Michael Gryboski

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  Jan 27, 2021

  Prominent black seminary dean Lee Brand nominated to be first vice president of SBC

  An African-American seminary dean has been nominated as a candidate for first vice president of the Southern Baptist Convention, a denomination founded by slave-owners.

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  Jan 27, 2021

  DOJ halts controversial ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy

  The U.S. Department of Justice has rescinded a “zero tolerance” prosecution policy for illegal immigrants caught entering the country through the southern border, a practice that led to the separation of thousands of families.

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  Jan 27, 2021

  Pennsylvania church gives away $13K in gift cards for store employees, customer bills

  A congregation in Pennsylvania recently gave out gift cards worth $50 each to all the employees of a local grocery store, while also helping to pay the bills of 200 customers.

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  Jan 26, 2021

  Florida humanist gives first secular invocation at Brevard County meeting after yearslong legal battle

  A Florida county that previously prohibited secular invocations at public meetings had its first non-religious invocation Tuesday following a yearslong court battle.

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  Jan 26, 2021

  Supreme Court rejects Nevada church’s request to secure eased COVID-19 restrictions

  The United States Supreme Court has rejected a Nevada church’s request to clarify that houses of worship and comparable secular entities should be treated equally during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  Jan 25, 2021

  Biden attends mass at DC church that prayed for dignity of the unborn

  President Joe Biden attended mass at a historic Jesuit Catholic congregation in Washington, D.C., the same church he attended when he was vice president years ago.

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  Jan 25, 2021

  Orthodox diocese denies that priest was suspended for attending DC pro-Trump protest

  A diocese of the Orthodox Church in America is denying reports that one of their priests has been suspended due to his attending the Jan. 6 pro-Trump protests in Washington, D.C.

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  Jan 25, 2021

  Kentucky bill requiring abortion clinics to save babies born alive becomes law

  A bill that requires abortion clinics to save babies that survive the procedure has become law in Kentucky after Democratic Governor Andy Beshear refused to veto it.

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  Jan 24, 2021

  This week in Christian history: Calcutta bishop born, Pope Pius IV, Uganda missionaries

  Here are three things that happened this week, Jan. 24-30, in Church history. They include the pope affirming the Council of Trent, the birth of the first bishop of Calcutta, and the arrival of missionaries to Uganda.

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  Jan 22, 2021

  Firefighter sues Virginia county over termination after criticizing vandalism of Confederate monument

  A firefighter has sued a Virginia county, accusing them of unlawfully dismissing him after he criticized the vandalism of Confederate monuments in a social media post.