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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.
'Monumental day for justice' as US Supreme Court overturns Roe v Wade
Pro-lifers in the UK have welcomed the historic decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade.
Nearly a million abortions occurred in the US in 2020
Over 930,000 abortions occurred in the United States in 2020, representing an increase from three years earlier, according to a research organization with historic ties to Planned Parenthood.
Report details allegations of sexual assault against CCM singer Chris Rice
A new report details allegations of sexual misconduct against well-known contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter Chris Rice, who reportedly engaged in "massages" with underage boys and invited them to stay overnight at his home.
FBI investigating attacks against pro-life clinics ahead of Roe v Wade decision
The FBI is investigating the recent attacks and vandalism of pro-life pregnancy centers and churches as potential acts of domestic violence or extremism ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that could overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Number of Americans who believe in God dips to new low - Gallup
The number of Americans who say they believe in God is at its lowest since the Gallup polling firm started asking the question more than seven decades ago.
Shooting at Alabama Episcopal church small group meeting leaves 3 dead
A shooting during a potluck dinner held at an Episcopal church in Alabama Thursday left three dead, including one member who authorities confirmed Friday has succumbed to her injuries after being rushed to a local hospital.
Tim Keller's family asks for prayer as he struggles with side effects of cancer treatment
The family of Presbyterian pastor and author Tim Keller are asking people to pray for him as he continues to receive treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Southern Baptists delay decision on Rick Warren's Saddleback Church over female pastors
The Southern Baptist Convention has delayed a decision on whether to remove Rick Warren's Saddleback Church from the denomination in light of the California megachurch's ordination of three female pastors last year.
Bart Barber elected president of Southern Baptist Convention in runoff election
The election was one of the closely watched aspects of the two-day meeting, during which messengers, or delegates, addressed a sexual abuse investigation.
ELCA pastor says 'Jesus screwed up', calls woman seeking help the B-word
A Lutheran minister claimed in a recent sermon that Jesus, who was holy and never sinned, "screwed up" and called a woman a b---- in her retelling of a biblical story that some have decried as blasphemous.
Satanic Temple removed from 'Pride' event featuring 'unbaptisms'
The Satanic Temple was stripped from the roster of an Idaho pride event on Saturday after sponsors, who were seemingly supportive of an event that also targeted impressionable children, started bowing out amid backlash for including a group that has Satan in its name.
Pastor Mark Vance: Murder-suicide at Cornerstone Church 'worst day of our lives'
Mark Vance, lead pastor of Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, where two Iowa State University students were shot dead by a man who took his own life in the church's parking lot in June, couldn't find a word to describe the heartbreak he's experienced since the worst day of his life.
European Court of Human Rights declares Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses unlawful
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has handed down a landmark judgment condemning Russia's treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) .
First trans bishop in US Lutheran denomination resigns
The first trans-identified bishop in the history of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has resigned amid allegations of racism and other issues.
Americans who believe abortion is 'morally acceptable' are a majority for the first time
A new poll from the nonpartisan polling firm Gallup finds that, for the first time, most Americans believe that legal abortion is "morally acceptable", even though an overwhelming majority oppose abortions in the third trimester of pregnancy and most oppose abortion in the second trimester.