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  Christian employees feel 'silenced' in the workplace - study

  Staff writer | Wed 14 Dec 2022 11:36 GMT

  "Hostility" and "ridicule" are some of the experiences reported by Christian employees in the UK and US, according to a major new study.

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  Associated Press tells journalists not to use 'fetal heartbeat', 'late-term abortion'

  Samantha Kamman | Tue 13 Dec 2022 16:34 GMT

  The Associated Press' guidelines advising journalists against using terms like "fetal heartbeat" and "late-term abortion" has drawn the ire of pro-life activist organizations who feel the directive obfuscates the abortion issue.

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  Hillsong exec. tells court abuse by Frank Houston wasn't reported because it's not a 'current matter'

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 12 Dec 2022 8:18 GMT

  The general manager of Sydney-based Hillsong Church has told a court that sex abuse committed by Frank Houston, father of the leader of the global multisite church, was not reported to authorities because it wasn't a "current matter."

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  Church destroyed during 9/11 attacks reopens

  Jennifer Lee | Sun 11 Dec 2022 15:07 GMT

  A Greek Orthodox church has reopened in Manhattan more than two decades after it was destroyed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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  US: Giving to larger churches dropped last year, even as charitable donations rose

  Bob Smietana | Thu 8 Dec 2022 16:19 GMT

  Churches with budgets under $2 million saw giving go down by 8%, while those with budgets of more than $20 million saw giving go down by 2.5%.

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  India, Nigeria should be included in US Countries of Particular Concern, says Christian group

  Anthony Baxter | Tue 6 Dec 2022 12:31 GMT

  "The governments of both countries fail continually and manifestly to protect vulnerable religious or belief communities."

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  Megachurch pastor Matt Chandler returns from 3-month absence over inappropriate messages

  Anugrah Kumar | Mon 5 Dec 2022 9:55 GMT

  Texas megachurch Pastor Matt Chandler was to return to the pulpit on Sunday, about three months after taking a leave of absence from his role as teaching pastor due to inappropriate social media messages with a woman who is not his wife.

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  US Episcopal Church lost nearly 60,000 members in 2021

  Michael Gryboski | Sat 3 Dec 2022 6:58 GMT

  The US Episcopal Church continued to suffer declines in membership and worship attendance in 2021, well below pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels, according to recently released statistics.

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  SBC head rejects claim ex-president Johnny Hunt has been restored to ministry after abuse allegation

  Michael Gryboski | Thu 1 Dec 2022 13:46 GMT

  Southern Baptist Convention President Bart Barber has rejected the claim of four pastors that disgraced former church leader Johnny Hunt has been restored to ministry after being suspended earlier this year over a credible allegation of sexual misconduct.

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  Vineyard USA founder's widow, board members sue breakaway Anaheim pastors, alleging fraud

  Bob Smietana | Fri 25 Nov 2022 16:50 GMT

  A pair of California pastors say God told them to lead the Anaheim Vineyard out of its home denomination. Former board members say the pastors committed fraud to do that. At stake is $62 million in assets.

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  Pilgrims, not patriots

  Tracy McKenzie | Thu 24 Nov 2022 17:06 GMT

  The Pilgrims thought of themselves as temporary travelers in a world that was not their home — much less a nation.

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  Most parents think 'Drag Queen Story Hour' is inappropriate for children

  Ian M Giatti | Thu 24 Nov 2022 11:23 GMT

  A new survey suggests that a strong majority of American adults, including most parents of school-aged children, don't believe "Drag Queen Story Hour" events featuring men dressed as women are appropriate for young audiences.