Judge Rules Americans United Can’t Intervene in ‘Johnson Amendment’ Case
Defenders of the IRS political campaign activity ban hope to block a proposed legal settlement that would allow churches to make partisan statements during worship services.
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Putting God on the School Board
In this issue of A Public Witness, we offer a review for the test about the cultural and political forces targeting public education. Then we open up a new chapter about how Christians have added to this political polarization before answering the essay question about the consequences of such politicking.
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Judge Blocks HHS Attempt to Force Abortions at Texas Hospitals
A U.S. District Court judge in Texas has blocked an HHS attempt to force Texas hospitals to perform abortions.
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Former Alabama church secretary pleads guilty to embezzling $209K
The former financial secretary of an Alabama congregation has confessed to embezzling approximately 209,000 from the church over a period of several years
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‘I Answer to God’: Pastor at FL Christian School Stands Firm on Anti-LGBT Policy, Despite Death Threats
A private Christian school in Florida has come under national scrutiny for its long-held policy on biblical sexuality. But its lead pastor and administrator says the school will not change its policy nor "cower" to public pressure because he "answers to God."
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Elder Convicted of Killing Wife Attended Church of Pastor Who Cursed Congregation for Movado Watch
Robert Harris, a former church elder who was charged with killing his wife after less than two years of marriage, has been convicted of first-degree murder
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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Faces Backlash, Critics Worry About ‘Reckless’ Inflation Impact
The controversy over President Biden's college student loan debt forgiveness is still swirling a day after he announced his plan to cancel some of that debt for millions of Americans.
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Forgive Us Our Debts – RELEVANT
Should the federal government be the forgiveness business? That seems to be the question following President Joe Biden's announcement that he will be
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Uvalde School Board Fires Police Chief After Mass Shooting
The Uvalde school district fired police chief Pete Arredondo on Wednesday under mounting pressure in the grieving Texas town to punish officers over letting a gunman at Robb Elementary School remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than an hour with an AR-15 style rifle as 19 children and two teachers were killed.
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30 years later, Southern Baptists recall Hurricane Andrew as disaster relief turning point | Baptist Press
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) – Mickey Caison and his team of South Carolina Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers were exhausted when they pulled into First Baptist Church of Homestead, Fla., on the evening of Aug. 25, 1992, just one day after Hurricane Andrew barreled into South Florida with winds of around 141…
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Are Yelp’s Warning Labels on Pregnancy Centers Meant to ‘scare women away’ from Receiving Help?
The notice reads: “This is a Crisis Pregnancy Center. Crisis Pregnancy Centers typically provide limited medical services and may not have licensed medical professionals onsite.”
