Michael Gryboski

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  Apr 16, 2023

  UMC creates ‘lighthouse congregations’ to minister to those whose churches left denomination

  As large numbers of congregations continue to leave The United Methodist Church, two regional bodies of the mainline Protestant denomination are looking into a way to help those left behind.

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  Apr 16, 2023

  This week in Christian history: French Protestant leader martyred, JS Bach elected church cantor, Diet of Speyer

  Memorable events that occurred this week in Christian history include the execution of a French Reformation leader, Johann Sebastian Bach being elected cantor of a prominent church, and the origins of the term “Protestant.”

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  Apr 15, 2023

  Christian book retailer recovering after ‘network outage’ impacted order fulfillment

  One of the largest Christian book retailers in the United States is recovering from a network outage that began earlier this month and prevented it from fulfilling orders.

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  Apr 14, 2023

  James MacDonald charged with felony assault, battery in California

  Former Harvest Bible Chapel Senior Pastor James MacDonald was arrested in California last month and charged with felony assault and battery against a 59-year-old woman.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Arizona Supreme Court upholds clergy confessional privilege in child abuse case

  Arizona's highest court has upheld a law allowing religious bodies to refuse to hand over documents or answer questions in child abuse cases if the crime was learned in a confessional setting.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Atheist group demands California city stop allowing prayers at meetings

  A prominent atheist organization has sent a complaint letter to a California city over their policy of opening official meetings with prayer, and current debates within the community about who can and cannot provide invocations.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  County must pay $100K to therapists after sexual orientation therapy ban ruled unconstitutional

  A city in Florida has been ordered to pay a combined $75,000 in damages to two therapists while the county has been ordered to pay $100,000 for passing bans on therapy for minors seeking help with unwanted same-sex attraction.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Nearly one-third of Hispanics identify as ‘religiously unaffiliated’: Pew

  Nearly one-third of Hispanics in the United States identify as “religiously unaffiliated,” a sharp increase compared to a decade ago, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  'Believe in Satan': Vandals deface church with phallic images, 666 in Easter Sunday attack

  A church in rural Virginia was the target of vandalism on Easter Sunday when vandals smashed windows and spray-painted profanity and vulgar images on the exterior and interior of the house of worship.

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  Apr 12, 2023

  Oklahoma board rejects Catholic school’s request to become nation’s first religious charter school

  Oklahoma education officials have, for the time being, unanimously rejected an application by a Catholic school seeking to become the first religious charter school in the United States.