Michael Gryboski

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  Jan 6, 2021

  Ontario police crack down on in-person worship at multiple churches, disrupt Mennonite service: law firm

  Multiple churches will be challenging the legality of Ontario’s measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus, amid police actions halting in-person worship services.

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  Jan 6, 2021

  ‘Arbitrary and unfair’: Catholic bishops protest Scotland's church services ban

  Scotland’s Catholic Bishops denounced a recently implemented national lockdown that prevents worship gatherings from taking place.

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  Jan 5, 2021

  Mass. high court to decide if evangelical college discriminated against pro-LGBT professor

  The highest court in Massachusetts heard oral arguments on Monday regarding whether an evangelical Christian higher education institution can lawfully refuse to promote a former professor who held pro-LGBT views.

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  Jan 5, 2021

  Canadian church fined for second time for 'blatantly obvious' violation of gatherings ban

  A nondenominational church based in Canada has been fined for the second time after violating a public health order prohibiting large gatherings in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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  Jan 5, 2021

  Presbyterian rear admiral becomes first woman to serve as chaplain for US House

  A retired rear admiral who once addressed the general assembly of Presbyterian Church (USA) has become the first female chaplain of the United States House of Representatives.

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  Jan 4, 2021

  Illinois can't force kids ministry to pay unemployment taxes, court rules

  A Christian afterschool ministry tied to The Moody Church in Chicago is sufficiently religious enough to qualify for an exemption from having to pay into a state insurance program, an appeals court ruled last week.

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  Jan 4, 2021

  ‘Criminal intent’ or ‘honest accounting’? 4 important things about Trump phone call over Georgia election

  Here are four important things about The Washington Post report on President Donald Trump's Georgia election phone call, including officials denying Trump’s claims and the debate over his words constituting criminal behavior.

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  Jan 3, 2021

  This week in Christian history: ‘Like as the Hart’ written, Catholic Church abuse scandal, Anglican bishop born

  Here are three things that happened this week in Church history. They include the birth of an influential Anglican bishop, the composing of a famous choral piece, and the first report exposing the Catholic Church priest abuse scandal.

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  Dec 27, 2020

  This week in Christian history: ‘Left Behind’ released, ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,’ John Machen

  Here are three things that happened this week, Dec. 27-Jan. 2, in Church history. They include the first performance of the Christmas carol “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” the death of a prominent fundamentalist Christian theologian, and the release of the first Left Behind novel.

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  Dec 23, 2020

  Washington State eases restriction on in-person church services, singing

  Washington State announced that it is lifting a restriction on the number of people who can attend services at houses of worship, the change coming shortly before Christmas.