Michael Gryboski
Mainline Church Editor
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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This week in Christian history: German missionary arrives in India, Jesuit martyred in Japan, papacy leaves France
Events that occurred this week in Christian history include Johann Philipp Fabricius arriving in India, Carlo Spinola being martyred, and the papacy moving back to Rome.
Supreme Court denies request to reinstate $4 million in funds for Okla. due to abortion policy
The United States Supreme Court has declined to reinstate $4 million in federal family planning funds for Oklahoma because the state government refuses to allot the money for elective abortions.
Religious exemptions for Christian colleges opposed to LGBT ideology upheld by appeals court
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against an effort to strip Christian colleges of federal funds because of their biblical views on LGBT issues.
Pastor Jack Hibbs implores Christians not to vote for Democrats: A 'death cult'
Pastor Jack Hibbs of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, California, took to social media this week to implore Christians not to vote for Democrats in November, calling the Democratic Party a "death cult" because of its support for legalizing abortion without any apparent limits.
Judge blocks Biden admin. rule requiring gov't funding for sex-change surgeries
A federal judge in Texas has issued a nationwide block on a United States Department of Health and Human Services rule that critics say would, among other things, interpret the Affordable Care Act to include protections for gender identity and mandate Medicaid funding for cosmetic sex-change surgeries.
California church administrator sentenced for stealing $360K from congregation
A former church administrator in California has been sentenced to over five years in prison for stealing approximately $360,000 from her congregation.
Trump talks World War III, plans for 'largest deportation' during Fox News town hall
Speaking during a town hall Wednesday, Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump said that humanity could be headed for another world war under the policies of the Biden-Harris administration and reiterated his vow to undertake the "largest deportation" in the history of the United States if reelected.
John McCain's son endorses Harris, denounces Trump's Arlington Cemetery visit
A son of former Republican presidential hopeful John McCain denounced former President Donald Trump's visit to Arlington National Cemetery last month and said he plans to vote for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Andrew Cuomo to testify before Congress on COVID-19 nursing home policy
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be required to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives over his government's policy of placing coronavirus patients into nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Christian school appeals expulsion over girls’ basketball team refusing to play against male
A Christian school in Vermont is appealing a judge's decision to uphold its ban from sporting activities because its girl's basketball team forfeited a game against a team that had a biological male on its roster.
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