Singing Protests Gain Momentum as Non-Violent but Emotionally Stirring Rebukes to ICE
'We're going to sing and sing and try to touch the hearts of the ICE agents,' said the Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, senior pastor at Middle Church in New York.
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Pediatricians Group Rejects “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors
ACPeds published a statement citing several studies that connect transgenderism to mental health issues and suicidality.
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On Super Bowl Broadcast, ‘He Gets Us’ Ads Featuring Jesus Stand Out for Change-of-Pace Message
Critics have noted the campaign’s welcoming and progressive messages seem at odds with some of its Christian funders, who have also supported anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion causes.
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Court Documents Identify Houston Megachurch Shooter and Say AR-Style Rifle Was Used in Attack
Lakewood is regularly attended by 45,000 people weekly, making it the third-largest megachurch in the U.S.
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Reluctant Pastor’s Son to Most-Viewed Preacher: Shooting Puts New Spotlight on Joel Osteen
Osteen follows a thread of evangelical Christianity called the Prosperity Gospel, which believes that following God brings rewards to followers who devote themselves to him.
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Judge Asks for Lakewood Church Shooting to Be Investigated as Possible Hate Crime
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo wants investigators to examine whether the shooting at Joel Osteen s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday is a hate crime because it happened during a service for ...
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Church Maintains Innocence of Pastor Charged with Defrauding Man with Disabilities of over $27K
A Tennessee church is steadfastly maintaining the innocence of a pastor accused of defrauding a man with mental disabilities out of more than 27,000 and taking control of more than 366,000 of the man ...
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Church, marriage and income linked to levels of happiness
A recent Gallup poll indicates that less than half of Americans are "very satisfied" with their personal lives — a near-record low — though the most satisfied are those who are religious, married and upper-income.
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Woman shot dead after opening fire at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church
The woman, believed to be in her thirties, was accompanied by a child when she entered the church shortly before a Spanish-language service in the afternoon.
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Aaron Ivey, pastor and husband of podcaster Jamie Ivey, accused of ‘indecent’ texts with men | Baptist Press
(RNS) — The Austin Stone Church, a multicampus evangelical church in Austin, Texas, announced on Sunday (Feb. 11) that it had dismissed its head worship pastor after discovering he had engaged in “inappropriate and explicit ongoing text messages with an adult male,” according to a statement from the church’s elders.
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Women killed after she opened fire at Lakewood Church in Houston | Baptist Press
HOUSTON (AP) — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun Sunday inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas, sending worshippers rushing to find safety while two off-duty officers confronted and killed the shooter. Two other people were shot and injured, including a 5-year-old boy who…
