California Congregations Vow to Help Neighbors Even as Their Buildings Are Lost to Fires
A synagogue, a mosque, a Catholic parish, and at least 7 Protestant churches are among the buildings destroyed by the wildfires raging in California.
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Andy Stanley Criticizes SBC for Ousting Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church over Female Pastors
Georgia megachurch Pastor Andy Stanley has criticized the Southern Baptist Convention for disfellowshipping Rick Warren s Saddleback Church for having a female teaching pastor, criticizing such as a ...
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Pope Francis Bans Visible Tattoos, Piercings for St. Peter’s Basilica Employees
Pope Francis has banned visible tattoos for employees of St Peter s Basilica in Vatican City years after arguing that body ink could be useful in better understanding the personalities of ...
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Accusations of Schism Flying in Run Up to General Synod
General Synod begins on Friday and it looks as if the "new spirit of generosity and pragmatism" which Bishop Martyn Snow recently identified is going to be in short supply.
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CP giving through June less than 2% off projections | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – After a strong May total, June Cooperative Program totals fell 6.58 percent below budget goals for the month. CP receipts so far this fiscal year are only 1.76 percent below budgeted targets and less than $700 thousand below last year's total through June.
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The Meeting House Megachurch Temporarily Shutters Because It Can’t Get Abuse Insurance
More than two years after former teaching pastor Bruxy Cavey resigned from one of Canada s largest megachurches amid allegations of sexual misconduct, The Meeting House has temporarily paused ...
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Presbyterian Church (USA) Votes to Divest From Israel Bonds
On Monday, the denomination also passed a resolution denouncing Christian Zionism.
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California state convention eliminates six staff positions mid-year | Baptist Press
FRESNO, Calif. (BP)—At the behest of the Executive Board of the California Southern Baptist Convention, Executive Director Pete Ramirez initiated conversations with CSBC staff members in January, explaining the realities of the state’s financial situation. On Monday, June 17, Ramirez announced that six positions were being eliminated, two by voluntary…
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What to the Christian Nationalist is the Fourth of July Sunday?
This issue of A Public Witness takes you inside Sunday’s Independence Day service at an influential megachurch to better understand the heretical danger of Christian Nationalism and its pervasiveness in our churches and culture.
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Conservative Prelate Warns That Excommunicating Viganò Will Lead to Further Division
An outspoken critic of Pope Francis, the Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Astana, Kazakhstan, said that while Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò's public opposition of the pope "is irreverent and disrespectful," the Vatican should think twice before excommunicating him.
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Missouri Church Apologizes for Full-Page Bulletin Encouraging Young Men to Join Militia
A Catholic church in Missouri has issued an apology after its bulletin mistakenly featured an advertisement calling for the formation of a militia The ad, displayed in the June 16 bulletin, urged ...
