Bishop opens up about seeking help for depression
Depression doesn’t always strike at once. But when you realize you need help, it is ok to take a break from the things that drain you — even if they’re good things. That was one …
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John MacArthur claims fighting for religious freedom is like fighting for idolatry and the devil.
Mega Church pastor John MacArthur has been in the news a lot over recent months as he has been fighting for the religious freedom of his church to meet during the pandemic. This privilege …
Getting high on God: New book claims early Christians used psychedelics
When the early Christians gathered together to worship, did they also, like, trip balls, man? A new book from attorney and classicist Brian Muraresku — “The Immortality Key,” available from St. Martin’s Press — alleges …
Bethany Christian Services to immediately serve LGBTQ+ parents
The largest Protestant foster and adoption agency in the U.S., Bethany Christian Services, will begin providing services to LGBTQ+ parents nationwide. The 77-year-old Michigan based evangelical agency has long had an informal policy of referring …
The government wants to tell them what language to preach in. Ministers are objecting.
Christian ministers in Denmark as pushing back against a law that would require them to send translations of sermons delivered in languages other than Danish to the government. UG Christian News explains the draft law: …
Sixteen UMC bishops are leaving their posts. Replacing them may cost too much.
Bishops with the United Methodist Church have proposed postponing the elections of any new bishops in the United States until 2024. The bishops made the pitch during an open webinar in mid-February, and had the …
Black Americans more likely to attend church than Americans as a whole, survey finds
Black Americans are more likely than Americans as a whole to attend church regularly, a new survey from the Pew Research Center reports. The survey found that Black people pray more often than the average …
Christian Nationalists carried ‘Jesus Saves’ signs. Pastors are saying that’s a problem.
A group of Evangelical leaders has released an open letter denouncing the role of Christian nationalism in the United States’ current political climate and urging faith leaders, “to engage pastorally with those who support or …
SBC President asks churches: What is most important? Southern or Baptist?
After several Black congregations associated with the Southern Baptist Convention left the United States’ largest Protestant denomination in recent months following denouncements of Critical Race Theory (CRT) by denominational leaders, Convention President JD Greear, the …
They read the Bible in a park. That landed them in jail.
Two friends who got together for a Bible study in a park in Pakistan have been charged with blasphemy. CHVN radio reports that the two were approached by a group of Muslims while they were …