Michael Gryboski

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  May 10, 2021

  ND gov. vetoes penalty for colleges that award funding to abortion providers

  North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has vetoed part of a bill that would have penalized higher education institutions that direct government grant money to abortion providers.

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  May 10, 2021

  Biden admin. bans sexual orientation, gender identity discrimination in healthcare

  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the agency will interpret federal civil rights law to include a ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, leading critics to say it could require hospitals and doctors to perform sex-change surgeries. 

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  May 10, 2021

  UMC chaplain treks 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail to minister to ‘people along the way’

  A United Methodist Church chaplain recently began an assignment offering ministerial and personal support for those trekking along the 2,193-mile Appalachian Trail.

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  May 9, 2021

  This week in Christian history: Pantheon converted, Jesuit missionary to China dies; Gregorian calendar pope elected

  Here are three events that happened this week in Christian history. They include the election of the pope who introduced the Gregorian calendar, the death of a notable Jesuit missionary to China, and a prominent Roman temple being converted into a church.

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  May 9, 2021

  ‘Forever grateful’: 7 notable mothers of Christian history

  Here are seven mothers who were important figures in Christian history, either through the influence they had on their famous children or through their own actions. They include a member of the court of the Roman Empire, the widow of an American missionary martyred in Ecuador, and a charitable figure in the early church.

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  May 8, 2021

  'Historic night': Saddleback Church ordains first female pastors

  Saddleback Church, the California-based megachurch headed by Pastor Rick Warren, announced that they ordained their first three female pastors, despite being affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, which prohibits female ordination.

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  May 8, 2021

  Catholic school can fire teacher for being in same-sex marriage, Indiana court rules

  An Indiana court has dismissed a lawsuit filed against a Roman Catholic Archdiocese by a former private school teacher who was fired for being in a same-sex marriage.

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  May 8, 2021

  Mike Pompeo tells Regent grads of ‘growing threat’ to religious freedom: Don’t compromise your beliefs

  Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned graduates of Regent University not to compromise their beliefs, even when there's a disconnect between being “a good Christian” and “a good American.”

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  May 7, 2021

  Juror wrongfully dismissed for listening to 'God’s guidance' in lawmaker's fraud case, court rules

  A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a juror was wrongfully dismissed from a trial for saying his prayers to God and the Holy Spirit influenced his views in the case after deliberations began.

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  May 7, 2021

  Theologian denounces contemporary worship: It ‘harms discipleship,’ ‘doesn't mature believers’

  A Florida Presbyterian Church in America pastor and former professor of theology has denounced contemporary Christian worship, saying that it, among other things, goes against the “reverence and awe” that church services should have for God.