Church

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  Local Officials in Nepal Order Halt to Construction of Church Building After local Hindus objected, municipal officials in Nepal ordered a church to stop the construction of a worship hall. Morning Star News Southern India Correspondent Aug 21, 2020
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  L.A. Wants John MacArthur Held in Contempt of Court, Issued Hefty Fines for Meeting Los Angeles county is reportedly seeking to hold Pastor John MacArthur's Grace Community Church in contempt of court for holding in-person church services on Sunday. Michael Foust Aug 20, 2020
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  Bipartisan Network of Christian Groups Launches Police Reform Initiative A bipartisan group of Christians has launched an initiative that aims to insight police reform and bring about racial justice. Adelle M. Banks Aug 20, 2020
• Pasadena Threatens Church Members with 1 Year of Jail for Attending Indoor Worship Service Last week, Harvest Church Pastor Che Ahn received a letter from Pasadena’s chief assistant city prosecutor threatening fines and up to one year in jail for anyone who attends in-person worship services at... Michael Foust Aug 20, 2020
• Georgia Reports 49 Church-Related COVID-19 Outbreaks According to Warren Throckmorton, Georgia has reported 49 church-related COVID-19 outbreaks. Milton Quintanilla Aug 19, 2020
• QAnon: The Alternative Religion That's Coming to Your Church QAnon is more than a political ideology. It’s a spiritual worldview that co-opts many Christian-sounding ideas to promote verifiably false claims about actual human beings. Katelyn Beaty Aug 18, 2020
• Churches across the U.S. Sue over COVID-19 Restrictions Amid the coronavirus, churches across the United States are fighting back against restrictions on religious gatherings. Milton Quintanilla Aug 17, 2020
• 'It Was as If the Holy Spirit Is Saying, Go!': Pastor Says God Told Him to Send Church Staff Home Just before Explosion in Beirut In a recent interview, a Lebanese pastor shared that he believes the Lord prompted him to close his church and send staff members home just before a massive explosion in Beirut that left hundreds dead and... Amanda Casanova Aug 17, 2020
• ‘They Just Want to Shut Us Down’: John MacArthur’s Church Defies Court and Meets Despite having its injunction pulled, John MacArthur’s California church gathered in-doors on Sunday morning to worship together. Michael Foust Aug 17, 2020
• Why Your Organization Should Invest in a Communication Director As COVID-19 continues to change how churches operate, it may be time to consider hiring a communication's director. Holly Tate Aug 14, 2020
• 'Thy Will Be Done': How to Pray for the Church and Our Nation The next opportunity for the church to, as Chuck Colson often said, “be the church,” is to parents and children as the school year starts. “The Church that figures out how to care for kids and parents,”... David Carlson & John Stonestreet Aug 14, 2020
• Are Evangelicals Changing Their Minds about Same-Sex Relationships? A Surprising Way to Follow the Example of Jesus For twenty centuries, orthodox Christians have known that the Bible forbids same-sex sexual relations. (For more, see my website paper, “What does the Bible say about homosexuality?”) However, as we... Jim Denison Aug 14, 2020