SBC loses over 450K members in 2022 largest drop in membership in 100 years
The Southern Baptist Convention lost more than 450,000 members in 2022, marking the largest drop in membership in a century, according to recently reported statistics. @ChristianPost_com
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87% of Americans who pray say their prayers were answered in the last year study
An overwhelming majority of Americans who say they pray have reported seeing at least one of their prayers answered over the past year, according to a new survey.  @ChristianPost_com
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Texas megachurch that left UMC forming its own Methodist denomination
A Texas megachurch that voted to leave the United Methodist Church last year has decided to launch its own network of churches once its disaffiliation from the UMC is finalized. @ChristianPost_com
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Biden DHS portrayed 'fervent' pro-lifer as national security threat in mitigation exercise docs
An exercise created by the United States Department of Homeland Security presents a passionate pro-life advocate as someone prone to engage in an act of domestic terrorism as critics of the Biden administration point to the document as evidence of a targeted campaign against those who “oppose abortion on demand and voted for former President Trump.”  @ChristianPost_com
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America under threat from syncretism, George Barna says in study churches urged to respond
While the World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19 is no longer a “public health emergency,” America’s embrace of syncretism — the fusion of different religions — and the growing rejection of a biblical worldview remains a threat to general quality of life in a post-pandemic world, especially for children, new research from the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University suggests. @ChristianPost_com
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Biden DOJ sides with Christian charity battling California city over right to feed homeless
The Biden administration has taken the side of a Christian charity that is suing a city in California for refusing to let it minister to homeless residents by giving them food and water. @ChristianPost_com
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Ahead of key shareholders meeting, JPMorgan Chase denies closing accounts over religious, political views
A Christian portfolio manager and TV commentator is set to challenge the shareholders of one of the nation’s biggest banks over what he says is “evidence of religious and political discrimination” in the financial sector. @ChristianPost_com
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'This was the work of the devil' Pastor says daughter who worked at Allen outlet mall struggling after shooting
Keon Byrd, a pastor at Church Eleven32 in Allen, says his 16-year-old daughter was working at a shoe store at the mall when the shooting began.  @ChristianPost_com
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Texas pastor shares why he avoids preaching about Mother’s Day
While many clergy in the United States will be preaching sermons in celebration of Mother’s Day, one pastor in Texas avoids doing such in consideration of those for whom the day brings sadness and heartache.  @ChristianPost_com
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Most never-married Christian men and women are not living lives of sexual chastity study
As single Christians, the majority of whom are women, struggle to find ideal marriage partners in the pews, a new study released by Communio, a national nonprofit organization that works with churches to strengthen families and develop stronger faith lives, has found that most of them aren’t living lives of sexual chastity. @ChristianPost_com
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Number of Americans attending in-person church services is rising
Three years after government restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic forced many churches to close and only offer services online, a new report reveals the state of in-person attendance.  @ChristianPost_com
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ERLC President Brent Leatherwood urges Congress to end border crisis
The leader of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention is calling on federal lawmakers to take action to address the border crisis as border agents have been overwhelmed by over 3.7 million migrant encounters since the beginning of fiscal year 2022. @ChristianPost_com
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Trump bashes DeSantis for signing heartbeat abortion ban, claims it's 'too harsh'
Former President Donald Trump has denounced Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent signing of a law that bans most abortions after a baby's heartbeat is detected, which is often around six weeks into a pregnancy, claiming that many believe it was “too harsh.” @ChristianPost_com
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California to pay over $1M to churches that sued state over abortion coverage mandate
The state of California has agreed to pay more than $1 million in attorney’s fees to four California churches following two separate rulings determining that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution protects churches from having to fund abortion coverage in their healthcare plans. @ChristianPost_com
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67 Arkansas churches leave the UMC
Sixty-seven congregations in Arkansas have officially disaffiliated from the United Methodist Church, being part of a wave of departures driven largely by the mainline Protestant denomination’s ongoing debate over LGBT issues. @ChristianPost_com
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Texas one step closer to allowing chaplains in public schools
Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that, if enacted, would allow public schools to have chaplains, with the proposed legislation being sent to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott. @ChristianPost_com
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Conservative legal groups concerned over Biden admin’s new public school prayer guidance
Conservative legal groups have expressed concern over the Biden administration’s recently announced guidance on religious expression in public schools, believing that it may lead to an increase in violations of First Amendment rights for teachers and students. @ChristianPost_com
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Protestant churches seeing drop in foster care, adoption among churchgoers Lifeway
Protestant churchgoers are less likely to report seeing people in the pews engaged in adoption and foster care compared to a few years ago, according to a recent report by Lifeway Research. @ChristianPost_com
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Pro-life lawmakers, activists seek changes to FACE Act amid inaction on pro-abortion violence
Lawmakers and pro-life activists are calling for a longstanding United States law to be repealed or reformed, alleging a double standard in its enforcement based on a victim’s views about the issue of abortion.  @ChristianPost_com
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185 Georgia churches must be allowed to vote to leave UMC, judge rules
A judge in Georgia has decided that 185 congregations should be allowed to vote on whether to leave the United Methodist Church, ruling against a regional body’s recent attempt to put a stop to churches leaving the denomination. @ChristianPost_com
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DeSantis, pro-life leaders hit back after Trump calls pro-life heartbeat ban 'too harsh'
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis responded to former President Donald Trump denouncing him for signing a bill banning most abortions once the baby’s heartbeat is detectable.  @ChristianPost_com
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