Amid ICE Killings, More Than 100 Clergy from across the US Stage Protest at Delaney Hall
'I am sick and tired of waking up every morning to see another loved one is dead,' said Charlene Walker, head of Faith in New Jersey.
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Two Episcopal Bishops Say Clergy May Have to Put ‘Bodies on the Line’ to Resist ICE
‘I’ve asked (clergy) to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written,’ said the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire.
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Evangelical Churches in Honduras Call For Respect For the Constitution and a Peaceful Presidential Transition
The Evangelical Fellowship of Honduras and the Association of Pastors of Tegucigalpa issued a statement expressing deep concern over the country’s institutional situation and calling for respect for the Constitution of the Republic, the declaration of election results by the National Electoral Council (CNE), and an orderly and peaceful transition of government.
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FIRST-PERSON: Pastoring when your church members go before the Supreme Court | Baptist Press
On Jan. 14, the Supreme Court heard the oral arguments in West Virginia v. B.P.J, a case regarding transgendered students in sports. The case traces back to an incident concerning Becky Pepper-Jackson (B.P.J.), a biologically male student allowed to change in the girls’ locker room. At the same time, one…
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Iran is ripe for change but the outcome remains uncertain
Will the unprecedented current protests in Iran be terminal for the Islamic theocracy which has been in place since 1979? Social scientific insight seems to suggest not, but they've been wrong before. In spite of some key indicators that suggest the Iranian rule will continue, the triggers to regime collapse are mysterious.
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Evangelistic Festival of Hope to Come to Ushuaia, Southernmost City Known as ‘the end of the world’
More than 3,000 kilometers from Buenos Aires, at the southern tip of Latin America, the city of Ushuaia—considered the southernmost city in the world and nicknamed "the end of the world"—is preparing for a large-scale spiritual event that has generated anticipation for revival among local churches and across the province of Tierra del Fuego.
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Homeland Security Cuts Down Wait Times for Religious Worker Visas
Loading the Audio Player... The Trump administration will give priests, nuns, rabbis, and other religious workers a reduced wait time when applying for a religious worker visa, th...
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Army Special Forces background comes in handy for Ohio church planter | Baptist Press
BRUNSWICK, Ohio – Buck Wilford grew up in an Assembly of God church and accepted Christ at age 14. Soon, he sensed a call to ministry. But it would be almost 25 years before he pastored a church, and he would travel the world in the meantime. He would say…
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Renee Good Was a Martyr for Her Faith, Like MLK, Say Presbyterians
The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness, part of the Presbyterian Church (USA), says Good is part of ‘a sacred lineage of faithful witnesses who have risked and lost their lives in defense of human dignity.’
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Work from love not for love because our value is secure in Jesus
In the world of athletics, the pressure to prove is relentless. The message is loud and clear: prove your value. Earn your worth. But, what would it look like if we competed, coached, and lived not for love, but from love?
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Missing Christian girl in Nigeria held by Islamic police, sources say
A Muslim police force in Kano state, Nigeria is holding a 15-year-old Christian girl missing since Dec. 1 amid fears that she may be forcefully converted to Islam, sources said.
