Brandon Showalter and Jeff Myers
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Argentina passes abortion bill despite resistance from evangelicals, Catholics
Despite fervent opposition from the nation's evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics, the national government of Argentina voted to allow elective abortion before 14 weeks gestation.
5 global developments in euthanasia, assisted suicide laws in 2020
The push for right to die laws gained momentum worldwide in 2020 as nations known for permissive euthanasia and assisted suicide laws loosened regulations on who can choose to die and other countries began to embrace similar policies.
Federal appeals court rules against New York COVID restrictions on religious gatherings
The federal Appeals Court for the 2nd Circuit has ruled in favor of religious groups, blocking the state of New York's restrictions on gatherings that were enacted to stop the spread of COVID-19.
Dinner Churches and how the coronavirus is shaking up the traditional model (part 2)
What is the future of the post-COVID Christian church? If you ask two men involved with the Fresh Expressions movement, it may be taking place on a different night of the week and not Sunday and it may happen over dinner. And more broadly, many longtime American churchgoers are going to have to reconsider how they do church.
Microchurches and how the coronavirus is shaking up the traditional model (part 1)
What is the future of the post-COVID Christian church in the United States? For a pair of millennial pastors, it meant leaving what they loved doing in pursuit of discipleship coupled with the sober recognition that existing church structures, even within those where the Gospel was being faithfully proclaimed, were not only woefully inadequate but hampering the Kingdom of God from advancing.
Parents erect 3rd billboard warning against trans medicalization of kids
A group of concerned parents of trans-identifying teenagers have erected another billboard drawing attention to the harms of the medicalization of gender after being censored earlier this month.
Man who raped 10-y-o daughter to get trans surgery funded by taxpayers, move to women’s prison
A federal judge has ruled that a man convicted of raping his 10-year-old daughter will be allowed to get gender reassignment surgery while in prison, paid for at taxpayers' expense.
National Prayer Breakfast to be held virtually in 2021 due to COVID-19
The annual National Prayer Breakfast will be held virtually in 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
UK church transforms into Narnia for Christmas to share Gospel
An evangelical church in England has transformed its auditorium into Narnia, the magical land spoken of in author C.S. Lewis' novels, in order to share the Gospel during the Christmas season.
Virginia faith leaders urge Gov. Northam not to enforce new law requiring them to 'violate' religious convictions
Forty Virginia faith leaders have signed onto a letter urging Gov. Ralph Northam and state legislators not to enforce a new law that would require residents to violate their religious convictions.