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: Quaker founder dies, Lutheran Synod president ordained
This week — Jan. 9 to Jan. 15 — marks the anniversary of Fabian becoming pope, the ordination of the first president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod and the death of the founder of the Quaker movement.
European court rules in favor of Christian bakery that refused to make cake supporting gay marriage
The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint against a Christian bakery in Northern Ireland that refused to make a cake supporting gay marriage on religious grounds.
Christian nurse punished for wearing cross necklace to work wins religious discrimination case
A British tribunal has ruled that a Christian nurse who was forced to resign from a hospital over her refusal to stop wearing a cross was wrongfully discriminated against.
Episcopal Church, Anglican diocese spar over which congregation gets $2M bequest
A small Episcopal church in Texas is at the center of an ongoing legal battle over who rightly owns a bequest from a deceased parishioner currently valued at around $2 million.
Atheist group demands Pelosi drop prayer from Jan. 6 vigil
A prominent atheist group has demanded that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi drop a planned prayer vigil at a congressional event remembering the first anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Over 400 million Christians live in ‘lands of persecution’: human rights activist
More than 400 million Christians live in countries that persecute churches — and that persecution is only worsening, according to the leader of a Roman Catholic human rights organization based in Italy.
Ray Bentley, author and Maranatha Chapel founder, dies from COVID-19 complications
Ray Bentley, an author, radio broadcaster, and pastor who helped to found the influential Evangelical megachurch, Maranatha Chapel of California, died from COVID-19 complications.
5 missing teen girls found, 30 arrested in 'Operation Boo Dat'
Five missing and endangered teenage girls were found and 30 individuals were arrested as part of a recent lengthy U.S. Marshals endeavor in the New Orleans, Louisiana, area known as “Operation Boo Dat.”
Andrew Cuomo won't face charges over COVID-19 nursing home deaths: attorney
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face prosecution over his temporary policy of placing COVID-19 patients in nursing homes, according to a statement from an attorney.
Judge sides with Navy SEALs seeking religious exemption to Biden admin. COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A federal judge has ruled in favor of Navy personnel suing the Biden administration over the Department of Defense’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, concluding that the plaintiffs are likely to succeed in their claim that the requirement violates their religious freedom.
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