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  Doctor 'surprised and delighted' by Tim Keller's cancer progress

  Jennifer Lee | Sat 7 Nov 2020 9:38 GMT

  Tim Keller has received some good news from his doctor in his fight against pancreatic cancer.

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  The reputation of American evangelical Christians 'has never been worse' - Francis Chan

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 6 Nov 2020 11:39 GMT

  Francis Chan has some sobering words for evangelicals in the US.

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  Significant drop in number of Christian registered voters in the US

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 6 Nov 2020 10:47 GMT

  The number of Christian registered voters in the US has fallen sharply since 2008.

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  'I was unfaithful in my marriage,' says Carl Lentz after Hillsong NYC firing

  Staff writer | Thu 5 Nov 2020 21:40 GMT

  Sacked Hillsong NYC pastor Carl Lentz has admitted to marital unfaithfulness after being fired from the church over "moral failures".

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  Popular Christian blogger mourns sudden death of 'sweet, kind, godly son'

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 5 Nov 2020 10:01 GMT

  Popular Christian blogger Tim Challies has paid a touching tribute to his "dear" son Nick after he tragically died on Tuesday.

• Strong support for Trump among white evangelicals, exit polls show

  Jennifer Lee | Thu 5 Nov 2020 9:13 GMT

  Exit polls for the US elections show that over three-quarters of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump.

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  Hillsong NYC Pastor Carl Lentz fired over 'moral failures'

  Staff writer | Thu 5 Nov 2020 8:52 GMT

  Hillsong Senior Pastor Brian Houston made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday in which he said the decision "was not taken lightly and was done in the best interests of everyone, including Pastor Carl."

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  John Piper poses the 'eternally significant' question for Trump and Biden

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 4 Nov 2020 12:08 GMT

  There's an "eternally significant" question Donald Trump and Joe Biden should ask themselves as votes continue to be counted, says John Piper, but it's not whether they've won this election.

• Pope's comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context - Vatican official

  Michael Gryboski | Wed 4 Nov 2020 11:57 GMT

  Recently released comments by Pope Francis seemingly supporting civil unions for same-sex couples were "edited" and not given "necessary contextualization," according to a Vatican official.

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  Hundreds of evangelical leaders vow to be peacemakers as US election goes to the wire

  Jennifer Lee | Wed 4 Nov 2020 9:05 GMT

  Hundreds of American evangelical leaders pledged to be peacemakers on the eve of one of the tightest elections in US history.

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  Americans divided over pastor endorsements for political candidates

  Anugrah Kumar | Tue 3 Nov 2020 11:17 GMT

  While Americans are divided on whether it's appropriate for pastors to personally endorse candidates for public office even outside of their church role, the percentage of Protestant pastors doing so has increased by nearly 50% over the last four years, according to a new survey by LifeWay Research.

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  Most Americans voters support female-only spaces and oppose medical transition for trans kids

  Brandon Showalter | Sat 31 Oct 2020 11:44 GMT

  The vast majority of Americans, regardless of their political affiliation, support the preservation of single-sex spaces and women's sports as female-only, a new survey has found.