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  Why Caring for Children Has Always Been a Priority of the Church Nineteenth century India was a particularly brutal place for girls. Women were considered inferior to men and were not allowed to be educated or employed. Child marriage was a fairly common practice. Though... John Stonestreet and Glenn Sunshine Jul 19, 2023
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  J.D. Greear Supports National African American Fellowships' Challenge of SBC's Ban on Woman Pastors Pastor and Former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear, has expressed his support for the National African American Fellowship's challenge to a recent vote at the SBC's Annual Meeting to... Milton Quintanilla Jul 14, 2023
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  Severe Weather Is the Top Reason Churchgoers Skip Services A new study from Lifeway Research found that there are six main reasons why Americans who attend a religious service at a Protestant or non-denominational church at least monthly will skip a worship service. Amanda Casanova Jul 13, 2023
• Few Worship Leaders Refrain from Choosing Bethel, Hillsong Church Songs, despite Controversies Despite scandals and controversy surrounding the Australia-based Hillsong Church and the California-based Bethel Church, worship leaders still choose to sing songs from the two megachurches. Amanda Casanova Jul 12, 2023
• Less Than 1/3 of Americans Have Confidence in Organized Religion, Public Schools According to a new Gallup survey, less than a third of Americans have confidence in the Church or organized religion, while only a quarter have confidence in public schools. Milton Quintanilla Jul 11, 2023
• Archbishop of York Says Including 'Our Father' in the Lord's Prayer May Be 'Problematic' The Archbishop of York says that the opening words of the Lord’s Prayer may be “problematic” because of their patriarchal association. Amanda Casanova Jul 10, 2023
• Police Investigating Possible Hate Crime after Wooden Crosses Are Burned Outside Church Local authorities are investigating a possible hate crime at a church in Sylmar, California after three wooden crosses were set on fire. Milton Quintanilla Jul 07, 2023
• More Than 4,000 Churches Have Left the UMC This Year, New Data Finds More than 4,000 congregations have left the United Methodist Church this year over disagreements about the body’s stance on LGBT issues, according to new data that also shows one-fifth of churches have left... Michael Foust Jul 07, 2023
• Anna Duggar's Father Makes Controversial Remarks about Slavery during Sermon A Texas church has issued an apology after an in-law of the Duggars of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting made controversial comments about slavery during a guest sermon last month.During a June 25 Sunday School... Milton Quintanilla Jul 07, 2023
• United Church of Christ Elects First Woman President The United Church of Christ has elected its first woman president. Amanda Casanova Jul 06, 2023
• Greg Locke Deletes Viral Content from Social Media, Touts Meekness over Meanness Global Vision Bible Church senior pastor Greg Locke told his congregation in a recent sermon that he spent three to four days deleting viral content from his Facebook page. Amanda Casanova Jul 06, 2023
• T.D. Jakes Appoints His Daughter, Son-in-Law as Assistant Pastors of The Potter's House Bishop T.D. Jakes has appointed his daughter and son-in-law as the first-ever assistant pastors of the Dallas-based megachurch, The Potter's House. Milton Quintanilla Jul 05, 2023