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The news broke this morning that freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers have reached a tentative agreement to avoid a strike. Following all-night talks, the agreement now heads to union members for a ratification vote. While the vote is tallied, workers have agreed that they will not strike. Why […]
Carl Lentz speaks at Hillsong Church NYC in this photo dated January 2020. | Facebook/Hillsong Church NYC Nearly two years after a sex and leadership scandal that led to his firing from Hillsong Church NYC, Carl Lentz has “humbled” himself, taken responsibility and is getting ready to tell his story after a long season of […]
During a press conference at Capitol Hill on Tuesday, South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a bill that would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy nationwide. The bill, titled the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, is the first pro-life legislation to be introduced at the federal level since the Supreme […]
Acclaimed rap artist Eminem topped the Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart for the first time in his nearly 30-year career after recently releasing a song praising Jesus Christ. Eminem, whose full name is Marshall Mathers III, was featured on a remix of “Use This Gospel,” a gospel song originally performed by Kanye West on his […]
Former Independent Counsel Ken Starr answers questions during a discussion held at the American Enterprise Institute on September 18, 2018, in Washington, D.C. | Getty Images/Win McNamee Ken Starr, a former judge and independent counsel behind the 1990s impeachment proceedings against former President Bill Clinton, who also served as the president of Baylor University, has […]
Carl Lentz, the former pastor of Hillsong NYC, broke his silence for the first time since he was fired from Hillsong in November 2020 and confessed that he had been involved in an extramarital affair. On Wednesday, Lentz wrote his first post on social media since November 2020. In the post, he opened up about […]
The percentage of Americans who consider themselves Christian may fall from 64 percent to under 50 percent by 2070 if current trends continue, according to a new Pew Research Center report. The percentage of people who describe themselves as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular” may also top 40 percent, the report found. The report, […]
David Emmanuel Goatley, a Black church theologian and missions leader, has been named the next president of the California-based Fuller Theological Seminary, the largest Protestant interdenominational seminary in the nation. Goatley is leaving his research professorship and associate deanship at Duke Divinity School to assume his new role at FTS in January 2023. Not only […]
Over 7,000 people gathered for the annual Sing! Conference at the Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee, last week. The 4-day conference – which ran from September 4 to 7 – was hosted by modern hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty, an Irish duo best known for songs such as “In Christ Alone” and “He Will […]
Brent Leatherwood has been selected as the new president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, according to an announcement. Noting that he was “honored and humbled” to be selected as the ERLC’s next president, Leatherwood highlighted that “True leadership begins as service.” He added, “That has been the heart I have brought each day […]