Michael Gryboski
Michael Gryboski has been a reporter with The Christian Post since 2011. He covers politics, church and ministries, court cases, and other issues. He has written extensively on issues like litigation over conservative congregations leaving The Episcopal Church, the longstanding debate within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, court cases on various social issues, and the evangelical community.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master’s in History at George Mason University. Inspired by his studies, Gryboski pens a regular column titled “This week in Christian history,” which briefly sums up the anniversaries of notable events in the long and diverse past of Christianity. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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Fraudulent ministry receives $8.4M in COVID-19 relief funds; father, son charged after buying mansion
Leaders of a fraudulent ministry have been charged with receiving over $8 million in COVID-19 pandemic relief funds by lying about the size of their religious nonprofit, allegedly using the funds to put a downpayment on a mansion in Central Florida.
Appeals court rules against female athletes opposed to biological males competing in girls' sports
A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit filed by four former female high school student-athletes seeking to stop a Connecticut athletics association policy that allows biological males who identify as females to compete in girls’ sports competitions.
This week in Christian history: Dwight Moody dies, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the founding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa, an archbishop of Canterbury opposing Queen Elizabeth, and the death of famed evangelist Dwight Moody.
Doctor, Christian medical group sue New Mexico over physician assisted suicide law
A doctor and a Christian medical group have filed a lawsuit against New Mexico over an assisted suicide law passed last year they say violates their sincerely-held religious objections to the controversial practice.
Number of colleges with heavy restrictions on free speech rises
The number of colleges and universities that have significant restrictions on free speech has increased, according to a new report from a free speech advocacy group.
Ukraine orders punitive measures against 7 Orthodox clergy over ties to Russia
Officials in Ukraine have ordered punitive measures to be taken against seven Orthodox Church clergy who purportedly have sympathetic ties to Russia as part of a crackdown on Moscow-affiliated Orthodox churches in Ukraine that raises concerns for religious freedom experts.
At least 18 tornadoes sweep across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi; mother and son among 3 killed
Three people, including a mother and son, were killed, and multiple people were hospitalized after a series of tornadoes swept through Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday and Wednesday.
Nearly two-thirds of conservative voters don't want GOP to nominate Trump in 2024: poll
Almost two-thirds of Republican and conservative-leaning voters would prefer the GOP nominate someone other than former President Donald Trump for president in 2024 even though they like his policies, according to the findings of a new survey.
Nonbinary Biden admin. official fired after being charged again for luggage theft
An official with the Biden administration who identifies as nonbinary has been dismissed from his position at the Department of Energy in response to multiple allegations of luggage theft.
5 reactions to Biden signing gay marriage bill: ‘Landmark moment’ or ‘dark day’?
President Joe Biden's signing of the Respect for Marriage Act Tuesday generated reactions ranging from those who believe the signing was a historic victory to critics who see it as a threat to religious freedom.