Episcopal Seminary Cancels 5-hour Crying Performance after Backlash
An Episcopal Church seminary has canceled an event that would have featured a performer weeping for five hours The decision came in response to extensive social media backlash
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Report names worst religious persecutors globally | Baptist Press
Nigeria – a nation the U.S. Department of State has failed to designate as a Country of Particular Concern – is among the worst persecutors of Christians, an international religious freedom watchdog group reported.
FIRST-PERSON: Is it best to fund missionaries independently or cooperatively? | Baptist Press
All Christians share in the call of Acts 1:8 to evangelize their city, state, nation and world while churches employ diverse strategies to support missionaries in each of these fields.
California pastor Roger Spradlin leaves broad legacy in SBC | Baptist Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (BP) – Roger Spradlin, a California pastor influential in Southern Baptist doctrinal beliefs and practice, died Sunday (Nov. 5). He was 68. The cause of death was inoperable bile duct cancer diagnosed in October 2022, longtime co-senior pastor Phil Neighbors told Baptist Press. Spradlin had been co-senior pastor…
Vineyard Report Warns of Alleged 'culture of manipulation,' Self Idolization under Alan Scott
Causeway Coast Vineyard church in Northern Ireland has released an investigation report into spiritual and leadership abuse allegations against former paster Alan Scott, highlighting accusations of ...
Dozens of Church of England bishops want to allow clergy same-sex civil marriages
More than 40 Church of England bishops and senior church figures have expressed their desire to see an end to the denomination s ban on same-sex marriage among clergy
Changes to terrorism and extremism laws could harm religious freedom in UK
Christians "need to be wary" as the government weighs up changing legislation on terrorism and extremism. The warning from The Christian Institute follows reports in The Telegraph that Whitehall is working on a new official definition of extremism amid a rise in anti-Jewish hate, and separate reports that Home Office officials are considering expanding the legal defintion of terrorism.
'Rid Its Borders of Christianity': Azerbajian Lands on List of Worst Christian Persecutors
The predominantly Muslim nation of Azerbaijan has landed on a persecution advocacy group s list of the worst countries for Christian persecution over its policies toward neighboring Armenia
Renowned Glass Artist and the Making of a Gigantic Church Window Featured in New Film
In 2015, Tim Carey was appointed lead artist for a stained-glass window more than 90 feet long and nearly 40 feet high for the largest United Methodist congregation in the U.S.
Pastor Quits Congregation of 100 to Minister to Millions on YouTube
Gavin Ortlund, the senior pastor of the 100-member First Baptist Church of Ojai in Ojai, California, says he is quitting the pastorate to do full-time ministry through his Truth Unites channel on ...
