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Southern Baptist Convention presidential candidate Mike Stone says “one of the first things” he would do if elected SBC president is appoint a new sex abuse task force. According to ChurchLeader.com, Stone said the new task force would be “more biblical” than the current Abuse Reform Implementation Task Force. The new task force, he added, […]
Pastor Rick Warren says the church he founded will appeal its disfellowshipping by the Southern Baptist Convention over the issue of female pastors. Warren on Tuesday told ChurchLeaders.com that Saddleback Church will appeal to messengers at the SBC annual meeting in New Orleans the February decision by the SBC’s Executive Committee to oust the congregation. […]
Emergency vehicles line the entrance to the Allen Premium Outlets where a shooting took place on May 6, 2023, in Allen, Texas. According to reports, a shooter opened fire at the outlet mall, injuring at least nine people who were taken to local hospitals. The police have confirmed there were fatalities but have not specified […]
The U.S. State Department said in its annual report released this week that religious persecution has risen in nearly 200 countries. CBN News Senior Reporter Gary Lane, who extensively reports on Christian persecution around the world, said he believes the violence will continue until people begin to ask how they can help. “The key is, […]
An Asian man who fatally shot one person and injured five more at a California-based Taiwanese American church last year faces 98 charges. According to the United States Department of Justice, David Chou, the 69-year-old Chinese American who opened fire on people inside Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church last May, is facing federal hate crime charges, […]
The wife of theologian and best-selling author Tim Keller is requesting prayers amid complications from his cancer treatment. “Tim is out of the hospital and recovering at home after complications from his treatment. Please continue to pray during this slow recovery,” Kathy Keller tweeted on Saturday on her husband’s Twitter account, The Christian Post reports. […]
REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni Actress Gwyneth Paltrow admitted during a recent podcast interview that she wasn’t prepared for how much her children’s school in Los Angles, California, taught preteens about sex. The Hollywood star and founder of the newsletter Goop, which also sells beauty products and sex toys, said during a May 3 interview with host Alex Cooper on […]
Award-winning Christian hip-hop artist Kevin “KB” Burgess says in a new book that the church must distinguish between patriotism and nationalism if it is to properly represent God’s will on Earth. A three-time Dove Award winner, KB says in his new book Dangerous Jesus (Tyndale) that the Bible permits patriotism but forbids nationalism. He said […]
iStock/fizkes While some think of yoga as a form of exercise or a way to clear the mind, others view it as a “demonic door” that opens its practitioners to and oppression. For former psychic-turned-Christian Jenn Nizza, yoga was once a ritualistic exercise she purposely used to connect to evil spirits. After leaving the occult and […]
Reading the Bible, praying, and having a strong Christian faith can positively impact mental and physical health, according to a new report from Grey Matter Research and Infinity Concepts. According to the report “Faith and Wellness: Evangelical Insights on Healing and Physicians,” 99 percent of evangelical Protestants agreed that praying, reading the Bible and having […]