Teen Charged for Causing $300K in Damage at Virginia Megachurch
A teenager has been charged with inflicting approximately 300,000 in damages to a large nondenominational worship center in Virginia
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Show Me Christian Nationalism?
This issue of A Public Witness looks at a state gubernatorial campaign that demonstrates how Christian Nationalism is being normalized and adopted in politics today.
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Liberty University Faces Civil Rights Lawsuit after Firing Trans-Identified Employee
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia and the legal group Butler Curwood have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Liberty University on behalf of a trans-identified former employee
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Wisconsin pastor cleared of abuse charges | Baptist Press
MADISON, Wisc. (BP) – A Circuit Court jury cleared former Wisconsin pastor Robert Stine of sexual abuse charges on July 17. He faced two counts of sexual abuse against a minor.
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Interfaith Protest Confronts Christians United for Israel Summit
For nearly three days in and around Washington, D.C., an interfaith coalition challenged the pro-Israel messaging of pastor John Hagee and CUFI.
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Relitigating the Bible in Public Schools
This issue of A Public Witness looks at the creation of the law that eventually led to the Supreme Court’s case on the Bible in schools to determine what it teaches us about the Christian Nationalistic motivations behind efforts today to put the Bible back in classrooms.
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‘Oh my God’: Jill Biden Lauds Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony Despite Mockery of Christianity
First lady Jill Biden has praised the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Paris, France, even though the day s events included sexually suggestive performances that took direct swipes at
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Pro-Life Activist Seeks to Appeal Prison Sentence for Blockading Abortion Clinic
A pro-life activist who has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for blockading a New York City abortion clinic is seeking to raise money so she can appeal the decision
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Small network of Mongolian churches draws 450 to conference | Baptist Press
VASHON ISLAND, Wash. – “Now all Mongolians know a church exists here in Seattle.” These words by Ankbayar Jigjid, pastor of Eternal Joy Mongolian Christian Church in Seattle, as translated by his wife Badnaa Onkh for Baptist Press, describe one effect of the late June annual meeting of the North…
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Three members of beloved gospel group die in plane crash
The Nelons, a popular family gospel group, has been struck by tragedy after the death of three of its members in a plane crash.
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Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University reach settlement agreement
Liberty University and its former chancellor, Jerry Falwell Jr , have agreed to a settlement, ending litigation that stemmed from when Falwell was ousted as leader of the prominent Virginia-based
