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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John Piper to write book about the Second Coming: ‘Whatever the Lord impresses on me’
Desiring God teacher and author John Piper has announced that he will be writing a book about the Second Coming, asking supporters for prayers as he seeks to write a “modest book” about the provocative topic.
Hillsong’s Brian Houston says sex abuse concealment charges are ‘a shock to me’
Pastor Brian Houston, the lead pastor of the global multisite Hillsong Church, has expressed his surprise at being charged with concealing sex abuse at his influential congregation. “These charges have come as a shock to me given how transparent I’ve always been about this matter,” Houston said in a statement to The Christian Post.
'Let us worship': Church, Muslim sue Ugandan gov’t over ‘draconian’ COVID-19 worship ban
A congregation and a representative of an Islamic community have filed a lawsuit against the Republic of Uganda over pandemic lockdown restrictions that have halted in-person worship. At issue are lockdown measures enacted last week that, while allowing secular entities to remain open and public transportation to be at 50% capacity, nevertheless banned houses of worship from meeting in-person.
Evangelicals voice support after Biden nominates first Muslim to top religious freedom post
The public policy arm of the Southern Baptist Convention and an evangelical leader have expressed their support for President Joe Biden’s nomination to fill the State Department's top international religious freedom post.
Court orders ‘Save James’ boy to stay with mother who says he’s a girl, gives father limited visitation
A court in Texas has ruled that a boy at the center of a custody battle will temporarily live with his mother, who wants to have him undergo a gender transition to look more like a girl, while the father, who opposes it, will only be allowed limited visitation.
School district sued for refusing to disclose if 'pornographic' books are available to students
A Florida school district is facing a lawsuit for allegedly denying a group's records request to investigate whether pornographic books are accessible to students at public schools.
Secular Americans less likely than evangelicals to be vaccinated: poll
Americans who are younger and identify as non-religious are less likely to get vaccinated than evangelical Christians, according to a recent report on polling data compiled by Ryan Burge, who says it shows the media “needs to be turning the spotlight a bit away from evangelicals and toward the ... young and secular.”
NY Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, independent report says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, and violate both federal and state laws, said the state's Attorney General Letitia James in a newly released report.
NY archdiocese says priests can’t grant religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine
The leadership of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York has issued a memorandum saying that priests cannot grant religious exemptions to getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Security and reconciliation: How Canadian dioceses are responding to wave of church arsons
Dioceses in Canada are responding in various ways to the wave of church arsons and attacks following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at multiple religious, residential schools that once aimed to reeducate indigenous children.