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Tony Campolo's family asks for prayer after popular speaker suffers stroke
The stroke has left the speaker and author paralyzed down the left side of his face and body.

Most evangelicals support women in preaching and teaching roles - survey
A survey of evangelicals has found broad support for women in church leadership roles, including preaching from the pulpit on Sundays.

Pastor Darrin Patrick's death officially ruled a suicide
The death of a pastor from a gunshot wound in May has officially been ruled a suicide.

Support for Trump slips among white evangelicals
A new study by the Pew Research Center found a 6 percentage point drop in approval from white evangelical Protestants between April and June, but most still said they would vote for him.

Jen Hatmaker reveals her daughter is gay
Christian writer Jen Hatmaker has spoken for the first time about her daughter Sydney being gay in a special podcast for Pride month.

GOD TV pulled in Israel over evangelism claims
GOD TV has been told to stop airing on an Israeli cable network over claims that it is trying to evangelise Jews.

Support for homosexuality increases as interest in religion wanes
People who say religion is not important to them are more likely to support homosexuality, new research by Pew has found.

Chick-fil-A CEO calls on white Christians to repent & stand up for black Americans
Chick-fil-A CEO, Dan Cathy, has called on white Christians to repent and fight for black Americans following a number of high profile black deaths at the hands of white police officers.

VeggieTales creator condemns racial inequality in America in viral video
Phil Vischer, creator of the Christian kids animation, argued that the disparity today was the direct result of decades of unjust laws and regulations, like segregation, as well as the militarization of the police and inequality in the prison system.

Louie Giglio apologises again over 'white blessing' comments as Lecrae tells fans he 'wasn't OK' with it
The Passion Conference founder said he was "deeply sorry" for his "horrible choice of words".

Most pastors supportive of anti-racism protests - survey
The vast majority of American pastors support peaceful anti-racism protests, new research by the Barna Group has found.

Evangelical theologians issue joint statement calling racism 'contrary to Scripture' and the Gospel
The statement, issued on Monday, acknowledges that while evangelicals like William Wilberforce campaigned for the abolition of slavery, there were also "negatively those who assimilated the values of their surrounding unjust culture".

Louie Giglio apologises for 'white blessing' comments
Louie Giglio has apologised after suggesting that 'white privilege' instead be called "white blessing".

Black pastor arrested after calling cops for help as white trespassers threatened to kill him
A black church pastor from Virginia has said that he was arrested after calling 911 to report that five white individuals were verbally and physically attacking him.

Trump administration rolls back Obama-era regulation that redefined sex
Conservative groups are applauding the Trump administration's announcement on Friday that it's scrapping an Obama-era federal regulation requiring healthcare providers and insurers to perform gender-transition procedures and abortions against their medical judgment or religious convictions.

Bishop on trial for refusing to permit same-sex marriages
A bishop in the US Episcopal Church was on trial this week after banning gay marriage ceremonies in his diocese.