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Billy Graham's grandson Tullian Tchividjian prepares to launch independent church after affairs

As he gets ready for the fall launch of his unaffiliated The Sanctuary church in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Billy Graham's grandson, Tullian Tchividjian, who was stripped of his preaching credentials in 2015 due to extramarital relationships with former congregants, says they were all "consensual" and not an abuse of power.
Shane Claiborne on guns, love and why he wants a new Christian narrative

"Perfect love casts out fear. This is a moment in history when we have to decide will we stand on the side of love or on the side of fear," says the Christian author and activist.
Christian college suspends transgender student after breast reduction surgery

A transgender student at a Christian college in Tennesee has been suspended for "sexual perversion" after undergoing breast reduction surgery.
Most Protestants think they can walk with God just fine on their own

A new survey by Lifeway Research has found conflicting opinions among Protestant Christians about the extent to which they need other Christians to thrive.
'Didn't see that one coming' - Mike Pence was blindsided by wife's Christian school controversy

US Vice President Mike Pence has admitted to being blindsided by the furore that broke out earlier this year when his wife Karen took a job at a Christian school.
Understanding Christians' climate views can lead to better conversations about the environment

I interviewed Christians from many different denominations and found that they don't all think alike when it comes to the environment. Some reject environmentalism, some embrace it, and others modify it to fit their beliefs.
Grieving Dayton community sings 'Amazing Grace' at vigil after second mass shooting over the weekend

The US has been left reeling by two mass shootings in one weekend after a gunman opened fire in a Walmart in El Paso, Texas on Saturday only to be followed less than 24 hours later by another deadly rampage in Dayton, Ohio.
Hispanic Christian leader pleads with political leaders to 'depoliticize' immigration after deadly El Paso shooting

A leader in the Hispanic Christian community has urged US political leaders to embrace a "fact-based approach" to immigration after 20 people were killed in a mass shooting a few miles away from the US-Mexico border.
Trainee pastor, 22, tragically drowns on honeymoon days after tying the knot

Cheyenne Pernice-Hedrick, also 22, has asked for prayers following the heartbreaking death of her husband Dalton Cottrell just three days after their wedding
Donald Trump meets black inner-city pastors

Along with Vice President Mike Pence, Trump met with a group of about 20 clergy as they discussed the progress the administration is making on a number of issues impacting inner cities such as employment, criminal justice, prison re-entry and opportunity zone initiatives.
Joshua Harris' separation from wife and faith is 'hard to hear', says megachurch he used to pastor

The megachurch formerly pastored by I Kissed Dating Goodbye author Joshua Harris has asked Christians to pray that he finds "redemption and restoration" after he revealed he was separating from his wife and had fallen away from the faith.
'I Kissed Dating Goodbye' author Joshua Harris now says he is no longer a Christian

"The information that was left out of our announcement is that I have undergone a massive shift in regard to my faith in Jesus," the former pastor wrote in an update to Instagram
Americans view followers of different faiths more positively than evangelicals

Evangelicals may be influential in the US but that doesn't mean they are popular as new research by Pew Research has found that followers of other faiths are likely to be held in higher regard.
Pastor brings a word about Jesus to Kanye West's Sunday Service

Celebrity pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr - the man who wed Kim and Kanye in 2014 - preached at the latest Sunday Service about the close relationship between Jesus and his disciples.
Joshua Harris, author of 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye', announces separation from wife

Joshua Harris, the Christian pastor who wrote "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" before eventually renouncing some of its controversial ideas, has confirmed he is separating from his wife.