Top headlines for Saturday, March 25, 2023

The U.S. Department of Justice is being sued over what plaintiffs describe as an inadequate response to violence against churches and pro-life pregnancy centers as pro-abortion vandalism continues across the U.S.

A California missionary and a French journalist abducted in Niger by an Islamic terrorist group have been released.

The largest United Methodist Church congregation in Michigan has voted to leave the mainline Protestant denomination over the ongoing debate over homosexuality and same-sex marriage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that his government will not pass a bill that would criminalize Christian evangelism, a proposal that drew concern from American Evangelicals.

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• DOJ sued over response to pro-abortion vandalism | Politics News
• Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in abortion ruling | Politics News
• American missionary abducted in Niger released after 6 years | World News
• Christian college mourns student killed by drunk driver | U.S. News
• Michigan's largest UMC congregation votes to leave denomination | Church & Ministries News
• Methodists in Eastern Europe, Eurasia planning to leave UMC | Church & Ministries News
• West Texas A&M president cancels 'derisive, divisive' drag show | U.S. News
• Israel won’t pass ban on sharing the Gospel, Netanyahu says | World News

Top headlines for Friday, March 24, 2023

A former youth pastor in Texas accused of sexually abusing 14 young girls placed under his care is now free after his sentence was reduced to 25 months for good behavior.

Four individuals, including two minors, have been arrested and charged with shooting at a Mennonite church building in Missouri, with authorities considering the act a hate crime.

County officials in Northern California are denying a report that they used cell phone data to track members of a Calvary Chapel church that defied ongoing lockdown orders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The progressive pro-life group that recovered the bodies of five full-term babies from an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C., last year demonstrated outside the D.C. Board of Medicine, demanding that they revoke abortionist Cesare Santangelo’s license to dispense medication.

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• Megachurch pastor who abused 14 girls released after 25 months | U.S. News
• 4 suspects arrested for hate crime shooting at Missouri church | U.S. News
• Over 400 attacks on US churches since 2018, analysis finds | U.S. News
• Churches more prepared for financial hardships after pandemic | Church & Ministries News
• County officials in Silicon Valley deny spying on Calvary Chapel | U.S. News
• Church denies working with gov't to surveil Calvary Chapel | U.S. News
• Abigail Zwerner, teacher shot by first grader, speaks out | U.S. News
• Activists demand justice 1 year after recovery of aborted babies | U.S. News

Top headlines for Thursday, March 23, 2023

The United States Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a traveling evangelist who was barred from preaching at the University of Alabama for failing to obtain a permit.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has implemented an emergency regulation imposing what his office calls "guardrails" on gender transition interventions for minors as the push to ban the controversial practices continues on a state-by-state basis.

The United Methodist Church over theological issues have sued the denomination over objections to the disaffiliation process.

Noted biologist and secular humanist Richard Dawkins has urged followers to back a statement decrying the gender identity movement and the use of puberty blockers on children through his widely followed Twitter account.

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• Supreme Court lets university rules on preaching stand | Politics News
• Evangelist Barred From Street Preaching at University of Alabama Petitions the Supreme Court | Politics News
• Missouri AG imposes 'guardrails' on gender transition for kids | Politics News
• 38 churches sue UMC Conference over disaffiliation process | Church & Ministries News
• Judge sides with UMC over disaffiliation process, rejects suit | Church & Ministries News
• Bodie, 'Voice' worship leader, performs with Brandon Lake in LA | Entertainment News
• Richard Dawkins signs statement opposing transgender ideology | World News
• Richard Dawkins defends JK Rowling: 'There are 2 sexes' | World News
• Most Americans probably haven't heard the true Gospel 

Top headlines for Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Perry Noble, the senior pastor of Second Chance Church in Anderson, South Carolina, recently revealed that a lump he found on his abdomen three weeks ago is not malignant.

A Christian university in Kentucky has agreed to a $14 million settlement over the death of a student-athlete who died after allegedly begging for water and being denied access to it during on-campus workouts.

A Christian goalie for the San Jose Sharks boycotted pregame warmups over the weekend, saying the team’s decision to wear NHL pride-themed jerseys went against the teachings of the Bible and his “personal convictions.”

Arizona Christian University has filed a lawsuit against Washington Elementary School District, a public school district in Arizona, over alleged religious discrimination.

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• Perry Noble shares health update about lump found on his abdomen | Church & Ministries News
• Pastor Perry Noble opens up about repentance | Church & Ministries News
• Christian university to pay $14M over student wrestler's death | Sports News
• Sharks goalie boycotts pregame warmups over NHL pride jerseys | Sports News
• Ex-SBC Pres. Johnny Hunt files lawsuit over SBC sex abuse report | Church & Ministries News
• SBC ignored sexual abuse to avoid liability, report claims | Church & Ministries News
• SBC leaders mishandled ‘crisis of sexual abuse': Russell Moore | Church & Ministries News
• City criminalizes protests near drag queen library events | World News
• College fights back after school district bans Christian views | U.S. News
• 'Jesus Revolution' filmmakers' next project stars Hilary Swank | Entertainment News

Top headlines for Tuesday, March 21, 2023

When it comes to Jews, mainline Protestants and Catholics, Americans tend to view those groups more favorably than atheists, Muslims and Mormons, according to a recent survey.

A health teacher in Oregon has been placed on leave after parents raised concerns about assignments asking students to describe their sexual fantasies and which students in the class they would like to have sexual relations with.

Wyoming has passed legislation criminalizing the sale and prescription of abortion pills as Republican Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill dubbed the "first of its kind."

A 37-year-old Christian theology lecturer at the Methodist-run Cliff College in England has been dismissed after he shared his views in a tweet saying “homosexuality is invading the church."

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• More Americans negatively view Evangelicals than other religious | U.S. News
• Health teacher placed on leave over sexual fantasies assignment | U.S. News
• Library director fired for 'pushback' at Kirk Cameron event | U.S. News
• Wyoming passes first-of-its-kind law banning abortion pills | Politics News
• Members of Congress: UK ‘threat’ putting Christians under attack | U.S. News
• Methodist college fires lecturer for tweet about homosexuality | World News

Top headlines for Saturday, March 18, 2023

An American missionary pilot and two other men who were jailed in Mozambique for more than four months on suspicion of supporting insurgents in the war-torn nation have been released from prison.

Only half of U.S. pastors are “very satisfied” with their vocation, marking a steep decline in pastoral satisfaction over the past decade, according to a study released by Barna Group.

Former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr. has filed a lawsuit against the Evangelical institution his late father founded, claiming he's owed $8.5 million in retirement funds.

A historic church in Virginia that the nation's first President George Washington helped design recently installed a pair of plaques to honor those who built the structure, including those who were enslaved.

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• American missionary pilot, 2 others released from Mozambique jail | World News
• Only half of pastors 'very satisfied' with their vocation: study | Church & Ministries News
• W. Va. asks Supreme Court to allow law protecting girls' sports | Politics News
• Judge strikes down law banning boys competing in girls' sports | U.S. News
• Jerry Falwell Jr. sues Liberty University for $8.5 million | U.S. News
• Hillsong Church announces changes in financial stewardship | Church & Ministries News
• Church George Washington helped oversee honors enslaved builders | Church & Ministries News
• Raymond Arroyo laments push to erase stories of US heroes | Children’s News

Top headlines for Friday, March 17, 2023

The University of Notre Dame will host an event titled "Queer Holiness: An Experiential Christian Anthropology" even though Catholic Church teaching labels homosexuality as a sin.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed back on President Joe Biden’s characterization of legislation banning sex-change surgeries for minors as “sinful” by sharing graphic images of bodies maimed by such procedures.

A Virginia judge cited a 19th-century law about slave ownership in ruling that human embryos can. legally be considered property or "chattel."

Police in Vienna are warning the public of a threat of an Islamist attack on churches and other places of worship.

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• University of Notre Dame to host ‘Queer Holiness’ event | U.S. News
• DeSantis: 'It is not sinful to prohibit the mutilation of minors' | Politics News
• Florida medical boards ban gender transition surgeries on minors | Politics News
• Judge rules frozen embryos are property, cites slavery law | U.S. News
• 3 in 5 workers fear sharing religious views in workplace: survey | U.S. News
• Calif. sued for barring religious schools from special ed funds | U.S. News
• Planned Parenthood sued for racial, religious discrimination | U.S. News
• Vienna police warn of attack with 'Islamist motive' on churches | World News

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Top headlines for Thursday, March 16, 2023

As a journalist and Bible-believing Christian, Showalter knew he couldn’t just look away when faced with the horrors of the transgender movement. Over the years, he’s written countless articles and even launched a podcast raising awareness about the topic, and this month, released Exposing the Gender Lie: How to Protect Children and Teens from the Transgender Industry. Showalter penned the free e-book with Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries.

The United States Supreme Court has asked Congress to provide more security funding amid ongoing threats made to its members by pro-choice activists.

A woman who shared her testimony of how God delivered her from lesbianism and bisexuality said she rejects the idea that she was "born this way," saying it's nothing more than a "lie."

Outspoken Christian Charlie Mackesy and Matthew Freud won an Oscar for the best animated short film at the 95th annual Academy Awardsfor “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.” The short film was inspired by Mackesy’s successful children's book of the same name.

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• Journalist exposes horrors of transgender movement in new book | Family News
• Most Americans oppose exposing children to LGBT ideology: poll | Politics News
• SCOTUS asks Congress for more security funds due to threats | Politics News
• Man arrested near Bret Kavanaugh’s home wanted to kill justice | Politics News
• Church sues Connecticut over preschool vaccine mandate | Church & Ministries News
• Woman says Jesus saved her from bisexuality: Born gay 'is a lie' | Living News
• Charlie Mackesy wins Oscar for best animated short film | Entertainment News

Top headlines for Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Several Republican-controlled state legislatures have begun to push for expanded protections for pregnant women and mothers in low-income households, particularly in areas where abortion is now illegal or severely restricted after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the U.S.  Constitution does not confer a right to abortion.

Hillsong Church has been charging child sponsorship and Christian humanitarian aid organization Compassion International $1 million annually to do God's work in helping young children through a partnership a new whistleblower's report has called “disgusting.”

Pope Francis condemned transgender ideology in a recent interview, declaring that it is “one of the most dangerous ideological colonizations.”

Actor Rainn Wilson is calling out what he says is the latest example of Hollywood bias against Christians in HBO’s “The Last Of Us."

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• GOP legislatures push for more family-friendly policies post-Roe | Politics News
• Hillsong Church charged Compassion International $1M | Church & Ministries News
• Baby dumped in trashcan at California gas station | U.S. News
• Pope: 'Gender ideology' is 'dangerous,' against 'human vocation' | Church & Ministries News
• 'The Office' star Rainn Wilson blasts anti-Christian bias | Entertainment News
• Texas man sues ex-wife's friends for aiding her abortion | U.S. News

Top headlines for Tuesday, March 14, 2023

A strong majority of American adults believe it's important for schools to teach traditional values of Western civilization, but how well they think schools teach these values varies by age, according to a recent survey.

In an update on his ongoing battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer, Christian author and speaker Tim Keller shared that new tumors have developed, requiring him to undergo a repeat of the immunotherapy treatment he received last year.

At least 3 million K-12 students are enrolled in public school districts where they can change their name and preferred pronouns to reflect their chosen gender identity without parental consent, according to a recent report.

Christians in China's populous Henan province are now reportedly required to register on a government app to attend worship services and must make online reservations before taking part in worship, according to a report from a U.S.-based human rights group.

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• Americans divided on how well schools teach traditional values | U.S. News
• Nevada's largest Christian school takes down poster with slur | U.S. News
• Tim Keller shares cancer update: New tumors have developed | Church & Ministries News
• Ukraine orders church with Russia ties to vacate monastery | World News
• Coach Kennedy reinstated at Washington high school | U.S. News
• Ninth Circuit Rules Against Football Coach Suspended for Praying With Players After Games | Politics News
• 3 million students can change gender without parental consent | U.S. News
• Two-thirds of voters see FBI as 'politically weaponized': poll | Politics News
• Chinese Christians must register to attend church service: report | World News