Michael Gryboski

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  Jun 29, 2021

  Members of Congress demand IRS reverse decision denying tax exemption to Christian group    

  A group of Republican members of Congress have asked the Internal Revenue Service to change their stance on denying a Texas-based Christian nonprofit tax exempt status because the government body had deemed it too political.

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  Jun 28, 2021

  4 Canadian Catholic churches destroyed in 'suspicious' fires on indigenous lands  

  Four Catholic churches located in indigenous territory in Canada have been damaged by fires that officials are calling “suspicious” in nature as the Catholic Church has faced scrutiny since the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves of indigenous children.

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  Jun 28, 2021

  NC gov. vetoes bill banning abortions based on Down syndrome, race and sex

  North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that, among other things, would have prohibited abortions from being performed because an unborn baby has been diagnosed with Down syndrome.

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  Jun 28, 2021

  Supreme Court lets ruling in favor of trans student Gavin Grimm stand in school bathroom case

  The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a Virginia school district's appeal in a case brought by a trans-identified former high school student who sued for the right to use bathrooms and locker room facilities designated for the opposite sex.

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  Jun 28, 2021

  Most Americans say abortion should be illegal after first trimester in most or all cases, AP poll finds

  Strong majorities of Americans believe abortion should be illegal in all or most cases in the second or third trimesters of pregnancy, according to a new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. 

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  Jun 27, 2021

  This week in Christian history: Lutheran Church votes to ordain women, Thomas Cranmer born

  Here's what happened this week in Christian history: The Lutheran Church in America voted to allow female clergy, Thomas Cranmer was born, and a Quaker abolitionist founded a school to educate black children.

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  Jun 25, 2021

  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp blasts ‘lies and misinformation’ in DOJ lawsuit over state voting law

  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has denounced the Department of Justice’s newly filed lawsuit against the state’s election law. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the DOJ was filing suit against Georgia, alleging the law is a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.

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  Jun 25, 2021

  Thelma Buckner, notable COGIC pastor, singer and philanthropist, dies at 89

  Thelma Battle Buckner, a long-serving pastor and singer, known for her charitable work in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, died at age 89 after a battle with congestive heart failure.

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  Jun 25, 2021

  Jim Jordan blasts Microsoft over censorship of posts critical of China, Hunter Biden

  Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio has accused Microsoft of censoring posts critical of China and Hunter Biden on its search engine Bing and on LinkedIn and urging users of Microsoft Word to use "gender-neutral" language.

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  Jun 24, 2021

  Army won't punish chaplain threatened with reprimand for Facebook post on transgender military ban

  A U.S. Army chaplain who faced potential punishment for criticizing a possible end to a ban on openly trans-identified individuals serving in the military on social media will not face a formal reprimand.