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Saddleback elders say no 'pattern of abuse' found in investigation of new pastor
Saddleback's elders mentioned there had been conflict at the church previously run by their new pastor but said 'disappointment and hurt are not the same as abuse.'
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Hundreds of babies born through embryo adoption scheme
A Christian adoption agency's embryo adoption programme has led to the birth of hundreds of babies as the practice of embryo adoption and donation remains a contentious issue, even among Christians.
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Survey: Post-Roe, white evangelicals remain outliers on abortion laws
With Roe v. Wade overturned, white evangelicals support restricting abortion, including through so-called heartbeat laws that ban abortion as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, according to a new survey.
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Biden signs executive order to 'expand access to abortion' after several states ban procedure
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order meant to "protect and expand access to abortion" in response to several states banning the controversial procedure after the United States Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.
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Creflo Dollar renounces past teaching on tithing
Challenging popular Evangelical belief, controversial televangelist Creflo Dollar, one of America's most flamboyant proponents of the prosperity gospel, has renounced tithing and all his previous teachings on the subject as "not correct."
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Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine, in addition to Orthodox services, will also feature dedicated interfaith and nonsectarian spaces.
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Only 3% of Christian missionaries worldwide focus on 'unreached' people groups - report
The unreached of the world comprise nearly 42% of the global population, according to the global evangelism ministry East-West.
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White House to award 2 faith leaders the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Sister Simone Campbell and the Rev. Alexander Karloutsos will be among the 17 Americans recognized in a ceremony at the White House on July 7th.
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'I prayed every day' in solitary confinement, says former mob boss who turned to God in prison
Michael Franzese, an ex-mob boss-turned-outspoken Christian author and speaker, says he turned to the Bible and prayer during his 29 months and seven days in solitary confinement.
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Christian football coach wins Supreme Court case over being fired for praying on field after games
"Both the Free Exercise and Free Speech Clauses of the First Amendment protect expressions like Mr. Kennedy's."
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'God made the decision': Trump responds to Supreme Court abortion ruling
Former President Donald Trump has said that the US Supreme Court was able to overturn Roe v. Wade not just because he appointed three constitutionalist justices to the high court during his presidency, but because "God made the decision."
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Christian bakers fined $135K for not baking gay wedding cake fundraise to relaunch business
Aaron and Melissa Klein, a Christian couple whose bakery has been held up in the courts for years and were ordered to pay $135,000 in damages for refusing to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding, are now working on opening a new shop to "show God's goodness to everyone."
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Mass protests and suspected arson at Christian pregnancy centre after Roe v Wade ruling
A fire at a Christian pregnancy services centre is being investigated by the FBI as arson.
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UK pro-lifers celebrate overturning of Roe v Wade
"My hope and my prayer is that, on this side of the Atlantic, we here in the United Kingdom will listen to what has taken place in the US and that we too would become a nation that is pro-life."
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Missouri is first US state to ban abortion after historic Roe v Wade decision
Missouri has become the first US state to ban abortion following Friday's decision by the Supreme Court to strike down Roe v Wade.