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Trump administration to ease restrictions on federal funding for Christian colleges
The U.S. Department of Education has reportedly announced its plan to scrap several rules and regulations, including restrictions related to federal funding for religiously-affiliated schools.
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More than four-fifths of churchgoers believe Biblical command of tithing still applies today
A new study conducted by LifeWay Research has found that more than four-fifths of American churchgoers believe that tithing is a Biblical command that is still applicable to the church today.
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TEC presiding bishop Michael Curry named as Royal wedding preacher
Michael Curry, primate of the US Episcopal Church (TEC), has been named as the preacher at the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next week.
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Austin bomber allegedly used gay dating app Grindr despite opposition to homosexuality
The findings of a recent investigation have revealed that Austin bomber Mark Conditt had secretly used the gay dating application Grindr despite his blog posts indicating his opposition to homosexuality.
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United Methodist Church votes down proposal to declare God isn't 'male or female' in Book of Discipline
The United Methodist Church (UMC) has voted to reject a proposal that sought to insert a declaration that God is not "male or female" in the Book of Discipline.
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Alabama governor denounces school's decision to send teacher home for wearing 'just pray' shirt
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has criticized a public school in Mobile County for sending a teacher home for wearing a shirt emblazoned with the words "just pray."
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More than three-quarters of publications in Christian colleges have faced censorship, survey finds
A new survey has found that about three out of four student newspapers in Christian colleges have faced pressure from officials to edit or drop articles shortly after publication.
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Majority of Christians say Bible works better than coffee in getting their day started
A recent study on Bible reading habits of Americans has revealed that a majority of Christians are picking the Bible over coffee to jump-start their mornings.
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Chilean bishops to face Pope Francis in Rome over clerical abuse scandal
More than 30 bishops from Chile's Roman Catholic Church have said they will meet next week with Pope Francis in a bid to make amends over damage caused by the clerical sex abuse scandal that has long dominated the Chilean Catholic Church.
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Church leaders brand 'America First' as 'heresy', plan White House march
Christian leaders are set to march on the White House this month as part of an ecumenical movement aimed at 'reclaiming Jesus'.
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Andrew Brunson's lawyers protest 'outlandish' evidence brought against US pastor
Lawyers defending Andrew Brunson, the US pastor jailed in Turkey, have protested the treatment of his case by the court, expressing 'serious concerns' about the evidence presented by the prosecution, and opposing the refusal to release Brunson to house arrest.
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Paige Patterson apologises for 'failure to be thoughtful'
Paige Patterson, the under-fire president of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, has apologised for comments that have seen thousands of Southern Baptists call for him to be disciplined by his denomination.
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The price paid by a Northern Irish pastor for friendship with IRA leader Martin McGuinness
A northern Irish Presbyterian minister has said that as many as 30 families left his church because of his friendship with former IRA leader and politician Martin McGuinness.
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Charities warn of 'scenario of despair' in South Sudan
A Catholic aid network has warned of a 'forgotten crisis' in South Sudan and said the country is 'heading towards a scenario of despair'.
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The Jewishness of Jesus: Andy Stanley and why Christians can't 'unhitch' from the Old Testament
Popular US evangelical pastor Andy Stanley has reportedly said that Christians need to 'unhitch' the Old Testament from their faith. Whatever he meant by that, here's why the Jewishness of Scripture â and ultimately Jesus â can't be side-lined.