Brandon Showalter and Jeff Myers

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  Jan 6, 2021

  Entire church self-isolates after single positive test for COVID; cases highest level in UK 

  An entire Catholic congregation in Stafford, England, has had to self-isolate after a single parishioner tested positive for the coronavirus. The move comes as new cases of a newer strain of the virus are emerging in the United Kingdom. 

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  Jan 5, 2021

  Ravi Zacharias' former business partner recounts misconduct; stations drop apologist's broadcasts

  New details have emerged related to the now-acknowledged sexual misconduct of the late Ravi Zacharias as recordings of a former business partner have surfaced describing Zacharias' misdeeds.  

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  Jan 5, 2021

  California insurance commissioner: Breast amputation surgery for minor girls must be covered

  The California insurance commissioner is clarifying that insurance coverage on double mastectomies for gender dysphoric females is not "cosmetic" but "reconstructive," and classifying normal breast tissue as "abnormal structures of the body caused by congenital defects."

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  Jan 4, 2021

  Democrat opens Congress with prayer ending in 'amen and awoman;' House rules use gender-neutral terms

  As the U.S. House of Representatives is set to implement gender-neutral terms in its official operating rules for the new Congress, a Democratic congressman who is a pastor concluded an opening prayer Sunday by saying the words "amen and awomen."

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  Jan 2, 2021

  Croatian church organist found dead after church collapses following deadly 6.4 earthquake

  An organist was found dead, buried in the rubble of a Croatian church following a structural collapse after an earthquake registering 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the eastern European nation. 

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  Jan 2, 2021

  What does the future of the evangelical church look like amid intergenerational tensions? 

  The mission of the evangelical Christian church going forward is fraught with tense, intergenerational challenges but great opportunity is ahead, according to Presbyterian Church in America leader Bryan Chapell. 

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  Jan 1, 2021

  New Mexico church responds to $10K fine for holding services amid COVID-19

  A New Mexico evangelical church is maintaining they took measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 after state authorities levied a substantial fine against them. 

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  Jan 1, 2021

  Belief in God rising among Gen Z amid COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds

  COVID-19 has led to a rise in the number of young people in the U.K. who are seeking and believing in God, according to a survey, challenging trends indicating that Gen Zers are the most irreligious generation.

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  Dec 31, 2020

  Trump calls for end to religious persecution on 850th anniversary of death of Thomas Becket

  President Donald Trump called for an end to religious persecution this week in an official proclamation Monday, coinciding with the 850th anniversary of the death of English archbishop Thomas Becket.

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  Dec 31, 2020

  Parents protest medicalized gender-transitioning of kids at Children's Hospital: 'I was totally in the dark'

  Devastated Los Angeles-area parents of trans-identifying teenagers are raising awareness about the experimental medicalized gender-transitioning of minors by protesting outside a children's hospital where it is happening.