Connecticut Minister Facing Animal Cruelty Charges, Put on Administrative Leave
An Episcopal Church minister based in Connecticut is facing charges that she engaged in acts of animal cruelty, which may have led to the deaths of three dogs
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On difficult Mother’s Day, daughter will seek solace at gravesite | Baptist Press
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (BP) – Sarah Smith was married and starting a family when she began to discern her relationship with her own mother was lacking something.
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LEGAL DIGEST: Sills refiles suit in Tennessee; California churches’ religious liberty upheld | Baptist Press
David Sills files suit in Tennessee against Jennifer Lyell, Lifeway, the SBC, others; California courts protect four churches’ religious liberty concerns in insurance cases.
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Man indicted on 98 charges including hate crimes for 2022 shooting at Taiwanese church in California | Baptist Press
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding five others at a Southern California church luncheon last year has been charged with dozens of federal hate crimes in connection with the attack, which investigators said was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan.
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Texas AG Investigating Alleged ‘experimental’ Trans Sex-Change Procedures at Children’s Hospital
A Texas children s hospital is under investigation for allegedly performing what prosecutors are calling experimental sex reassignment procedures on children
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Wisconsin Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $30K from Congregation
A woman who stole around 30,000 from a church in Wisconsin pleaded guilty to theft and will serve four days in the House of Correction and pay a fine to the church she stole from
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Spiritual Squabbles in Statehouses
This issue of A Public Witness looks at recent faith squabbles in statehouses and how this could impact Christian Nationalistic legislative efforts in a Capitol near you.
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COVID-19 Health Emergency Is Ending but Faith-Based Vaccine Clinics Continue
Over the last few years, African American congregations have provided outsized action on getting people tested and vaccinated.
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Texas Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools
‘I worry that this bill will lead to Christian nationalists infiltrating our public schools and indoctrinating our students,’ said Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat and Presbyterian seminarian.
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Florida College to Be First in State to Offer Exam Rooted in Classical, Christian Values
A public university in Florida will allow students to submit test scores from a college entrance exam that is said to be more rooted in Western classical and Christian traditions as an alternative to ...
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PETA Sells Vegan-Friendly AI Bible Rewrite Where Abraham Skips Sacrificing Isaac, Befriends a Lamb Instead
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA is selling an AI-crafted rewrite of the Bible that aligns the book of Genesis with the group s animal rights messaging
