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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 18, 2022
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    Asian Church Leaders: Ministry After the Storm

    Lutheran leaders from across Asia meet in Bangkok to explore post-pandemic theological and pastoral challenges (LWI) – Church leaders from across the Asian region are meeting ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 16, 2022
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    Former Erlanger school board and board member and church leader Phil Smartt dies

    Philander Knox Smartt, Jr. died on May 14, 2022, surrounded by his wife and family. He was born on October 8, 1943 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 14, 2022
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    Government has a duty to protect people’s rights: Faustine L Lobo – The New Indian Express

    Express press service BENGALERU: The state government took the ordinance route to introduce the Anti-Conversion Act. Was it compulsory?It is a completely autocratic and unjustified decision. ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 13, 2022
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    Residents Invited to “Love Costa Mesa” During 5th Annual Citywide Day of Service and Celebration

    A 5and The annual Citywide Day of Service at Love Costa Mesa held on Saturday morning asks residents to invest in their local neighborhoods with some ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 11, 2022
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    Pew Research Abortion Survey Shows Role of Religion in Abortion Debate

    This article was first published in the State of the Faith Newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox every Monday evening. When news ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 9, 2022
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    Moscow continues to ignore calls for peace from religious leaders | News

    The churches are among those providing humanitarian aid to Ukraine and helping those who have fled the war. In addition to material aid, churches also seek ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 7, 2022
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    More than 80 church leaders voice support for trans youth as law criminalizing gender-affirming care set to go into effect – New York Daily News

    More than 80 church leaders and workers in Alabama have signed a letter of support for transgender youth and their families as a law that criminalizes ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 5, 2022
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    Opinion: My perspective on transgender people comes from the Bible. I shouldn’t be removed from my job.

    Freedom of belief, belief, belief and religion is under threat. I know this because I became one of the targets of this attack here in San ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 3, 2022
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    National Day of Prayer events scheduled for Thursday

    Pastor Andy Kinsey of Grace United Methodist Church prays with a small group during the 2021 National Day of Prayer at the Johnson County Courthouse. More ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    May 1, 2022
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    The Four Greatest Beneficiaries of Prayers, By Ayo Akerele

    Under the old covenant, priests and prophets were appointed by God to serve as mediators between God and man. You cannot break this order. A priest ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 29, 2022
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    Apartments Planned for United Church of Christ Headquarters Building

    Another office-to-housing conversion is under consideration in downtown Cleveland’s Gateway District, where the United Church of Christ is preparing to move out of its longtime home. ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 27, 2022
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    Religion and Spirituality Book Preview: May 2022

    The Dalai Lama lays out the Buddhist concept of emptiness and environmentalist Bill McKibbon reflects on faith, patriotism and social change, are among religion and spirituality ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 25, 2022
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    Elon Musk set to buy Twitter, sparking conversation about religious freedom and hate speech

    Left: The Royal Society, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Right: Twitter, Apache 2.0 license, via Wikimedia Commons In a move that looks like it was ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 24, 2022
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    Russia-Ukraine War, Zelensky and Blinken News: Live Updates

    CHISINAU, Moldova — Before war broke out next door, Moldovans had big plans for their country. But the Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed Moldova, a ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 22, 2022
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    Through Faith and Cash Incentive, Church Leaders Aim to Build Affordable Housing in South Florida – CBS Miami

    HALLANDALE BEACH (CBSMiami) As South Florida’s affordable housing crisis has deepened, cities, counties and activists have scrambled to find workable solutions. Now a faith-based initiative has ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 19, 2022
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    AG Kaul: Releases Update Ahead of First Anniversary of Clergy and Religious Leader Abuse Initiative

    MADISON, Wis. – As Wisconsin approaches the first anniversary of the launch of the Wisconsin Clergy and Religious Leaders Abuse Initiative, AG Kaul releases additional information ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 16, 2022
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    The choirs of the Twin Cities churches sing joyful praises together again

    On Easter Sunday, it’s a long-standing tradition for the Eden Prairie United Methodist Church choir to lead the congregation in Handel’s “Hallelujah” choir. But the church ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 14, 2022
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    Faith leaders debate whether to continue mask requirements after term ends – Los Angeles Sentinel | Los Angeles Sentinel

    Pastor John Cager of the Ward AME Church in Los Angeles, dons a mask as he takes to the streets for the annual Greater Los Angeles ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 11, 2022
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    Top Russian cleric accused of ‘crimes’ by other Orthodox leaders for sanctioning Ukraine invasion

    WASHINGTON — Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has been a staunch ally of President Vladimir Putin for years. But his vocal support for ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 9, 2022
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    What does it take to write the perfect sermon?

    Weddings. Funerals. Tips. The annual budget. Religious leaders have many responsibilities, but nothing compares to writing and delivering a sermon. It is a task that requires ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 7, 2022
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    Community cleans up historic Huntington Cemetery

    HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The community is working together to preserve some of Huntingon’s history at Bethel Cemetery. “Some of Huntington’s leaders are buried here in ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 6, 2022
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    Ukrainian religious leaders call for continued fight against Russia

    Ukrainian Church leaders have urged citizens to continue their fight against the Russian invasion, as the Pope condemned the war in some of his strongest words ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 4, 2022
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    Ex-youth pastor convicted and sentenced to life in 1994 murder of 16-year-old boy

    Screenshot from WJXT. After a week-long trial in Jacksonville, Florida, former youth pastor Ronnie Hyde (65) was found guilty on Friday in the case of the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 2, 2022
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    See how much the LDS Church has grown in 2021 and how the pace still lags

    Numbers have rebounded from 2020 levels, but are still below pre-pandemic levels. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Latter-day Saint worshipers stand as top church ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    April 1, 2022
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    Upcoming Religious Events in Lake Havasu City: April 1, 2022 | Way of life

    men’s breakfast Hilltop Community Church (3180 McCulloch Blvd.) will host a men’s breakfast Saturday at 8 a.m. in the church administration building. “Biblical Citizenship” Abundant Grace ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 29, 2022
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    Hillsong Phoenix ‘heartbroken’ pastor says church will separate from global network

    Screenshot from YouTube / @Hillsong Phoenix Dominos continue to fall across the world for Australia’s Hillsong Church, the network of congregations hard hit by the recent ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 27, 2022
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    Stephen Colbert argues that faith matters a lot

    This column is part of our ongoing opinion commentary on faith, called Living our faith. Find the complete series here. The very day I finished reading ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 25, 2022
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    Asbury Splits From United Methodist Church, Changes Name Amid Naming Talks | Local News

    One of Tulsa’s largest churches says it has begun the process of officially separating from its parent denomination. The former United Methodist Church of Asbury is ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 23, 2022
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    Trump meets privately with evangelical leaders, hoping to keep coalition intact

    “It’s very informal, and they’re talking and praying,” an adviser said of the meeting. “It’s not something he broadcasts.” But as Trump teases a run in ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 21, 2022
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    Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson publicly thanks God but keeps faith story private

    Washington • When speaking at the first day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s confirmation hearing as a Supreme Court nominee, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson declared her ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 18, 2022
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    At Vatican financial trial, Cardinal Becciu says he is not afraid of the truth

    FILE – In this February 9, 2017 file photo, Mons. Giovanni Angelo Becciu presides over a Eucharistic liturgy at the Basilica of Saint John of Latheran ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 16, 2022
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    LDS temples around the world will begin to resume ‘full operation’, faith leaders announce

    Temples are operating on a restricted basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) The Latter-day Saint ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 14, 2022
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    Dover Vigil brings together religious leaders and locals

    Dozens of hands sheltered the small, flickering candle flames from the biting winds on Sunday evening as several dozen people gathered in Dover to pray for ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 12, 2022
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    Plymouth Christian Church leaders oppose government ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy

    Almost a dozen church leaders in Plymouth have signed a controversial open letter to the government condemning its ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy. 11 Christian ministers ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 11, 2022
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    Sight Magazine – Reintegrating the radicalized: How Kenya’s religious leaders are helping young people find their way back to Islamic extremism

    March 11, 2022 TONNY ONYULO Mombasa, Kenya Selling his fruits under an umbrella at a street market in this coastal town, Joseph Juma recounted how religious ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 9, 2022
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    Water Street Mission will organize an event to trigger a love of neighbor movement | Local News

    Breaking down barriers to achieve the biblical idea of ​​loving one’s neighbor is the goal of a To come up Event hosted by a Christian non-profit ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 7, 2022
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    Louis-area Catholic schools brace for sweeping changes in parish reorganization | Education

    SHREWSBURY — Families and teachers are preparing to save their Catholic schools from closing as the Archdiocese of St. Louis plans a massive reorganization of its ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 4, 2022
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    Church leaders mourn Russian invasion of Ukraine, call for de-escalation

    Leaders of the United Church of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) spoke out March 3 against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “We lament that ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 3, 2022
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    Ukraine’s president says Russians ‘won’t have a single quiet moment here’ even if they hit cities in his country

    Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky promised on Wednesday that Russia would not overthrow his government in pounding ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles, but with the pressure ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    March 1, 2022
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    Christians around the world fast for Ukraine and for Ash Wednesday

    “May the Queen of Peace save the world from the madness of war,” Pope Francis wrote in his call for fasting. The ancient Christian practice of ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 28, 2022
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    Church in Enterprise overcoming adversity

    MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) – An Enterprise church has had its fair share of break-ins and stolen items since 2014. Now the church is celebrating after the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 26, 2022
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    Young Catholics Criticize US Church Leaders’ Climate Silence Directly to Pope | earth beat

    Pope Francis listens to Catholic university students during a virtual dialogue Feb. 24, hosted by Loyola University Chicago in conjunction with Catholic universities and colleges in ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 24, 2022
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    Putin’s troops enter Ukraine, despite prayers for peace and threats of retaliation

    The Russian invasion of eastern Ukraine on Thursday morning came despite days of diplomatic efforts and special pleas from religious leaders. As recently as Tuesday, as ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 22, 2022
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    COVID bought two congregations together – InkFreeNews.com

    From left to right in the front row are Rob Parker, President and CEO of the Chamber; Ben Snyder, House Ambassador; Pastor Rick Hurley and his ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 20, 2022
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    Reviews | Distrust of government can be fatal

    For the editor: Re “The Covid policy that really mattered was not a policy” (column, February 7): Ezra Klein’s insightful column points out that the root ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 19, 2022
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    Stamp Out Hate SC turns to small businesses for help in passing hate crimes law

    CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – It has been nearly seven years since the Mother Emanual AME Church massacre where nine people were fatally shot. People gathered on ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 17, 2022
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    ‘A church-run brothel backed by the state’: Catholic Church’s shame claims slammed by abuse survivors

    Things Bernard McGrath, a former brother of the Hospitaller Order of the Brethren of St. John of God, is currently serving a 33-year sentence in Australia ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 15, 2022
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    Sergeant of Wrexham organizes a forum with the religious leaders of the community

    THE launch of a new multi-faith community forum attracted leaders from all corners of Wrexham last week. Organized by the Yellow and Blue Community Hub on ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 13, 2022
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    Afghan-Australians, faith leaders and veterans in Canberra call on government to urgently lift admission to Afghanistan

    A delegation of faith leaders, members of the Afghanistan-Australian Advocacy Network, and veterans, are in Canberra to demand the government provide more security for Afghan refugees, ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 12, 2022
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    Worldwide Christians Pray for Chinese Believers Persecuted During Winter Olympics |

    BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma., February 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — More than 21,000 people from 144 countries responded to a call from Voice of the Martyrs to pray for ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 10, 2022
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    Complaint against BYU dismissed by Civil Rights Office

    The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has dismissed a Title IX lawsuit filed against Brigham Young University alleging that the Provo, Utah school discriminates ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 8, 2022
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    Ohio pastor arrested in sexual sting operation

    Aaron Newell preaching at Niles Christian Assembly on Sunday, February 6. (Screenshot via YouTube.) On Monday evening (February 7), police in East Palestine, Ohio arrested a ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 7, 2022
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    Cardinal sets an example by getting vaccinated

    Cardinal Sir John Ribat, took center stage as he received his COVID-19 booster shot in front of 1,000 church leaders across the Southern Highlands region last ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 5, 2022
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    Hillsboro seamstress finds hope and help after devastating downtown fire

    Fire damage at the Weil Arcade in downtown Hillsboro on Feb. 2, 2022, one of eight businesses destroyed by a four-alarm fire on Jan. 2, 2022. ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 3, 2022
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    Georgia Church Building Destroyed After Fire Breaks Out During Service

    Picture via Facebook Tragedy struck the Douglas Christian Fellowship Church of God in Douglas, Georgia on Wednesday night when a fire broke out during a worship ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    February 2, 2022
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    Religious Leaders Send Letter to NFL; asks to move the 2023 Super Bowl from Arizona | Arizona Politics

    PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — Faith leaders across the country are calling on the NFL to strip next year’s Super Bowl from Arizona. They say Arizona should ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 31, 2022
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    “We went from 20% to 2% of the population because of Israeli violence” Global Voices

    Palestinian Christians have been the target of Israeli aggression, which has driven out a large percentage of the religious minority. Image used under Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 28, 2022
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    A cold war on the Ukrainian border

    MAYBE Partygate has at least one thing going for it. In normal times, the government would be rightly castigated for being caught up in a petty ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 24, 2022
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    In the conflicts of Eastern Europe, Rome plays a diplomatic role with an aerial view

    Thirty years after the dramatic break-up of the Soviet Union, the tremors of this socio-political earthquake continue to reverberate across the vast terrain it once covered. ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 23, 2022
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    Local religious leaders take security measures amid nationwide incidents of violence. | Local News

    Cohn referred to anti-Semitic shootings in Pittsburgh, Poway, California, Monsey, NY and Jersey City, NJ in 2018 and 2019 that killed 15 people and injured 17 ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 21, 2022
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    The pandemic as an opportunity to help build ecumenical dialogue

    “Ecumenism in times of pandemic: from crisis to opportunity” is the title of a working document presented Thursday afternoon by the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 19, 2022
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    Christians Return to Church, But It May Not Be the Same… | News and reports

    The church in northwest Houston suffered heavy damage from Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By the time its flooded facility was finally rebuilt a few years ago, ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 17, 2022
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    The Voice of the Martyrs calls on Christians to pray for Chinese believers persecuted during the Winter Olympics

    BARTLESVILLE, Oklahoma., January 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Over the next few weeks, the eyes of the world will be on beijing and the 2022 Winter Olympics. ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 14, 2022
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    Church Abuse is a Discipleship Concern | creed of jesus

    Here we are. In the final chapter of the Tribute volume by Nijay Gupta, Tara Beth Leach, Matt Bates and Drew Strait, Living the Gospel of ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 12, 2022
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    “Why didn’t we do this 20 years ago? : Pastors Explore Idea of ​​County-Wide Crusade |

    A local pastor made a statement on Friday, “I’m so excited I can’t stand it, it should have been done 20 years ago.” He was talking ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 10, 2022
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    Uganda reopens schools after world’s longest Covid shutdown

    KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda reopened schools on Monday after the world’s longest pandemic shutdown, but educators and others say the shutdown has taken its toll, eroding ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 8, 2022
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    COVID Pushes Auburn Church Online, Seeks Relief Funding to Improve Its Streaming Capacity | Local news

    Many members of Green Chapel are related, so it was easy for them to keep in touch, although Austin said he lived 90 miles from Auburn ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 7, 2022
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    Austin talks | West Side residents urged to get vaccinated – and keep getting tested

    Religious leaders urged West Side residents who have yet to receive their COVID vaccines to do so this month in a number of places, including the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 5, 2022
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    Baby Jesus stolen from Hancock County manger

    TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Baby Jesus has gone missing from a nursery in Hancock County. It was part of the exhibit in a church in Arlington, ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 3, 2022
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    Religious leaders criticize persecution of Indian minorities

    LAHORE: Leaders of different faiths and schools of religious thought in Pakistan have called on global human rights bodies to take immediate action to end atrocities ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    January 1, 2022
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    Putting Youth First in 2022, Church Leaders Say

    Governments should view funding the education and training of our young people not as an expense but as an investment, the Irish Church leader said. In ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 30, 2021
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    Patton calls for merit rather than dependence | Morung Express

    Kohima, December 30 (MExN): Nagaland Deputy Chief Minister and Home, Roads and Bridges Minister Y Patton said on December 30 that the main goal of young ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 28, 2021
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    Sierra Bible Church prevents flooding

    Sierra Bible Church prevents flooding Sonora, California – About 50 people went out Sunday afternoon to quickly clean up the floods at the Sierra Bible Church ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 27, 2021
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    Local Priest Designs Software to Help Church Leaders | Local news

    MURRAY – Families at St. Leo Catholic Church in Murray have new resources at their disposal thanks to the new tech-savvy parish priest. Father Josh McCarty ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 25, 2021
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    As pandemic persists, churches adapt for safe Christmas services :: WRAL.com

    By Chris Lovingood, WRAL presenter / reporter Cary, North Carolina – As the world approaches two years of the coronavirus pandemic and with variations contributing to ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 23, 2021
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    Sudbury Churches Plan Christmas Eve Services While Addressing Omicron Concerns

    As churches finalize their plans for Christmas Eve services this year, pastors and other leaders are trying to balance the desires of their parishioners with the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 21, 2021
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    Springfield Church Seeks to Create Transitional Shelter to Help Resolve Homelessness | KOLR

    FILE – In this file photo from February 9, 2016, a man is lying in a tent with others camped nearby under and near an overpass ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 19, 2021
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    Trump heads to Dallas on Sunday to attend First Baptist Church and make an appearance in the arena with Bill O’Reilly

    Former President Donald Trump spends the Sunday before Christmas in Dallas, appearing at the American Airlines Center with former Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly and attending ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 17, 2021
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    Northern County pastor carries out outreach work in Lebanon and Syria

    Five years ago, a pastor from North County traveled to the war-torn Middle East to meet people who live there and bring some hope. He heard ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 16, 2021
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    KCMO church broken into days before Christmas service

    KANSAS CITY, Missouri – A church in Kansas City, Missouri, was robbed just days before its first in-person Christmas service in nearly two years. Now, leaders ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 14, 2021
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    Bishop denies mining company executive claim that church leaders support Tampakan copper-gold project

    DAVAO CITY –– An executive at Sagittarius Mines Inc. claimed that the controversial $ 5.9 billion (P297 billion) Tampakan project in southern Cotabato had won support ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 12, 2021
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    Women Lead Religious Groups in Many Ways |

    The conversation What constitutes women’s leadership in religious communities is open to many interpretations. In the United States, more attention has been paid to the ordination ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 11, 2021
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    Christendom marks third Sunday in Advent, December 12 – Manila Bulletin

    (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Be awake, keep your heart. Let us add an essential ingredient: the secret to being vigilant is prayer, ”Pope Francis reminded the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 9, 2021
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    The weakness of complementary theology exposed in the Duggar trial – Baptist News Global

    As we reflect on 2021, one of the themes will be how three of the main conservative evangelical denominations have been compromised by sexual abuse and ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 7, 2021
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    Quick shots: on the reputation of an archbishop and mandatory vaccines

    By Phil Lawler (bio – articles – email) | 07 Dec 2021 Gradually emerging from the “brain fog” which was, thank goodness, in my case the ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 6, 2021
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    COLUMN / PERSPECTIVE: Religious leaders play an important role outside the courthouse | Local news

    Glynn County has amazed the world. Despite being dangerously close to Florida and South Carolina, the state that plunged the nation into civil war, a Glynn ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 4, 2021
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    Rocklane Christian Church opens new worship space for 175th anniversary

    Pastor Seth Amerine delivers a sermon on November 22 at Rocklane Christian Church in Greenwood. On December 5, the church will hold its first service at ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 2, 2021
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    Adventist Journal Online | Ted Wilson’s trip to the Philippines was “just in time”

    December 2, 2021 From visas to the rain and a helicopter, God’s timing is called perfect. By Andrew McChesney We have received the following view from ...
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  • Church Leaders
    By Ellen McCoy
    December 1, 2021
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    Cardinal Pell says prison helped him understand Christ’s suffering

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