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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Sen. Mike Lee: Religious freedom thrives in US because America is ‘a nation of heretics’
Sen. Mike Lee of Utah said the United States has a strong history of religious freedom because it's “a nation of heretics.”
Cornel West resigns from Harvard U over 'spiritual rot,' blasts 'superficial diversity'
Notable academic and progressive African American philosophy professor Cornel West has announced his resignation from his position at Harvard University in Massachusetts, citing what he called “spiritual rot.”
Planned Parenthood sex ed ‘sexualizes’ children, ‘leading to abortion’: former volunteer says
A former Planned Parenthood sex education volunteer says a program that Iowa recently banned from receiving taxpayer funding pushed materials that encouraged students to become sexually active, "leading them to abortion.”
21 state attorneys general push back on Biden’s LGBT guidance, warn religious liberty is in peril
A group of 21 state attorneys general have signed on to a letter to the Biden administration, denouncing recent efforts to expand LGBT policies in schools that they believe would circumvent religious liberty protections and free speech rights.
Catholic parish can fire gay music director under ministerial exception, appeals court rules
An appeals court has ruled that an Illinois Catholic parish and its archdiocese could legally fire a music director because he had entered a same-sex marriage, as his relationship conflicted with Church teaching.
This week in Christian history: Oxford Movement begins, Irish Archbishop executed, Teutonic Knights battle
Here are some of the events that happened this week in Christian history. They include the beginning of the Oxford Movement, the execution of an Irish archbishop, and a major military defeat for the Teutonic Knights.
Parents sue Catholic school to nullify $1.35M donation pledge over ‘woke’ culture
A Florida couple has filed a lawsuit against a Catholic school, claiming that the academic institution has a “woke” climate at odds with its claims of being a Catholic entity and wants their $1.35 million donation pledge voided.
DC to pay $220K for restricting Baptist church's in-person worship during pandemic
The District of Columbia and Mayor Muriel Bowser have agreed to pay $220,000 as part of a legal settlement with a local Baptist church that sued the city over in-person worship restrictions during the pandemic.
Overwhelming majority of US voters support teaching 'traditional values' of Western civilization in schools
More than three-quarters of likely U.S. voters believe it's important for schools to teach “traditional values” associated with Western civilization, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey.
Theologian John Piper warns against ‘unhealthy speculation’ about angels
John Piper, founder and teacher of DesiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College & Seminary, said that while he believes there are “angels among us” in the modern-day, Christians should not have an “unhealthy speculation” about them.