Michael Gryboski

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  Apr 6, 2021

  Arkansas lawmakers urged to override veto of bill banning medicalized transitioning of minors

  Conservative groups are calling on the Arkansas legislature to override Gov. Asa Hutchinson's veto of a bill aimed at preventing minors from receiving gender reassignment treatments.  

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  Apr 5, 2021

  Prison Fellowship ranked 6th-best nonprofit to work for in US by business newspaper

  The evangelical Christian ministry Prison Fellowship has been named the sixth-best nonprofit to work for in the United States, according to a new report from a leading business publication for nonprofit management. 

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  Apr 5, 2021

  California faith-based group helping moms out of homelessness seeks to double capacity

  A California-based Christian nonprofit that helps homeless mothers by providing housing and services is seeking to expand its campus to bring more women and their families out of homelessness. 

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  Apr 4, 2021

  This week in Christian history: ‘Bible Answer Man’ becomes Orthodox, Nestorius made a bishop

  The following pages highlight events that happened this week —April 4-10 — in Christian history. They include the conversion of “The Bible Answer Man” to Eastern Orthodox Christianity and the consecration of a controversial early church bishop.

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  Apr 4, 2021

  Easter music: 7 powerful hymns to celebrate Resurrection Sunday

  Here, in no particular order, are seven hymns connected to the celebration of the Resurrection; many of which are notable and often used for worship services on Easter Sunday, especially in western churches.

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  Apr 2, 2021

  British council unlawfully discriminated against Franklin Graham by pulling ads for event, judge rules

  Judge Claire Evans of the County Court of Manchester ruled that the Blackpool Borough Council and Blackpool Transport Services wrongly censored ads for a 2018 event featuring Franklin Graham, son of the late evangelist Billy Graham. Evans concluded that the Council and transportation officials had violated Graham's religious rights and “had a wholesale disregard for the right to freedom of expression possessed by" Graham and like-minded Christians.

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  Apr 2, 2021

  Canadian pastor jailed for disobeying COVID-19 lockdown rules says inmates strongly support him

  A Canadian pastor who was jailed for holding worship services that violated provincial lockdown rules recounted his recent experiences and the support he received from inmates. 

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  Apr 1, 2021

  United Methodist relief group grants $1.1M to help asylum seekers amid border crisis      

  The United Methodist Committee on Relief has awarded a $1.1 million grant to Church World Service to help asylum seekers on the southern border and elsewhere in the United States.

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  Apr 1, 2021

  North Dakota bans gov’t officials from mistreating churches during pandemics

  North Dakota has passed a law that largely prohibits the state government from treating houses of worship worse than non-religious establishments during times of emergency.

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  Apr 1, 2021

  Pennsylvania court rules against abortion clinics, state can limit Medicaid funding for abortion

  A Pennsylvania court has ruled against a group of abortion clinics suing the state over a law that limits Medicaid funding for abortion.