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Students at a school in Victoria, Australia are fighting back after the school banned wearing cross necklaces for being “offensive.” Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC), a prestigious girls’ school in Melbourne informed students that they would no longer be permitted to wear cross necklaces as they might be offensive to other students. One anonymous student reported…

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A new study revealed that a majority of Protestant churchgoers want their pastors to address more current issues from the pulpit. The report was conducted by Lifeway Research, which interviewed 1,008 American Protestant churchgoers during September 19-29, 2023, asking them about their feelings on pastors’ responsibilities when addressing current cultural issues. According to responses, 80…

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In contemporary Christian circles, the term “salvation” is often used to denote the moment when an individual commits to following Christ. Preachers and missionaries frequently highlight the number of conversions with phrases like, “We had 50 people saved last weekend.” However, this perspective can obscure a critical truth: salvation is not a singular event but…

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Pastor Keion Henderson, founder of The Lighthouse Church & Ministries in Houston, Texas, has come under fire following the resurfacing of a controversial clip from one of his 2023 sermons. In it, he suggested that congregants would not receive blessings or wealth from God by giving to the poor. Instead, he emphasized that blessings would…

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Historically black churches are beginning to sound the alarm on the growing trend of young people either leaving the church or not even entering its doors. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the AME church, is one of the churches feeling the shift, according to a New York Times report.…

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