Michael Gryboski
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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UK forcing mentally disabled woman to have abortion against her will: ‘Murder disguised as care’
A court in the United Kingdom has ordered that a pregnant woman in her twenties who reportedly has the mental capacity of a child to undergo an abortion, despite her family's objections to the procedure.
PC(USA) to ordain first-ever openly nonbinary clergy candidate
A Virginia-based regional body of Presbyterian Church (USA) is scheduled to ordain what is to be first clergy candidate who identifies as gender non-binary.
Presidents photographed in church have a checkered history
President Donald Trump being prayed over by McLean Bible Church Pastor David Platt was part of a long history of presidents being photographed or videotaped in worship, sometimes with controversy.
This week in Christian history: Hymns in battle, missionary group founded, ‘Like a River Glorious’
Here are just a few things that happened this week, June 23-29, in Church history. They include the creation of a major missionary organization, a battle in which hymns were used in a military way, and the death of the composer of the hymn “Like a River Glorious.”
Dying churches merging with megachurches a growing trend, some oppose 'drastic change'
As many congregations in the United States have seen their membership numbers drop, a growing number are pursuing mergers with larger evangelical churches. However, these joining together of churches are not always universally accepted.
Russell Moore bashes socialism's 'faulty view of human nature'
The Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission President, Russell Moore, recently denounced socialism, saying among other things that it has a “faulty view of human nature.”
Federal court allows Trump admin. rule banning abortion funding through Title X to take effect
A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has allowed the Trump administration’s rule that prohibits Title X funds from being used to fund abortions to take effect.
Abortions in England, Wales hit 10-year high: UK gov't report
England and Wales experienced the highest rate of abortions in a decade in 2018, according to recently released findings by the U.K.’s Department of Health & Social Care.
Supreme Court says 40-foot tall Maryland WWI memorial cross can remain on public property
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that a 40-foot tall cross erected on public property in Maryland does not violate the Establishment Clause of the Constitution.
World Refugee Day: Christian charity group lobbies against Trump admin refugee cap
A major Christian charity organization will be lobbying on behalf of displaced people in honor of the annual observance of World Refugee Day.