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The Decatur County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana celebrated the baptisms of some 40 incarcerated men and women just before the New Year. “What a great way to celebrate Christmas and a New Year!” a Facebook post from the department read. “DCDC Chaplain Dave Burnett, along with REC members, baptized nearly 40 men and women after […]
Brendan Fraser attends the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on January 15, 2023, in Los Angeles, California. | Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Actor Brendan Fraser, who recently made a comeback with his stellar performance in “The Whale,” used his acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards to encourage anyone struggling to find […]
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images A Catholic diocese in Iowa has released standards for its schools that ban, among other things, the use of chosen pronouns by students confused about their sex and prohibits boys from entering girls’ locker rooms or bathrooms. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Des Moines released official guidance last week […]
A Byzantine church dating back to the 6th century was uncovered in the Jericho area of the West Bank, the Civil Administration’s Archaeological Unit announced Wednesday. According to The Times of Israel, the church is about 250 square meters large, which would have made the ancient building one of the largest places for Christian worship […]
Unsplash/Jon Tyson Activists in Idaho are continuing their push to repeal or amend laws that protect parents from prosecution when they allow their children to die from preventable illnesses by denying them medical care and relying exclusively on prayer and spiritual healing. Last Wednesday, a panel discussion organized by The Campaign To Protect Idaho Kids, […]
A woman places flowers at a memorial in memory of the victims killed in the shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, November 7, 2017. | Reuters/Jonathan Bachman Less than a year after U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez ruled that the government must pay $230 million to the survivors of the 2017 […]
A video has gone viral showing security guards at the Mall of America telling a man wearing a shirt that says, “Jesus is the only way” to remove his t-shirt or leave the mall. According to ChurchLeaders.com, in the video, a security guard at the Minnesota mall tells the man that people are offended by […]
Getty Images When it comes to resolving conflicts, Christians say they’re most influenced by their family members, according to a research poll released by the Barna Group. The study, released earlier this month, found that over half of Christians (57%) say their family members have the strongest influence on how they’ve learned to resolve conflict. […]
Crosspoint Christian Church sits damaged after a string of a tornado touched ground in Selma, Alabama, on Jan. 12, 2023. | YouYube/Fox Weather A congregation in Selma, Alabama, praised God and their hero daycare staff on Sunday for saving the lives of some 70 children in their care as deadly tornadoes swept through parts of […]
Geese fly over the the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on August 20, 2013. The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the march on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. | Reuters/Kevin Lamarque Monday marks […]