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4,500 people baptised at California beach
Over 4,500 people were baptised on a Southern California beach during an outreach event overseen by Pastor Greg Laurie and Harvest Christian Fellowship in what the evangelist believes could be one of the largest mass baptisms ever.
Black Southern Baptist churches challenge denomination's vote to ban women in leadership
"We strongly urge our SBC family to consider entering a time of prayer and dialogue because for many, this most recent decision is an unnecessary infringement upon the autonomy of the local church."
Americans' faith in the Church, public schools flounders near all-time lows, survey finds
Americans' trust in critical societal institutions continues to flounder near record lows as less than a third say they have confidence in the Church or organized religion and about a quarter has confidence in public schools.
Steven Furtick's Elevation Church leaves Southern Baptist Convention
The megachurch of charismatic preacher Steven Furtick has withdrawn from the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).
Supreme Court vacates ruling against Christian bakers punished for not making lesbian wedding cake
The United States Supreme Court has again vacated a lower court decision against a Christian couple in Oregon who were punished for not making a cake for a same-sex wedding.
Christian web designer cannot be forced to create same-sex wedding websites
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that Colorado cannot force a Christian website designer to create websites celebrating same-sex marriage.
US Supreme Court sides with Christian postal worker who was forced to work Sundays
The United States Supreme Court has vacated an earlier lower court ruling against a Christian postal worker who had been forced to work Sundays, which went against his sincerely-held religious beliefs.
John Piper says women shouldn't lead parachurch organisations
Notable theologian, author and Bible teacher John Piper argued this week that women should not hold spiritually authoritative positions in parachurch organisations, believing that this runs afoul of "God-ordained differences" between men and women.
US church attendance still below pre-pandemic levels
Since the start of the pandemic, regular attendance has hovered around the 30% mark.
American street preacher arrested in Canterbury during LGBT Pride event
An American street preacher was arrested and detained after preaching from the Book of Romans during Pride events in Canterbury.
Utah school district reverses ban on Bible in libraries
Other religious texts remained on library shelves during ban.
Southern Baptist Convention upholds decision to expel Rick Warren's Saddleback Church
The Southern Baptist Convention has upheld the removal of Saddleback Church from the denomination due to the California megachurch allowing a woman to serve in the office of teaching pastor.
SBC messengers reelect Texas pastor Bart Barber to a second term as president
Barber was an unlikely candidate for president when he first ran in 2022. His election seems to indicate that Southern Baptists approve of the direction the convention is going.
Rick Warren pleads for reinstatement of Saddleback in Southern Baptist Convention
In a heated message to over 12,700 messengers gathered at the Southern Baptist Convention's Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Saddleback Church founder Rick Warren made a case for why his church's inclusion of women in pastoral roles should not ban it from the denomination.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe there are only 2 genders, PRRI study finds
The share of Americans who believe there are only two genders, as opposed to many gender identities, has increased to nearly two-thirds as issues related to LGBT ideology continue to divide the American public, a new study suggests.
Absent fathers, collapse in marriage major reasons why Christianity is declining in US: study
A new study on faith and relationships suggests that absent fathers and collapsed marriages might be two of the best explanations for why Christianity is declining in the United States.