Okla. Pastor Recovering from Stab Wounds after Woman Wielding Dagger Attacks Church Service
An Oklahoma pastor is recovering from stab wounds after an altercation at his church last week
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‘Largest Satanic Gathering in History’: SatanCon Targets Another City That Didn’t Allow Their Invocation
The Satanic Temple (TST) is advertising its second convention to be held in Boston, Massachusetts this spring as the "largest Satanic gathering in history."
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‘Team Damar’: God, Faith, and Prayer Become the Focus After Hamlin’s Heart Attack on the Field
Seconds after Damar Hamlin collapsed from cardiac arrest Monday night, the field fell silent. Moments later, his teammates gathered together to pray for his recovery, and millions around the world flooded social media asking God to intervene.
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Claiming the Capitol in God’s Name
As the second anniversary of the insurrection arrives later this week, we are still grappling with what happened that day. So in this issue of A Public Witness, Brian Kaylor looks at the efforts of activists to baptize their political movement and what this teaches us about claiming God’s name.
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‘Emotional Roller Coaster’: Delays in Effort to Shut Down Agape Dishearten Former Students
The delays are just the latest frustration for former students who have publicly accused the school of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. The school, which has been subject to intense social media pressure from activists and at least 20 lawsuits, remains open and has vehemently denied allegations of wrongdoing.
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School District Can Bar Trans Students from Using Opposite-Sex Bathrooms, 11th Circuit Rules
A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida school district s policy that prevented a trans-identified student from using bathrooms based on gender identity rather than biological sex
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Fixing a Broken System: Is Ending Cash Bail the Answer?
Cash bail is used as a guarantee that a defendant will return to court for hearings or trial. While there are growing calls to reform the system some say it pits the need for safety against the rights of the poor.
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Open Doors US becomes Global Christian Relief
Open Doors USA, part of the international organisation supporting the worldwide persecuted Church, has announced a name change to Global Christian Relief.
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FIRST-PERSON: 4 social media shifts the church should know about | Baptist Press
NASHVILLE (BP) – The internet is changing again. And that is bad news for the churches that are already lagging behind on social media platforms. But it also creates an opportunity to leapfrog the era that is going by the wayside and start engaging a medium that has drastically influenced…
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Franklin Graham Decries ‘anti-God agendas,’ Socialism in New Year’s Facebook Post: ‘They’ll get worse’
As the world rings in a new year, a prominent voice in the faith community warned that the world is imploding and the state of affairs will get worse before it gets better
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Man in Prison for Murdering His Parents Identifies as Female under Maine’s Gender ID Policy
A man sentenced to 40 years in prison for murdering his parents and stabbing his dog to death has claimed a trans identity and is now listed as a female by the Maine Department of Corrections
