Progressive National Baptist Young People See Signs of Welcome but Seek Less Judgment
‘I feel like also seasoned adults complain about what we're wearing,’ said one teen about her historically Black denomination.
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UK must ‘take a lead’ on ‘compassionate’ treatment of refugees, says Archbishop
The Archbishop of Canterbury called for a "compassionate" asylum system in the House of Lords on Friday as he warned that the government's Rwanda plan was "a mistake".
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Archaeologists Find 7th Century Necklace That May Have Adorned Early Female Christian Leader
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient gold, gemstone necklace at a burial site in England that is believed to have once adorned the neck of an affluent, Christian female leader who walked the ...
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Archaeologists find 7th-century necklace that may have adorned early female Christian leader
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient gold, gemstone necklace at a burial site in England that is believed to have once adorned the neck of an affluent, Christian female leader who walked the ...
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With Race in Mind, Christians Reconsider Language of Dark and Light at Advent
The conversation about Advent imagery of dark and light — and how readily it can be associated with skin color — is one many Christians are having years into a racial reckoning for both the church and the country, sparked by the murders of George Floyd and other Black people in 2020.
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Rob Munro Named as Next Bishop of Ebbsfleet
Rob Munro has been announced today by Downing Street as the next Bishop of Ebbsfleet, a role that gives him oversight of complementarian evangelical parishes within the Church of England.
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FIRST-PERSON: Who, What and Why | Baptist Press
EL CAJON, Calif. (BP) – I read about the pastor of a prairie church who one year directed the children’s program on the Sunday night before Christmas. The pastor was especially excited about the final scene of the production in which four children would give recitations using letters they held…
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Some Churches Leave UMC Through Formal Process; Others Are Suing
Across the country, United Methodist churches are voting to leave the denomination by following an exit plan approved by its leaders more than three years ago. But in Florida and North Carolina, some churches have decided to sue United Methodist regional bodies. The denomination is undergoing a wholesale splinter after decades of rancorous debate over the ordination and marriage of LGBTQ members.
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Churches Join ‘The Chosen’ Season 3 Bandwagon – The Christian Chronicle
Robin Vick said he came late to “The Chosen” phenomenon. Vick, an evangelist for the Roosevelt Drive Church of Christ in Jacksonville, N.C., had heard of the streaming TV show […]
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‘Fundamentally unfair’: Episcopal Bishop’s Election Challenged for the Second Time
A clergyman who was elected to a bishop position within the Episcopal Diocese of Florida is having his election challenged for the second time this year
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Invasion of the Flying Drummer Angels
Does it take a big pageant to put the melody of the greatest story in our hearts? We won’t explore this question with three spirits, but we will try three acts. In this issue of A Public Witness, we’ll take you on a visit to big megachurch shows of Christmases past. Then we ponder in the present what it means to give our best to Jesus before offering a vision of what future celebrations could look like.
