Michael Gryboski

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  Oct 4, 2021

  As many as 3,200 pedophiles worked in French Catholic Church since 1950, commission finds

  As many as 3,200 pedophiles have worked in the French Catholic Church since the 1950s, according to the head of an independent commission created to investigate sexual abuse in the church.

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  Oct 4, 2021

  Gov't restrictions on religion at high levels worldwide even before COVID-19 lockdowns: Pew report

  Government restrictions on religious practice remained high during the year before the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center. Pew released findings from its 12th annual study on global religious persecution, analyzing 198 countries.

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  Oct 3, 2021

  This week in Christian history: Salvation Army co-founder dies, Jonathan Edwards born

  Here's a list of three events that happened this week in Christian history. They include President George Washington issuing a historic proclamation and the death of a pivotal co-founder of the Salvation Army.

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  Oct 1, 2021

  Clergy won't be forced to perform gay weddings if UMC changes its stance, pastors panel says

  United Methodist clergy who oppose same-sex marriage won't be required to officiate gay wedding ceremonies if the denomination changes its stance on LGBT issues, according to a clergy panel.

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  Oct 1, 2021

  Churches key to advancing ‘next Great Awakening’ by fixing broken families, marriage experts say

  For years, Duval County, Florida, and its biggest city, Jacksonville, were known for having among the highest divorce rates in the state. And then something happened.

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  Oct 1, 2021

  ‘Long overdue’: Christian prison ministry celebrates passage of EQUAL Act

  A Christian prison ministry has commended the United States House of Representatives for passing a bill that seeks to eliminate a disparity regarding drug possession penalties.

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  Sep 30, 2021

  Supreme Court to hear case over Boston's refusal to fly Christian flag at City Hall

  The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal regarding whether city officials in Boston, Massachusetts, can reject a request to fly a Christian flag at its City Hall.

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  Sep 30, 2021

  Colorado medical school sued for denying religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine mandate

  A university in Colorado has been sued by a student and a faculty member who allege that they were wrongfully punished for refusing on religious grounds to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

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  Sep 29, 2021

  PolitiFact debunks claim that taxing churches would lower rates for individuals

  Removing religious tax exemptions from churches would not lower the tax rate for individuals in the United States, according to a recent analysis from the prominent fact-checking website PolitiFact.

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  Sep 29, 2021

  Medical journal editor apologizes for cover labeling women as 'bodies with vaginas' 

  The lead editor of the British medical journal The Lancet has issued an apology following outrage over a recent journal cover that labeled women "bodies with vaginas."