennessee Church Arsonist Charged with Civil Rights Violation A suspected church arsonist in Nashville, Tennessee, has been charged with a civil rights violation. Aug 26, 2021

  

  Suspected Tennessee Church Arsonist Charged with Civil Rights Violation
• Episcopal Diocese of Maine Mandates Vaccine for Clergy On Monday, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine mandated that all clergy and staff in the diocese be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of September. Aug 26, 2021

  

  Episcopal Diocese of Maine Mandates Vaccine for Clergy
• 1 in 10 Non-Church Members in U.S. Attend Weekly Church Services: Survey According to a new survey, 1 in 10 non-church members in the U.S. attends weekly church services. Aug 25, 2021

  

  1 in 10 Non-Church Members in U.S. Attend Weekly Church Services: Survey
• Nadia Bolz-Weber Installed as ELCA's First Pastor of Public Witness This week, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has installed the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber as its first pastor of public witness. Aug 24, 2021

  Nadia Bolz-Weber Installed as ELCA's First Pastor of Public Witness
• Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Five Months for Burning Church Banner Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the far-right extremist group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to five months in jail for setting a historic Black church’s Black Lives Matter banner on fire in December and possessing high-capacity... Aug 24, 2021

  Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to Five Months for Burning Church Banner
• Oregon Megachurch Pastor Ben Courson Steps Down Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations Ben Courson, the 33-year-old pastor of Applegate Christian Fellowship near Medford, is accused by three female former church members for initiating sexual relationships with them. He will take a six-month leave of absence from... Aug 20, 2021

  Oregon Megachurch Pastor Ben Courson Steps Down Following Sexual Misconduct Allegations
• 'A Huge Blessing': Canadian Congregation Raises over $700,000 to Rebuild Church following Arson Attack A Canadian congregation has raised over $700,000 to rebuild their church building after it was burned down by an arsonist. Aug 19, 2021

  'A Huge Blessing': Canadian Congregation Raises over $700,000 to Rebuild Church following Arson Attack
• 'Your Lies Cost Lives': Church Led by Controversial Pastor Greg Locke Is Vandalized Global Vision church in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, pastored by the controversial pastor Greg Locke, was vandalized by an unidentified person this week. Aug 17, 2021

  'Your Lies Cost Lives': Church Led by Controversial Pastor Greg Locke Is Vandalized
• Mainline Church Decline and Evangelical Exile Last month a new survey from the Public Religion Institute called “The 2020 Census of American Religion” claimed that Mainline churches in America have experienced a dramatic recovery. According to this survey of 50,000... Aug 09, 2021

  Mainline Church Decline and Evangelical Exile
• Police Charge Hillsong Founder Brian Houston with Concealing Information about Sexual Crimes Committed by His Father Brian Houston, the founder and global pastor of Hillsong church, has been charged by police for allegedly concealing information regarding sexual crimes against children committed by his father several decades ago. Aug 06, 2021

  Police Charge Hillsong Founder Brian Houston with Concealing Information about Sexual Crimes Committed by His Father