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By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Thursday, December 14, 2023 Hopkins and Goode star in “Freud’s Last Session” | Sony Pictures When studying to bring C.S. Lewis to the big screen in the film adaptation of “Freud’s Last Session,” actor Matthew Goode found the famed apologist’s books to be a key resource in understanding his […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Thursday, December 14, 2023 Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes, Minnesota. | (Photo: Facebook/Eagle Brook Church, Lino Lakes) A Minnesota city council has rejected a proposed satellite campus for one of the state’s largest multisite megachurches, citing concerns over traffic and potential plans for affordable housing developments. Eagle Brook […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Getty Images Nearly a quarter of Americans view themselves as “spiritual but not religious,” according to findings from a new poll. This comes as organized religion continues to lose influence in American life. The Pew Research Center released a survey examining “Spirituality Among Americans” last […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Wednesday, December 13, 2023 The mugshot of Rui Jiang, a 35-year-old man who was arrested on September 24, 2023, after trying to bring weapons to a church that he had made threats against online. | Facebook/Prince William County Police Department A man who allegedly tried to attack a church […]
At least 141 people were baptized in a single day earlier this month at a South Carolina megachurch, while dozens made professions of faith. The mass baptism took place Sunday, Dec. 3, at Upstate Church, a 7,000-member congregation with six campuses. According to The Christian Post, 86 people had made the decision to be baptized […]
Videos have gone viral of Hamas terrorists who have been arrested by the IDF in Gaza, surrendering and laying down their weapons in their underwear. While it is simply essential operational practice to have terrorists strip to be sure they are not hiding weapons or wearing a bomb/suicide belt, multiple Israeli leaders have expressed regret […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Sunday, December 10, 2023 Jarrett Booker, 37, the former youth pastor at Nashua Baptist Church in Nashua, N.H., took his own life on Nov. 27, 2023. | YouTube/The Average Fat Biker Two weeks after Jarrett Booker, a New Hampshire youth pastor, died by suicide following allegations of child sexual […]
Israel accused the United Nations on Monday of failing to respond adequately to accounts that Hamas carried out widespread sexual violence against women when it attacked Israel on October 7. According to Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, “Sadly, the very international bodies that are supposedly the defenders of all women showed that […]
By Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post Contributor Saturday, December 09, 2023 Michael Hodges, son of the church’s founding Pastor Chris Hodges, wins on “Wheel of Fortune.” | Screenshot/YouTub/Wheel of Fortune Alabama’s largest megachurch, Church of the Highlands, recently celebrated a unique achievement. Michael Hodges, son of the church’s founding Pastor Chris Hodges, emerged victorious on the […]
By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Friday, December 08, 2023 Roberto Machado Noa/Getty Images An appeals court panel has ruled against a New York law that prohibits the carrying of firearms into houses of worship, upholding a lower court decision that blocked the law from taking effect. On Friday, a three-judge panel of the United […]