New York City has agreed to pay $100,000 in attorney’s fees and damages to end a legal battle with a Jewish practitioner of sexual orientation “conversion therapy.” The Christian Post…
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Va. drops charges against pastor who held in-person worship service on Palm Sunday
A Virginia pastor who was threatened with criminal punishment for holding an in-person worship service on Palm Sunday has had charges against him dropped. The Christian Post | RSS Read…
Pastor who loved being a dad is shot dead; 8-y-o son left fatherless
Kelvin Wheeler Jr., a youth pastor and dean of students at Triumph Middle School in Harper Woods, Michigan, believed being a father to his 8-year-old son was “dope.” Now, the…
‘Assault on free speech’: Facebook, Instagram bans content promoting ‘conversion therapy’
A professional psychotherapist who specializes in counseling those with unwanted same-sex attraction has denounced a recent social media ban on posts promoting “conversion therapy.” The Christian Post | RSS Read…
Body of pastor’s son found in Oregon lake over a week after kayak accident
The body of a New Hampshire pastor’s son was found after days of searching Diamond Lake in Oregon following a tragic kayaking accident. The Christian Post | RSS Read More
Jerry Falwell supports petition to change name of Lynchburg; calls city name ‘an embarrassment’
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. expressed his support for changing the name of Lynchburg, the Virginia city where his prominent evangelical Christian school is based. The Christian Post |…
40% of churchgoers fear leaders who leave the faith could lead others astray: poll
As some high-profile Christian pastors and musicians have abandoned their faith in recent years, a large percentage of churchgoers say they’re concerned about those leaders’ eternal destinies and fear they…
Televangelists receive millions in PPP loans, Catholic Church got $1.4 billion
More than 10,000 religious organizations, including a few televangelists, have received over $3 billion under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, a large chunk of which went to groups affiliated with…
Secular group critical of churches taking PPP loans admits to also taking under $500K
The Freedom from Religion Foundation, which has been critical of churches being among the recipients of forgivable loans under the federal Paycheck Protection Program, admitted that it, too, took a…
‘It’s a slap in the face,’ pastor says after seeing desecration of escaped slave statue
After a 170-year old New Albany church in Indiana saw its statue honoring a woman who escaped slavery after the Civil War defaced with “BLM” graffiti, its pastor spoke out, calling…