Michael Gryboski
Mainline Church Editor
Michael Gryboski has been a reporter with The Christian Post since 2011. He covers politics, church and ministries, court cases, and other issues. He has written extensively on issues like litigation over conservative congregations leaving The Episcopal Church, the longstanding debate within the United Methodist Church over homosexuality, court cases on various social issues, and the evangelical community.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in History and Master’s in History at George Mason University. Inspired by his studies, Gryboski pens a regular column titled “This week in Christian history,” which briefly sums up the anniversaries of notable events in the long and diverse past of Christianity. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.
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Cross can stay on Pa. county seal, judge says, citing Bladensburg decision
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Pennsylvania county seal can include a cross, rejecting a lower court ruling in favor of an atheist organization’s complaint.
El Paso churches give blood, counseling, prayer to those affected by mass shooting
The Christian Post interviewed El Paso, Texas area pastors to learn about what their churches were doing in response to the shooting, what ties they had to the victims, and what they believed churches across the country needed to do in response to the apparent rise in mass shootings.
Lutheran Church overwhelmingly re-elects first female presiding bishop
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has re-elected their first female presiding bishop, the Reverend Elizabeth A. Eaton, by a large margin.
Toni Morrison, Nobel Prize-winning African-American author, dies
Toni Morrison, the first female African-American author to win a Nobel Prize and the mind behind such literary classics as Beloved and Song of Solomon, passed away on Monday at age 88.
Bipartisan senate group to Trump admin: Refugee resettlement promotes religious freedom
Eighteen Senators from both major parties have sent a letter to the Trump administration calling on the president to reject a reported proposal to effectively eliminate refugee resettlement.
How World Relief fights Ebola with the help of 300 churches
The Christian humanitarian group World Relief is working with around 300 churches to battle the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Trump responds to white supremacist motive in El Paso shooting: 'Our nation must condemn racism'
President Donald Trump gave remarks on Monday in response to a mass shooting carried out in El Paso, Texas, stating that “hate has no place in America.”
Turkish president oversees laying of foundation stone for nation’s first new church since 1923
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan oversaw a ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the first new church building in Turkey in nearly a century.
This week in Christian history: John Eliot, Thomas à Kempis, Methodism comes to Australia
Here are just a few things that happened this week, Aug. 4-10, in Church history. They include the baptism of John Eliot, the death of Thomas à Kempis, and the arrival of Australia’s first Methodist preacher.
Christians demand UK leaders protect street preachers' rights
More than 45,000 people have signed a petition demanding that the Home Office protect the rights of street preachers following the wrongful arrest of a Nigerian-born preacher.
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