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On Monday, a three-judge panel on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court’s decision ordering the state government to pay $272,142.50 in legal fees to plaintiffs regarding COVID-19 restrictions on large worship gatherings in 2020. At the time, plaintiffs T.J. Roberts, Randall Daniel and Sally O’Boyle attended an Easter service at […]
Vandalism seen on one of the walls of Konnarock Baptist Church of Washington County, Virginia, on April 9, 2023. | Screengrab: Facebook/Andrew McClung WCYB A church in rural Virginia was the target of vandalism on Easter Sunday when vandals smashed windows and spray-painted profanity and vulgar images on the exterior and interior of the house […]
Tauren Wells attends the premiere of “The Journey” by Andrea Bocelli, AMC, Timessquare NY, March 23, 2023 | Getty Images for Trinity Broadcasting Network Award-winning Christian artist Tauren Wells and his wife, Lorna, have announced plans to relocate and launch a new church in Georgetown, Texas, next year. “Oh my goodness, I can’t believe I’m […]
A Nebraska church recently paid off over $500,000 of medical debt of 500 families in the local community. According to The Christian Post, First-Plymouth Congregational Church of Lincoln spent the last 14 months collecting the money and raised the total amount by Easter Sunday after receiving donations from 100,000 people, including those not part of […]
A recent report by Barna Research listed the top reasons people question Christianity. Among those who claim to be Christian, practicing or otherwise, the problem of human suffering (23%) topped the list, followed by hypocrisy of religious people (22%) and conflict in the world (19%). Among those who claimed no faith, religious hypocrisy was far and […]
A recent study commissioned by The Wall Street Journal found that the percentage of those who self–report valuing things like “hard work,” “community involvement,” “patriotism,” and “tolerance for others” has tanked in recent years. The only one value that showed a marked increase in the study was “money.” Our changing values reflect a deeply changed worldview and are […]
Grammy-winning Christian artist Chris Tomlin honored the staff and students from The Covenant School during his popular Good Friday concert over the weekend, bringing members of the Covenant community on stage and announcing a fund that will benefit the needs of the Nashville school that was the target of a mass shooting. Tomlin invited […]
The hippie-led “Jesus Revolution” of the 1960s and 1970s launched multiple ministries, sparked a nationwide revival, and eventually became the subject of a major theatrical film. The Jesus Revolution – sometimes called the Jesus Movement – also had a major impact on a young teenager in Kenova, W.Va., named Michael W. Smith. “I’m doing this […]
A former church secretary from Alabama was recently sentenced to nearly 2 years in prison after stealing over $89,000 from her church, using the funds for personal expenses, and gambling it away at casinos. According to a press release from the Department of Justice, 59-year-old Carmen Ramer Davis from Opp was sentenced to 18 months in […]
The Presbyterian Center, a building belonging to Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Louisville, Kentucky. | PCUSA The headquarters for the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States was locked down during the Louisville bank mass shooting Monday that was just two blocks away. Presbyterian Church (USA)’s downtown Louisville headquarters, known as the Presbyterian Center, was […]