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  Hillsong Church member who mocked Covid vaccines dies of virus

  Nate Flannagan | Sun 25 Jul 2021 13:22 BST

  A member of Hillsong Church, who had mocked Covid vaccines in his social media posts over recent months, has tragically died from the virus.

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  Many black churchgoers favour hybrid approach to church

  Leonardo Blair | Sat 24 Jul 2021 21:29 BST

  The Trends in the Black Church study also found that black church pastors were able to innovate during the pandemic.

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  Married Texas Pastor arrested for drugging and raping 15-year-old girl

  Nate Flannagan | Fri 23 Jul 2021 22:48 BST

  A married pastor has been arrested after allegedly drugging, grooming, and then raping a 15-year-old girl in Texas.

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  New York becomes just the 6th U.S. state to ban child marriage

  Nate Flannagan | Fri 23 Jul 2021 18:09 BST

  New York has become just the 6th state in the U.S. to ban child marriage. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Thursday raising the age of consent for marriage to 18 in New York State.

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  ACNA takes charge of investigation into handling of abuse claims

  Staff writer | Tue 20 Jul 2021 12:01 BST

  The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) has taken charge of an investigation into the "mishandling" of sexual abuse allegations.

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  'Taxing year' for John Piper's church after string of resignations amid bullying claims

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 20 Jul 2021 10:30 BST

  The church of John Piper has been left reeling after the resignation of several members of the leadership team, including most recently the famed pastor's successor, Jason Meyer.

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  Pastor's wife released without charge after fatally shooting husband at their home

  Nate Flannagan | Sun 18 Jul 2021 11:55 BST

  A California pastor's wife will not face charges after fatally shooting her husband dead as he entered their home.

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  Blackpool Council to pay out £109k over axed Franklin Graham festival adverts

  Staff writer | Fri 16 Jul 2021 16:07 BST

  The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is to receive £109,000 from Blackpool Council over cancelled adverts for an evangelistic event featuring its CEO, Franklin Graham.

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  People of faith must stand up for each other's religious freedom - Brownback

  Ryan Foley | Wed 14 Jul 2021 7:12 BST

  The former Kansas Governor is host of the bipartisan International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington DC.

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  Rise of the religious 'nones' is slowing - study

  Ryan Foley | Tue 13 Jul 2021 6:05 BST

  A new survey reveals that the share of Americans who identify as religiously unaffiliated has declined slightly.

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  Casting Crowns drummer dies from motorcycle injuries

  Jennifer Lee | Sun 11 Jul 2021 8:26 BST

  The former drummer of Casting Crowns, Andy Williams, has lost his heroic fight for life following a serious motorcycle crash several weeks ago.

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  Nick Vujicic founds pro-life bank 'to further the Kingdom of God'

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 9 Jul 2021 12:59 BST

  The evangelist was moved to found ProLife Bank after discovering that most major banks in the US support Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the country.