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Archivists discovered the oldest known map of the stars under a Christian manuscript

CNN  —  Archivists have uncovered a long-lost historical relic hidden underneath a Christian manuscript: the earliest known map of the stars, according to the Museum of the Bible. A copy of astronomer Hipparchus’ map of the stars was discovered underneath the Syriac text of John Climacus’ “Ladder of Divine Ascent,” a treatise written in around 600 CE, according to a news release from the Washington, DC-based Museum of the Bible. Scholars have long known about Hipparchus’ star catalog because other ancient texts made references…

As Christian nationalism digs in, differing visions surface

WASHINGTON (RNS) — When Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke took the stage at the ReAwaken America Tour in Pennsylvania over the weekend, the throngs who had come out to hear conspiracy theories and inflammatory rhetoric about Democratic candidates instead heard Locke aim some of his sharpest criticism at a surprising target: Pope Francis. “If you trust anybody but Jesus to get you to heaven, you ain’t going,” Locke said, his voice rising. “You say, ‘Well what about the pope?’ He ain’t a pope, he’s a…

Analysis | Nearly half of Americans say they want a ‘Christian nation’

Nearly half of Americans say they want a ‘Christian nation’ Against the backdrop of ever more Republicans espousing far-right “Christian nationalism,” a new poll showing 45% of Americans say the United States should be a “Christian nation” might be eye-popping evidence of a tectonic shift in public attitudes about government and religion. But the Pew Research Center survey in question, which is fascinating, convincingly makes the point that there are many vastly different interpretations of what that expression means, while comfortable majorities want daylight…

Get-rich-quick schemes drained my town’s wealth. At a Christian conference, their legacy lives on

Get-rich-quick schemes drained my town’s wealth. At a Christian conference, their legacy lives on David and Jason Benham, onscreen, emceed the Life Surge conference. Photograph: Josiah Hesse/The Guardian Life Surge, where speakers include Tim Tebow and a Duck Dynasty star, ties together faith and financial planning “As believers, we train ourselves to be valuable to the marketplace,” said the minor-league baseball player-turned-real-estate investor Jason Benham. “How do we use the talents, opportunities, abilities and resources that God has given us so that the Kingdom…

Opinion | How Christian Nationalism Is Taking Root Across the World

These are dangerous times. Elections are, once again, bringing far-right nationalist leaders to power around the world. For decades, representative democracies have allowed for increasing accumulation of wealth at the top and growing precarity for the working classes — a fertile ground for the far right to capitalize on discontent. Far-right leaders are selling popular empowerment based on the discrimination and oppression of “the other”: immigrants, gender dissidents, feminists, religious minorities, left-wing “radicals,” the indigenous and the poor. Meanwhile, mainstream progressive governments have consistently…

More Republicans are identifying as Christian nationalists

Since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, which featured Christian nationalist symbols and groups, Christian nationalism has increasingly shown up in U.S. politics. Doug Mastriano, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, says that the United States is a Christian nation and that church and state are not separate – a core Christian nationalist tenet. Get the full experience.Choose your plan Former president Donald Trump’s disgraced former national security adviser, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, has repeatedly said Christianity is under attack, alongside…

How the economic crisis is transforming the Christian population in Lebanon

A report by the World Bank published in May 2021 said: “The Lebanon financial and economic crisis is likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top three, most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-19th century.” The situation hasn’t gotten any better since then. Locals see themselves living in an economic hell, and emigration seems to be the perfect solution. Out of despair, thousands of passport applications are being submitted daily to the Lebanese General Security departments. Canada, Australia, France, Saudi Arabia, United…

Christian physician assistant sues Michigan Health for being fired after objecting to trans procedures

A Christian woman in Michigan who served 17 years as a physician assistant for Michigan Health filed a lawsuit against her former employer last week after they allegedly terminated her because of her “sincerely held religious beliefs” regarding gender. “I’m heartbroken,” Valerie Kloosterman told Fox News Digital. “I had 17 years that I spent with patients and families, coworkers who sometimes I spent more time with than I did with my own family. And they took that away. They took away the relationships that…

How Michael Flynn goes local to spread Christian nationalism

VENICE, Fla. — It was less than three weeks before the Sarasota County, Florida, school board election when the former White House national security adviser weighed in on the local political race. “These ‘woke’ members need to be defeated in detail this upcoming election,” Michael Flynn posted on Telegram on Aug. 6. “Our children’s lives and futures are at risk when our school boards here in Florida and around the nation shove (critical race theory) and transgender nonsense down their throats.” A few days…

We’re Pa. clergy. Christian nationalism isn’t Christian. This is why | Opinion

Dear Christian siblings in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, We write to you as Christian leaders called by God to serve God’s people and to witness to Jesus’ love and God’s grace in our lives. We place our trust in Jesus, just as you do, knowing that the earth is the Lord’s and that every person is fearfully and wonderfully made in God’s image. We also value our Commonwealth’s long-standing commitment to constitutional democracy and to religious liberty. As Christians, we are concerned about a…

Conservative Muslims join forces with Christian right on Michigan book bans

Conservative Muslims join forces with Christian right on Michigan book bans ‘This has nothing to do with Trump,’ a parent says, as people pressure officials to censor books with LGBTQ+ themes A recent school board meeting at which about 1,000 people gathered in Dearborn, Michigan, to pressure district officials to censor books with LGBTQ+ themes was in most ways similar to hundreds of other recent book ban hearings across the US. Speakers alleged the books “promote mental health issues” and “self harm”, while the…

Christian Mingle Review – Forbes Health

“We recently conducted research that shows us approximately 30% of online daters are open to faith-based online dating,” says Eichmann. “While religion plays an important factor in the dating game for many people, Christian Mingle brings a convenient way for Christian singles to meet, interact and find love,” he adds. “Christian Mingle is a unique dating site that brings together men and women looking for a God-centered relationship. Noticeably, the profiles are filled with information on the person’s faith, upbringing and interests, making it…

Recent survey provides insight on scope and scale of Christian healthcare in Africa

The Christian Health Asset Mapping Consortium (CHAMC) released a data brief revealing there are more than 8,000 Christian health assets in 15 African countries.  The health assets include:  1,167 hospitals 6,497 health centers or clinics 287 community programs 341 health training institutions 39 drug supply organizations How Data Was Collected Data was collected through two efforts. First, IMA World Health partnered with the Africa Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP) to engage 11 Christian Health Associations (CHA) in a COVID response effort from March 2020…

Christians excluded from Australian sports? Bishops raise alarm after exec resigns

According to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald, Essendon president David Barham asked Thorburn to choose between being CEO and his chairmanship of the church. Thorburn chose his church. After his resignation, Thorburn said, “It became clear to me that my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” In a statement published Wednesday, Archbishop Peter Comensoli of Melbourne said, “This situation sends a chilling message to ordinary faith believers, ……

Mikhail Gorbachev’s death revives unfounded rumors of Christian conversion

Gorbachev, the former head of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, clearly rejected these reports. “Over the last few days some media have been disseminating fantasies — I can’t use any other word — about my secret Catholicism, citing my visit to the Sacro Convento friary, where the remains of St. Francis of Assisi lie,” he told the Russian news service Interfax. “To sum up and avoid any misunderstandings, let me say that I have been and remain an atheist.” He said he…

Christian Radio Reacts to Ukraine Restrictions on Russian Language

A new language law in Ukraine has complicated ministry to Russian-speaking citizens. Comparing restrictions to the Soviet era, one Christian broadcaster is relocating to Budapest, Hungary. “I don’t want our staff busted on the air for reading the Bible in Russian,” said Dan Johnson, president of Christian Radio for Russia, which operates New Life Radio (NLR) from Odessa on Ukraine’s Black Sea coast. “We were expecting bombs to wreck our radio operations, but it turned out to be this law.” Last month, Russian missiles…

A Christian cell phone company plans to take over Texas school boards

Patriot Mobile, a North Texas-based cell phone service reseller that markets itself as “America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider” was the driving financial force behind the election of 11 new school board members in four suburban North Texas districts. Driving the news: Patriot Mobile helped elect the majority of members in Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, which recently passed a controversial new set of conservative policies dubbed “Don’t Say Trans.” Why it matters: The policies, which include prohibitions on teachers discussing anything related to critical race theory…

Christian school refuses to change long-held policy excluding sexual behavior despite alleged death threats

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A private Christian school in Florida is not backing down from a long-held policy that students not partake in sexual behavior outside of marriage despite alleged death threats against school leaders and accusations that the school is targeting gay and transgender students. “If I backed down from something like this, I’m abandoning what God has said is the truth. I …. kind of rack my brain to like, ‘How is this hard for people to understand?…

When will their churches condemn the Christian nationalism of MAGA politicians?

(RNS) — “He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars.” This is a helpful and handy adage from the poet William Blake. It’s also a deeply moral summons to particularity in the doing of attempted good, a call to specificity. Go granular or go home, he might say, because “Generalized Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite. And flatterer.” Generalization, in politics and religion, might work in accruing cred, coin, clicks and book sales, but particularity is where…

Is America a Christian Nation?

5 min. And Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” – Mark 12:17 Just before his crucifixion, Jesus bade farewell to his disciples, telling them, “My joy I leave with you.” (John 15:11) There was something different about the early Christians—a tranquility and certainty that was apparent to the outsider. One of the earliest observations made by a nonbeliever was, “See how these Christians love one another.”   The early Christians not…

My favorite Christian author has died

(RNS) — “You have a favorite Christian author? Really?” Sure. If my Christian colleagues can admire the likes of Martin Buber, Abraham Joshua Heschel, David Hartman and Eugene Borowitz — which they do — I can have my own list of favorite Christian authors. Each one has taught me and inspired me and moved me. I include in that list: That is just a short list. As the sages put it: “Who is wise? The one who learns from all people.” But, no one…

Hillsborough County private Christian school asks gay, transgender students to leave

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A mother is opening up about her decision to remove her lesbian daughter from a private Christian school with a policy that gay students are not welcome and “would be asked to leave immediately.” “She was scared she was gonna open her mouth and expose herself, right but she’s not scared anymore,” said the mom, who asked to conceal her identity for fear of harassment. NBC News first obtained an email from the Grace Christian School administrator in June…

Florida Christian school says it will only refer to students by ‘biological gender,’ asks gay and transgender students to leave

A religious school in Florida says it will only refer to students by their sex assigned at birth, while pupils who are gay, transgender or gender nonconforming “will be asked to leave the school immediately.” NBC News obtained an email from the Grace Christian School in Valrico, about 20 miles east of Tampa, sent before the beginning of the school year by Administrator Barry McKeen. The subject line of the email reads: “Important School Policy Point of Emphasis. … Please Read.” The June 6…

Died: Frederick Buechner, Popular Christian ‘Writer’s Writer’ and ‘Minister’s Minister’

Frederick Buechner was asked on numerous occasions how he would sum up everything he had preached and written in both his fiction and nonfiction. The answer, he said, was simply this: “Listen to your life.” That theme was constant across more than six decades in his career as a “writer’s writer” and “minister’s minister” — an ordained evangelist in the Presbyterian Church (USA) who inspired Christians across conservative and progressive divides with his books and sermons. Buechner died peacefully in his sleep on Monday…

Juan Williams: The GOP’s sad embrace of Christian nationalism

Look at these quotes with alarm. “We need to be the party of nationalism and I’m a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists.” That is Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) calling for today’s GOP to insist its members be evangelical Christians or get out.  Here’s a second quote hammering the same religious intolerance.  “I’m tired of this separation of church and state junk – that’s not in the Constitution.”  That is Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) insisting Congress and the government follow only Christian evangelical church teaching.  Her words stand in…

Republicans keep mostly mum on calls to make GOP ‘party of Christian nationalism’

WASHINGTON (RNS) — U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has spent much of the summer calling on her fellow Republicans to become the “party of Christian nationalism,” even selling T-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “Proud Christian nationalist.” Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference’s meeting in Texas Aug. 5, she said the Christian nationalism label is nothing to be “ashamed” of and encouraged other members of her party to “lean in to biblical principles.” Two other Republican politicians have disputed the principle of…

Openly Christian STRYPER Frontman MICHAEL SWEET: ‘We’re Definitely Living In The End Times’

In a new interview with “The Chuck Shute Podcast”, Michael Sweet of openly Christian hard rockers STRYPER discussed the inspiration for the title and artwork for the band’s upcoming studio album, “The Final Battle”, which is due in October via Frontiers Music Srl. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “The story behind the title and the artwork is the battle of Armageddon, which is ultimately the final battle, biblically speaking. And that’s really what we’re referring to, for the most part.” Asked if he…

Germany denies refuge to Christian convert from Iran

In a statement released August 11, Lidia Rieder, Legal Officer at ADF International, warned that Iran was one of the most dangerous places in the world for Christians. She said: “No one should be persecuted for their faith. Iran is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Christians, and converts are particularly at risk. In the last year, religious persecution has greatly worsened. So-called “religious deviants” can be given prison sentences, national security charges are continuously used to target religious minorities.…

‘Hamilton’ Team Protests After Church Production Adds Christian Themes

Lawyers for the creators of “Hamilton,” the record-setting musical that remains a worldwide draw seven years after its Broadway debut, protested after a Texas church put on an unauthorized production this weekend. Church performers changed some lyrics and introduced Christian themes that were not part of the original. A pastor at The Door McAllen, a nondenominational Christian church in McAllen, Texas, near the Mexican border, claimed on Sunday that “the Hamilton team” had given the church a license to perform its version of the…

Politicians embrace Christian nationalism. What is that ideology?

Politicians are increasingly promoting Christian nationalism, the idea that America was founded as a Christian nation, by Christians, and that all its laws and institutions are based on Christianity Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has cited the ideology several times in recent weeks. It comes as conservatives are more often calling for less separation between church and state. The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment is most frequently cited on the need for that separation. On numerous recent occasions, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene described herself as…

Rejecting Christian Nationalism Is What Jesus Would Do

In 1915, the Ku Klux Klan found revival at Stone Mountain in Georgia in a ceremony that included a U.S. flag and a Holy Bible placed on an altar before a burning cross. More than a century later, today’s generation of white supremacists are following in their political ancestors’ footsteps, explicitly and proudly embracing the label of “Christian nationalist.” Some are even going so far as to sell merch, with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) hawking “exclusive” shirts emblazoned with “Proud Christian Nationalist.” Even…

Washington state probes Christian university’s anti-LGBTQ employment policy

A private Christian university in Seattle is being investigated by the state of Washington over an anti-LGBTQ hiring policy that has prompted months of campus turmoil.  State Attorney General Bob Ferguson released a statement Friday confirming his office sent a letter to Seattle Pacific University in early June seeking information regarding its alleged discrimination against LGBTQ staff members through its “employee lifestyle expectations” policy. The policy requires staffers to refrain from “cohabitation, extramarital sexual activity and same-sex sexual activity,” and those who violate it face…

Christian org responds after Dems demand IRS probe into its tax-exempt status: Trying to ‘silence Christians’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The Family Research Council (FRC), a Washington, D.C.,-based Christian non-profit, defended itself Tuesday after Democratic lawmakers called for a federal probe into its tax status. Forty House Democrats — led by Reps. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., and Jared Huffman, D-Calif. — penned a letter Monday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig, expressing their concern regarding FRC’s tax status. The lawmakers referenced a ProPublica report from July which…

What the history of ‘Judeo-Christian’ can teach us about fighting Christian nationalism

This article was originally published on Robert P. Jones’s Substack newsletter, #WhiteTooLong. Read more at robertpjones.substack.com. (RNS) — The hearings conducted by the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol have highlighted the powerful role that white Christian nationalism played in the attack. “This is nothing less than an epic struggle for the future of our country. Between dark and light,” said Trump ally Roger Stone, firing up a crowd of pro-Trump protesters the day before the insurrection,…

Christian Nationalism Drove These People Out of Their Churches

Pastor Ron Tucker took the stage one weekend in early July at Grace Church in the St. Louis suburb of Maryland Heights to deliver a sermon on Romans.   In the first 15 minutes, Tucker railed about antifa, Black Lives Matter, critical race theory, feminism, gun laws, abortion, protesters disrupting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s dinner at a D.C. steakhouse, and promoted the baseless claim that the Capitol riot was a hoax.  Advertisement “Their woke ideology is separating people into groups and taking our nation…

Orthodox Christian church kicks off national conference in Baltimore

A jurisdiction of one of Christianity’s oldest churches will hold its national convention in Baltimore this week, marking the second time this month that a prominent Christian faith tradition has held its most important regular gathering in the city. The Orthodox Church in America — one of the largest jurisdictions of the Eastern Orthodox church in the United States — kicks off its “All-American Council” on Monday at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor. Advertisement More than a thousand officials, bishops, clergy members and parishioners…

Church-run schools? Advocate favors state-sponsored Christian education

At the Idaho Republican Party convention this week, a lobbyist argued for more Christian control in childhood education, the Idaho Capital Sun reports. Blaine Conzatti, president of Idaho Family Policy Center, was a featured speaker at the convention and advocated for a Christian approach to government on several social issues and church-run public schools in front of a classroom of convention attendees. Conzatti argued that public schools in the early U.S. were administered by local churches and he’d “like to see that again. But…

UN rights chief denounces Christian-Muslim violence in Ethiopia

Michelle Bachelet calls on authorities to conduct independent investigations into the deadly religious violence. The UN human rights chief has voiced alarm at recent deadly clashes between Muslims and Orthodox Christians in Ethiopia and called on authorities to investigate and bring perpetrators to justice. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Saturday that she was “deeply distressed” by the violence that erupted late last month in northern Ethiopia, reportedly killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 100 others.…

‘It was shocking’: Pastor of Capital Christian Center responds to accusations against former teacher

The contents of this story may be disturbing to readers SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — Hog-tied, gagged, undressed: Those are some of the things that five now-men say happened to them in the 1980s while they were students at Capital Christian School. “This lawsuit is about five boys who were sexually assaulted by their teacher. This is a case about an institution that failed these five kids,” attorney Brian Williams said. Scott Sorgea, Darren Sorgea, Dan Schumacher, Robbe Taylor, and Kevin Williams filed a lawsuit…

Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse Christian flag

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that the city of Boston violated the Constitution when it refused to let a local organization fly a Christian flag in front of city hall. While the case had religious overtones, the decision was fundamentally about free speech rights. The court said the city created a public forum, open to all comers, when it allowed organizations to use a flagpole in front of City Hall for commemorative events. Denying the same treatment for the Christian flag was a violation…

Grace Christian Academy taking ‘disciplinary steps’ after video shows student in KKK outfit, yelling racial slur

Grace Christian Academy said they were “made aware of a tweet” that circulated on Wednesday and said they were “taking appropriate disciplinary steps.” KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Grace Christian Academy responded after a video shared on social media Wednesday showed a student wearing a white hood commonly associated with the Ku Klux Klan while shouting a racial slur. The video starts with one person unfolding a metal chair that shows Grace Christian Academy’s logo, with ambient music playing in the background, along with another person’s…

Complaint alleges abuse, cover-up at Capital Christian School

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) — A lawsuit filed in April alleges a former teacher at Capital Christian School abused several students in the 1980s and that nothing was done to protect them. Capital Christian School, Capital Christian Center and former teacher David Arnold are named in the complaint, along with several unnamed defendants. The complaint lists five men as the plaintiffs: David “Scott” Sorgea, Darren Sorgea, Dan Schumacher, Robbe Taylor and Kevin Williams. It also lists damages for negligence, negligent supervision and retention, negligence per se,…

Supreme Court says Boston was wrong to refuse Christian flag

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that the city of Boston violated the Constitution when it refused to let a local organization fly a Christian flag in front of city hall. While the case had religious overtones, the decision was fundamentally about free speech rights. The court said the city created a public forum, open to all comers, when it allowed organizations to use a flagpole in front of City Hall for commemorative events. Denying the same treatment for the Christian flag was a violation…

She told her Christian college she was raped. Then she was banned from campus

Simon, who as an attorney has handled Title IX cases for more than a decade, said the off-campus carveout implemented by the Trump administration “gives cover to schools that want to sweep sexual assault under the rug, as was done to Mara.”Louk majored in modern music at Visible, a small school with two buildings in downtown Memphis that enrolls just over 100 students. She focused on songwriting and hoped to start a career as a singer-songwriter. On Nov. 2, 2021, a male classmate, who…

We can’t overlook the danger posed by Christian nationalists

There has been too little attention given to the unsettling role Christian nationalism played in the attack on the U.S. Capitol. A recent Religion News Service report quotes Amanda Tyler, who heads the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, saying Christian nationalism was used to “bolster, justify and intensify the January 6 attack on the Capitol.” The report noted that at least one person carried a banner that read, “Proud American Christian.” Chuck Ardo The violence and mayhem of the Donald-Trump-inspired insurrection was front-page…

Opinion | The GOP is no longer a party. It’s a movement to impose White Christian nationalism

Placeholder while article actions load People might be confused about how a Republican Party that once worried about government overreach now seeks to control medical care for transgender children and retaliate against a corporation for objecting to a bill targeting LGBTQ students. And why is it that the most ambitious Republicans are spending more time battling nonexistent critical race theory in schools than on health care or inflation? Sign up for a weekly roundup of thought-provoking ideas and debatesArrowRight To explain this, one must…

A ‘Christian’ nation beset by false witness

It’s in the Bible. In fact, it’s one of the Ten Commandments: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” (See Exodus 20:16.) There’s more: Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices.” (See Colossians 3:9.) It gets worse: “But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murderers, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is…

Christian pastor ripped by Omar for singing on plane says his ‘focus’ wasn’t ‘political’

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The pastor of the Christian group that went viral when Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., criticized them for singing worship songs on a plane ride back from helping Ukrainian refugees said the controversy he sparked was unintentional. Jack Jensz Jr., an Australian-born pastor whose Philadelphia-based Kingdom Realm Ministries joined other church groups earlier this month in offering humanitarian aid to Ukrainians, posted a TikTok video of the plane incident on April 9. He told The Christian Post…

Orthodox Easter: How Russia’s war in Ukraine divided the Eastern Orthodox Church

Placeholder while article actions load The United Nations Secretary-General called this week for an Easter truce between Russia and Ukraine. Orthodox Christians in both countries observe Easter on Sunday. But as the fighting continued to rage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow on Thursday of rejecting the U.N. proposal. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine.ArrowRight Russia’s invasion has roiled global markets, revived the NATO alliance and triggered war crimes investigations. It has also…

Israeli restrictions on ‘Holy Fire’ ignite Christian outrage

JERUSALEM — Christians celebrated their “Holy Fire” ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on Saturday against a backdrop of rising tensions with Israel, which imposed new restrictions on attendance this year that it said were needed for safety. Israel says it wants to prevent another disaster after a crowd stampede at a packed Jewish holy site last year left 45 people dead. Christian leaders say there’s no need to alter a ceremony that has been held for centuries. In the…

The slow-moving rift in evangelical Christian higher education

(RNS) — Quietly over the past few years, conservative Christian colleges have reemerged as a fault line in evangelicalism’s ongoing process of defining itself against the broader culture and policing its own boundaries. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell decision, which legalized same-sex marriage in all 50 states, seemed to muffle what had been a flashpoint among evangelicals, who returned to defeating abortion and championing religious liberty at the ballot box and in their advocacy. Candidates who ran in the 2016 Republican presidential primaries…

Michigan Democrat calls on “straight, white, Christian, married, suburban mom[s]” to fight

A Michigan state senator blasted her Republican colleague in a viral speech for accusing her of wanting to “groom and sexualize kindergarteners.” State Sen. Mallory McMorrow, a Democrat, took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to castigate Sen. Lana Theis, who apparently alleged in a recent fundraising email that McMorrow that supports child abuse.  “I didn’t expect to wake up yesterday to the news that [Theis] had, overnight, accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an email fundraising for herself,” McMorrow…

Patriarch Kirill: The Christian nationalism behind Putin’s war

Placeholder while article actions load You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas, and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday. Are you on Telegram? Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates on Russia’s war in Ukraine.ArrowRight In October 2015, Russia’s newly launched military intervention in defense of embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad received a clerical blessing. Patriarch Kirill, the powerful leader of the Russian Orthodox…

Ilhan Omar is right about the Christian singing on a plane video

In theory, the U.S. has separation of church and state. In practice, public displays of Christianity are generally treated as wholesome, quintessential Americana. Non-Christian religions in the public sphere, in contrast, are often treated as curiosities at best and threats at worst. Religious minorities are told — implicitly or explicitly — that they aren’t entirely American and that America isn’t for them. Non-Christian religions in the public sphere, in contrast, are often treated as curiosities at best and threats at worst. Americans got a small reminder…

Plane passengers ‘take over’ flight to sing Christian songs

‘I would have opened the emergency exit’: Christian pastor ‘takes over’ flight mid-air to sing songs to passengers…and not everyone on board seems impressed Jack Jensz Jr has faced social media backlash after posting the video online  He said his group were ‘taking this flight over for Jesus’ as they sang on the plane Users online sparked debate about whether beliefs were ‘pushed’ on others  By Elmira Tanatarova For Mailonline Published: 12:28 EDT, 17 April 2022 | Updated: 13:15 EDT, 17 April 2022 <link…

To fight climate despair, this Christian ecologist says science isn’t enough – The Washington Post

Placeholder while article actions load MADISON, Wis. — When he was a little boy roaming the forests and marshes of Illinois, Rick Lindroth adored catching frogs and climbing trees. His dream came true when he became a full-time scientist, paid to make observations in nature. Even when he’s not on officially on the job, with binoculars dangling from his neck, he will effortlessly spot a bald eagle’s nest from his fly-fishing stream in Big Spring valley. 10 steps you can take to lower your…

Mark Wilson column: Pagan or Christian eternity?

Next Friday (April 22), over a billion people around the world will commemorate Earth Day. It is the third most widely celebrated secular holiday after New Year’s and International Workers’ Days. Should churches also join (or lead) in promoting reverent care for God’s wondrous creation? A surprising reason that more won’t is because today’s Christians often hold pagan rather than biblical beliefs concerning eternity. In the 17th and 18th Century Age of Enlightenment, aspects of Greek philosophy became so integrated into Christianity that it…

Donald Trump and a Good Friday warning against far-right Christian nationalism

Good Friday is a day when Christians remember Jesus Christ’s death on the cross — his execution upon an instrument of state torture. It is also a powerful reminder of how dangerous it is for society when authoritarian politicians and corrupt religious leaders conspire for power and dominion. Good Friday’s warning resonates deeply even now, nearly 2,000 years after Jesus’ death. That’s because the relationship between the religious authorities of Christ’s time and the brutal Roman governor who ordered his execution, Pontius Pilate, is…

How 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant helped spawn Florida’s LGBTQ culture war

At a public hearing in Dade County, Florida, parents were enraged. The nation, they said, was in peril and children were at risk. A recent ordinance had granted gay people housing and employment protections, and that meant teachers couldn’t be fired because of their sexuality. Florida classrooms quickly became a battleground, and opponents of the ordinance said the state’s support of civil rights for homosexuals was infringing on their rights as parents.  Action had to be taken, and a campaign to limit the legal…

Christian school proposed for closed Reading church

READING — A Christian school seeking to open in a large former church is scheduled to make a proposal before the city Zoning Hearing Board Wednesday night. Arrows Christian Academy bought the former St. Mark’s Evangelical and Reformed Church at 211 W. Greenwich St. for $250,000 on Dec. 8, according to city property transfer records. The new school would have eight classrooms, two offices, an auditorium, library and playground, with a commercial kitchen that would be used as a cafeteria. The church also has…

Christian school leader who taped students’ mouths shut says kids chose punishment over suspension

A Louisiana Christian school headmaster, a pastor and former “Survivor” contestant who was arrested last week after he taped students’ mouths shut as a form of discipline, is defending his actions, claiming the pupils were bullying their teacher. John Raymond, 60, headmaster of Lakeside Christian Academy in Slidell, was arrested Thursday on three counts of cruelty to juveniles, the Slidell Police Department said in a news release. A police investigation found that on March 18, Raymond used a roll of packing tape to tape…

Christian MP goes on trial in Finland for calling homosexuality a disorder

HELSINKI, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A Finnish Christian democrat MP and former minister of the interior went on trial on Monday for agitation against gay people over comments in which she described homosexuality as a developmental disorder and a sin. In the unprecedented case over freedom of speech, the Helsinki district court must also decide whether citing the Bible can be considered a crime in some cases in Finland. Paivi Rasanen, a medical doctor and MP for a small Christian-democratic party since 1995, called…

Christian forum asks bishops in India to take stand against rising anti-Christian violence

The Forum of Religious for Justice and Peace, a group of Catholic clergy and laity in India, wrote a letter to Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Mumbai urging bishops to attend to the increasing attacks by far-right Hindu nationalist groups against Indian Christians, according to Crux Now. The letter pinpointed seven well-planned attacks against Christian institutions across India on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day alone, which contributed to the 486 incidents of violence against Christians in India in 2021, which made it the “most violent…

Tennessee Jewish couple sues state after Christian adoption agency denies them services

Tennessee Jewish couple sues state after Christian adoption agency denies them services Lawsuit claims employee from state-funded program informed couple they would not serve them ‘because of their Jewish faith’ Tennessee’s Republican governor, Bill Lee, who is Christian, called defending religious beliefs ‘very important’. Photograph: Troy Stolt/AP A Jewish couple from Tennessee has filed a lawsuit against the state’s Department of Children’s Services after a state-funded Christian program denied them foster care services for religious reasons. According to the lawsuit filed on Wednesday, Elizabeth…

A Christian-led caucus ‘protecting’ Jewish values? No thanks

Right-wing evangelical Christians like to pretend they speak for Jewish people. This is not, to put it mildly, generally in the interest of Jews. It isn’t in the interest of a healthy democracy, either. The latest example of the appropriation of Jewish identity is the congressional “Caucus for the Advancement of Torah Values.” It is led by Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska and conservative Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas. Neither of these men is Jewish. None of the other members of the…

Supreme Court to review Boston’s refusal to fly a Christian flag at City Hall

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether the city of Boston was wrong when it refused to let an organization fly a Christian flag in front of City Hall. The case invites the court to decide whether the flagpole conveys a government message or whether it’s a forum open to all comers. Boston says the flagpole is an expression of the city’s views, and therefore letting the Christian flag fly would amount to an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. But Boston’s…

Marcus Lamb, a Christian Broadcaster and Vaccine Skeptic, Dies of Covid

Marcus Lamb, a Christian broadcaster in Dallas who had been dismissive of Covid-19 vaccinations, died on Tuesday after contracting the coronavirus, his family said. Mr. Lamb, 64, who frequently suggested on his Christian television network that people pray instead of getting inoculated, had to be rushed to the hospital when his oxygen levels dropped “all of a sudden” after he contracted the virus, his wife, Joni Lamb, said on the network on Nov. 18. Mr. Lamb’s wife and son confirmed his death on Tuesday…

US Christian right group wages culture war with books, cartoon and nature doc

US Christian right group wages culture war with books, cartoon and nature doc The leaders of Idaho’s Christ Church are making concerted efforts to enter mainstream amid complicated financial arrangements Christ Church members and guests sing in protest of a city public-health order intentionally not wearing masks outside City Hall in Moscow, Idaho, last year. Photograph: Geoff Crimmins/AP Christ Church members and guests sing in protest of a city public-health order intentionally not wearing masks outside City Hall in Moscow, Idaho, last year. Photograph:…

Christian groups furious at Blinken for removing Nigeria from religious violence list

Christian groups, a U.S. government panel and former senior U.S. diplomats are furious over Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s decision to take Nigeria off a list of countries accused of engaging in or tolerating religious persecution. Blinken’s decision was revealed last week just before he visited Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and one where Muslim-Christian tensions have long flared. State Department officials gave no reason for the move other than saying Blinken, upon the advice of various department sections, decided Nigeria didn’t meet the…

Haitian gang releases 2 Christian missionaries held hostage, 15 still being held

A Christian missionary group announced that two of its 17 missionaries have been released after being held hostage by a Haitian gang. Christian Aid Missionaries, which is based in Ohio, made the announcement on Sunday but did not provide further information about the individuals released. HAITI ABDUCTIONS: US MISSIONARY GROUP SAYS CHRISTIANS MUST ‘OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD’ Christian Aid Ministries in Berlin, Ohio, is seen here on Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.  (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar) “We have learned that two of the hostages in…

Some US Christian schools believe religious freedom means they can fire gay teachers

Some US Christian schools believe religious freedom means they can fire gay teachers Gay educators and their allies – including students and the ACLU – are fighting back ‘They said parents pay a lot of money to go to Valor, just so their kids don’t have to mentored by someone who is gay,’ Inoke Tonga recalls. Photograph: AP ‘They said parents pay a lot of money to go to Valor, just so their kids don’t have to mentored by someone who is gay,’ Inoke…

Christian Florist Settles Legal Battle With Same-Sex Couple

A florist in Washington state who was in an eight-year legal battle that reached the US Supreme Court will retire after settling with the same-sex couple whose wedding job she refused. Barronelle Stutzman of Richland, Washington, announced the settlement Thursday, saying she has paid $5,000 to Robert Ingersoll, The Tri-City Herald reported. She said Jesus “walked with me every step of the way” through her legal journey and also wished Ingersoll, who had been her customer at Arlene’s Flowers for almost a decade, “the…

The Christian Peacemaker Who Left a Trail of Trauma

A leading Christian conciliator who was involved in handling abuse allegations and training at Ravi Zacharias International Ministries (RZIM), Mars Hill Church, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), and dozens of other churches and ministries over the past 15 years, has been found unfit for counseling, coaching, or conciliation. Judy Dabler founded two popular organizations for Christians needing a third party to help navigate conflict and broken relationships: Live at Peace Ministries (LAPM) and Creative Conciliation. She also taught more than 10,000 people how to…

His Reasons for Opposing Trump Were Biblical. Now a Top Christian Editor Is Out

The chief executive of God’s World Publications, World’s nonprofit parent, Kevin Martin, played down Mr. Olasky’s resignation, noting that the editor had previously said he’d be departing next summer anyway. He said he admired Mr. Olasky and his definition of biblical objectivity, and “we are not going to diverge from that, by God’s grace.” “I don’t see in any way that we are becoming more partisan or more Trumpy,” Mr. Martin said. And its founder, Joel Belz, told me he believed Mr. Olasky’s departure…

In birdwatching, Christian ‘ornitheoligists’ see God’s hand

It is early morning in the Great Smoky Mountains. Kevin Burrell is half asleep and wrapped tightly in his sleeping bag. Before surrendering his warm cocoon to the chilly morning air, he hears the call of a hermit thrush just above his tent, coaxing him to stay in bed for just a few seconds longer. The flutelike tune stops but is promptly followed by the quick chirps of a northern cardinal and the cheerful song of a tufted titmouse. Burrell, with the skill of…

The Christian case for Biden’s plan to raise taxes on America’s rich

Jesus taught that “it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” His words came to mind as I watched Jeff Bezos board his private spaceship in July. It seems easier today for a billionaire to launch himself into space than for Congress to increase taxes on rich people. This isn’t just good policy or good politics, it’s also good Christian ethics. Thankfully, Congress is now considering…

Christian author Josh McDowell steps away from ministry after comments about Black, minority families

(RNS) — A best-selling Christian author and speaker denounced the idea of systemic racism at a national gathering of Christian counselors, saying Black Americans and other minorities were not raised to value hard work or education. Josh McDowell, best known for his book “Evidence that Demands a Verdict” and other books defending the Christian faith, gave a speech Saturday (Sept. 18) at a meeting of the American Association of Christian Counselors. The talk, entitled “The Five Greatest Global Epidemics,” identified a series of threats…

Redeemed Christian in Albany celebrates beautiful new sanctuary

Abiola and Lanre Peters, pastors who are married to each other, celebrated last Saturday moving their rapidly growing congregation of 250 into a beautiful, historic Albany church building – a gift from their mother church in Lagos, Nigeria. Abiola Peters said the brick and stone building at 475 State St. is more than 150 years old with a sanctuary lined with richly colored stained glass windows and a soaring arched ceiling. “We started with three members in 2003 and now we have 250,” she…

Athens Christian School founder to be remembered as a ‘gracious’ servant

Buhl Cummings, a Pennsylvania farmboy and World War II veteran who founded Athens Christian School more than 50 years ago, died Wednesday evening at his home in Athens after a brief illness. Cummings, who was surrounded by his family when he died, was 93. He was preceded in death by his wife Lois, who died in August of 2020. He was remembered as a community leader, visionary, missionary, educator and coach who had a profound influence on many families in and around the Athens…

Christian leaders slam Lutheran denomination’s transgender bishop: a ‘revolt’ against God

Christian leaders condemned the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America for its decision to install its first openly transgender bishop, calling the move a “subversion of the creation order” and proof that some mainline Protestant denominations have abandoned Christianity altogether. The ELCA installed its first openly transgender bishop, the Rev. Megan Rohrer, in a service at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral on Saturday, the Associated Press reported. Rohrer will lead one of the church’s 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada.…

Christian Leaders Call For Action On Climate Change

Enlarge this image Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Portal Welby and Archbishop of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at a meeting of prayer in the Basilica of St. Francis on Sept. 20, 2016. Vatican pool photo/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Vatican pool photo/Getty Images The leaders of three prominent Christian denominations have issued an unprecedented joint statement calling on people of all faiths to take action to halt the devastating impacts of climate change. The statement from Pope Francis, Archbishop of Canterbury…

World’s top 3 Christian leaders call for ‘meaningful sacrifices’ to combat climate change

From left: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in 2016. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images) The leaders of the three largest Christian churches issued a joint statement Tuesday calling on the world to address the growing threat of climate change. The first-ever joint address by Pope Francis, the archbishop of Canterbury and the spiritual leader of the Orthodox Church asked fellow Christians to pray in the run-up to November’s United…

What is a Christian at the very root?

Luke Wartgow | Carson Valley Bible Church As a pastor, I’m often asked various questions that deal with acts of living life in this world as a Christian. They are important questions and I’m happy to try and answer them. However, I don’t believe that Christians think through what it means to be a Christian enough and see that it is often the best place to start. It is one thing to think about what your identity leads to, but it must be grounded…

The martyr who may rise again: Christian right’s faith in Trump not shaken

Young alligators swam in the water or lazed on artificial rocks as a waterfall cascaded nearby. “Alligators are found primarily in freshwater and swamps and marches,” noted a nearby sign. “… Alligators are opportunistic feeders.” The “Gator Springs” exhibit greeted religious conservatives this week as they made their way through the vast atrium of the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, to regroup after Republicans’ loss of power in 2020 and test early contenders for the presidential nomination in 2024. After…

Christian college’s 1st out, queer student body president sparks a reckoning

Claire Murashima did not go to college expecting to change her institution, a Christian university founded 145 years ago. She also did not intend to come out, and she certainly didn’t plan to make history with her election as student body president. But she did. Calvin University is a private Christian college in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with about 3,800 students. It’s associated with the Christian Reformed Church, a Protestant denomination. The church’s position on homosexuality is that while LGBTQ members are to be given…

Christian diet guru and church founder Gwen Shamblin Lara among 7 presumed dead in plane crash

The Cessna 501 was carrying seven people when it crashed late Saturday morning into Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, a community near Nashville, shortly after taking off from the Smyrna airport, officials have said. On board were Lara; her husband, William J. Lara; her son-in-law, Brandon Hannah; and married couples Jennifer and David Martin, and Jessica and Jonathan Walters, a spokesperson for the Rutherford County government said in a news release. All seven aboard are presumed to have died, officials have said. The National…

Judge rules against Christian college in lawsuit claiming Biden rule would ‘place males in girls’ dorms’

A federal judge has ruled against a Christian college in Missouri arguing that a Biden administration rule would require the school to open women’s dorm rooms and showers to biological males. The College of the Ozarks sued the administration in April, arguing that a federal directive “requires private religious colleges to place biological males into female dormitories and to assign them as females’ roommates,” which goes against the school’s rules prohibiting male students from female dorms and vise-versa. ‘TEEN VOGUE’ CLAIMS US UNIVERSITIES ‘RIGHT…

A conservative Christian book ignites debate over reparations and faith itself

Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: reparationsproject.com, Getty Images (2) A pair of Christian ministers have provoked a debate inside conservative white evangelical Christianity with a new book about reparations to African Americans for the injustices of slavery and systemic racism. And one of their primary points is that they don’t think the place to start is with logistical questions such as who would get reparations — and who would pay for them. “People are saying, ‘Well, how are we even going to do reparations?’…

Evangelical Christian denomination behind proposed $200 million development in Columbus suburb

A Christian organization is planning a $200 million development and headquarters in Reynoldsburg that one city official says will make the suburb a destination. “It’s a huge catalyst for the city as a whole,” said Andrew Bowsher, development director for the city of Reynoldsburg. Collaborating for a cause:National technology partnership to help Columbus churches come together to better the city He sees the proposed development — envisioned as a mix of retail, restaurants, a hotel, an event center, green space and apartments — as something…

ISIS Executes Christian Businessman Kidnapped in Egypt’s Sinai

The Islamic State has claimed another Christian victim. And Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church has won another martyr. “We are telling our kids that their grandfather is now a saint in the highest places of heaven,” stated Peter Salama of his 62-year-old father, Nabil Habashi Salama, executed by the ISIS affiliate in north Sinai. “We are so joyful for him.” The Salamas are known as one of the oldest Coptic families in Bir al-Abd on the Mediterranean coast of the Sinai Peninsula. Nabil was a…

‘Depressing on many levels’: Oregon Historical Society, First Christian Church vandalized for second time

Police declared a riot Friday night once a crowd started smashing windows throughout downtown Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. — Businesses and a church picked up the pieces Saturday after a violent night in downtown Portland. A group of about 100 people gathered at Salmon Street Springs and ended up at the downtown Justice Center. Police said the group was peaceful. They did not require police contact and dispersed on their own. A separate group of about 100 people gathered at Director Park and started marching…

Yoga can leave you injured, psychotic and a Hindu, Christian groups claim

Jeremy Gray, a state lawmaker in Alabama, has been practicing yoga for years, initially as a workout after college football matches and later as a means of instilling in himself the virtues of focus and patience. Now the Democrat from Opelika needs all the patience he can get as he seeks to overturn a 28-year yoga ban in Alabama public schools. The ban, believed to be the only statewide prohibition of its sort in America, is proving to be tougher to scrub from the…

As French Senate Tightens Church Controls, Christian Advocates Avoid Fear

On Monday night, the French Senate passed an anti-terrorism law that has greatly concerned church leaders. Now called the Law to Uphold Republican Principles and the Fight Against Separatism, the bill—approved by a 208–109 vote, with 27 abstentions—intends to combat the Islamist radicalism that has incited numerous attacks on French soil in recent years. However, the Macron administration’s desire to make France safer has put the nation’s deeply rooted freedom of religion in the crosshairs. “The wind has changed in France,” said Clément Diedrichs,…

Black Millennials and Gen Z Becoming More Cynical Toward Christians

Black Americans of all ages are more Christian than the rest of the country, but leaders say it’s getting harder for younger generations—who are frustrated with racial injustice in the church and are increasingly influenced by secular voices—to keep the faith. The gap between the beliefs of parents and grandparents and their kids is wider in the black community than the country as a whole, according to new data released today by Barna Group. Around two-thirds of black millennials and Gen Z identify as…

Islamic State Seeks Revival in Christian Countries

KAMPALA, Uganda—Islamic State was collapsing in Iraq and Syria, but from the jungles of Eastern Congo a jihadist appeared on YouTube to declare that the so-called caliphate was regrouping in Central Africa. “I call on all Muslims in the world to join us in Congo,” said the man, who identified himself as an Arab and sported an oversize machine gun and bandoleer, flanked by a small group of ragtag fighters under a dense forest canopy. “I swear by God this is the abode of…

Olatunji Saheed and Toyin Saheed’s newly released “How To Grow Mature In Your Christian Lifestyle” is an eye-opening guide on how to live life with God in control

MEADVILLE, Pa., April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — “How To Grow Mature In Your Christian Lifestyle”: a comprehensive read that discusses Christianity’s basic pillars and the tenets of the Christian identity. By laying these down, readers are subsequently ushered into their appropriate application as desired by God. “How To Grow Mature In Your Christian Lifestyle” is the creation of published author Olatunji Saheed and his daughter, Toyin Saheed. Both are Christians passionate about teaching fellow believers to live life fully under the guidance of the…

LGBTQ students at Christian colleges face more harassment, survey finds

Veronica Bonifacio Penales, a sophomore at Baylor University, a Baptist college in Waco, Texas, said she can be out as queer on campus, but that doesn’t mean she feels supported. Students cannot face disciplinary action or lose financial aid for identifying as LGBTQ, according to the Baylor website, but Penales, 20, said she’s faced harassment, including Post-it notes with homophobic messages placed on her dorm room door. “They say they have preventive measures in place but nothing gets done,” she said of Baylor’s policies…

Archaeologists Discover Traces of Early Christian Community in Egypt

Excavations in Egypt’s Western Desert have unearthed the ruins of an early Christian monastic site, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). Highlights of the discovery include three churches and a set of monks’ cells, or living quarters. Per a statement from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, a joint French-Norwegian team found the basalt and mudbrick structures at Tel Ganub Qasr Al-‘Aguz in the Bahariya Oasis, some 230 miles southwest of Cairo. Some of the buildings were carved directly into the bedrock. Ancient Egyptians occupied the…

Christian leaders wrestle with Atlanta shooting suspect’s Southern Baptist ties

“There’s nothing that I’m aware of at Crabapple that would give approval to this,” Cottrell said in an interview, referring to the shootings. “I’m assuming it’s as shocking and numbing to them as it has been to me.” Cottrell said he viewed a 2018 video of Long describing his conversion to the Christian faith at around 8 years old, when he was baptized. Cottrell considered him a “typical teenager” growing up in the suburbs of Atlanta. “It’s not unusual for young men to be…

EL James’s FREED: Fifty Shades Freed as Told by Christian To Be Published June 1, 2021

CHICAGO, March 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — E L James, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the global blockbuster Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy (150 million copies sold worldwide) will release her newest novel, FREED, the highly anticipated conclusion to her Fifty Shades Trilogy as Told by Christian, on June 1, 2021. The announcement was made today by Dominique Raccah, Publisher and CEO of Sourcebooks. The book has been edited by Anne Messitte, who has worked closely with James since the earliest days of the…