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Pastor Matthew Queen is back in the pulpit after serving sentence for lying to the feds

BY  :  Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter   Seven months after receiving a six-month sentence for lying to federal investigators looking into sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Convention, Matthew Queen is now back in the pulpit as a pastor in Texas. Church officials were not […]

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Nigerian Anglicans call Sarah Mullally’s appointment as next Archbishop of Canterbury ‘double jeopardy’

BY  :  Anugrah Kumar  Christian Today   The Anglican Church of Nigeria has publicly rejected the election of a woman as the new archbishop of Canterbury, saying it marks a deeper shift by the Church of England away from biblical teaching. The appointment of Bishop […]

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California Legislator Urges Parents: ‘If You Love Your Children, You Need to Flee California’

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor  A California legislator is urging parents to flee the state in light of a bill that would rewrite child custody laws to favor a parent who “affirms” the identity of a transgender-identifying child. The bill, AB957, passed the state […]

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Windrush anniversary coincides with calls for slavery reparations

BY  :  Staff writer Christian Today As the UK marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush generation, a delegation of Christians from Jamaica is visiting the country to meet fellow church leaders about financial restitution for the harm caused to black communities by […]

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Civil Rights Leader Rev. William Barber Retires from Ministry

BY  :  Milton Quintanilla  Contributor for ChristianHeadlines.com  The Rev. William J. Barber II, a well-known progressive Christian and Civil Rights leader, has announced his retirement from ministry. According to The Christian Post, Barber preached his retirement sermon on Sunday at Greenleaf Christian Church of Goldsboro, North Carolina, […]

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Hope while waiting: How Christians are responding to people who have been forced to flee their homes

BY  : Charlotte Mayhew  Christian Today Every Thursday night, in the heart of East London, members of a small church plant gather to host a café for people who are displaced and recently arrived in the UK. Once they’re all set up, they walk down […]

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Chris Pratt Quotes Psalm 23 While Touting God’s Blessings

BY  :  Michael Foust  ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor A social post by popular actor Chris Pratt about the blessings of God over the weekend garnered more than half a million likes and thousands of comments, including remarks by fans thanking him for speaking up about issues of […]

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William Barber departs pulpit of Greenleaf Church with an ode to the power of disability

BY  : Yonat Shimron Religion News Service The sermon, which capped his 30-year tenure as pastor of the Disciples of Christ church in Goldsboro, North Carolina, was unusually personal. Bishop William J. Barber II gave his retirement sermon at Greenleaf Christian Church in Goldsboro, N.C., […]

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Mothers of Zion: the women who were the pillars of Britain’s black Pentecostal Church

BY  : Anita Laryea  Christian Today New book, Mothers of Zion, celebrates the faith filled and resilient women who assisted in building the black Pentecostal Church in the UK. The book, edited by Juliet Coley and her mother, Lilieth Coley-Wright, was birthed out of a desire […]

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Can a chatbot preach a good sermon? Hundreds attend church service generated by ChatGPT to find out

BY  : Kirsten Grieshaber  Religion News Service The 40-minute service — including the sermon, prayers and music — was created by ChatGPT and Jonas Simmerlein, a theologian and philosopher from the University of Vienna. People attend a church service in Nuremberg, Germany, Friday, June 9, […]

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