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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Christian Bible camp destroyed by California’s Dixie Fire: 'Heartbroken'
A prominent Christian camp based in California that averaged around 2,200 visitors a year has been destroyed by the Dixie Fire, reportedly one of the worst fires in the state's history.
This week in Christian history: English Protestant leader martyred, the ‘Great Ejection’
Here are three events that happened this week in Christian history. They include the martyrdom of an English Protestant leader, John Witherspoon becoming president of Princeton, and a Church of England event known as the “Great Ejection.”
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Josh Harris, the author of the bestselling book Why I Kissed Dating Goodbye, who later renounced both Christianity and purity culture, has announced that he's overseeing an online class on deconstructing religious beliefs.
Supreme Court refuses to grant students’ request to block Indiana University vaccine mandate
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied an appeal request from a group of Indiana University students seeking exemption from the institution's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Virginia school district passes controversial policy forcing teachers to use trans pronouns
A Virginia school district has passed a new policy that, among other things, allows trans-identified students to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity and requires teachers to refer to students by their preferred names and pronouns.
New Hampshire passes law prohibiting harsher restrictions on churches during pandemics
New Hampshire has passed a law that prohibits the state government from treating houses of worship with harsher restrictions during times of emergency than organizations and businesses deemed to be essential services.
Catholic high school can fire staff in same-sex marriages, court rules
A federal court has ruled against a counselor who was fired from a Catholic high school in Indiana because she was in a same-sex marriage, citing the legal standard of ministerial exception.
‘Pastor Spencer covered my steps with prayer’: Rep. Val Demings honors pastor who died from COVID
A member of Congress has honored a Florida pastor who died from COVID-19 after being hospitalized with complications from the virus on the same day that she had been scheduled to get her first vaccination.
Over 100 members of Congress urge DOJ to investigate OnlyFans over child abuse content
More than 100 Republican and Democrat members of Congress have urged the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate OnlyFans over its content involving the sexual abuse of children.
Former Texas pastor sentenced to 17 years in prison for child molestation
A former Texas pastor of a Southern Baptist congregation has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after confessing to the crime of molesting a young teenage girl.
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