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Fewer than 60% of US young adults believe in God, poll shows

Posted on: Tuesday, July 25, 2023

A new survey by Gallup shows there has been a substantial decline in religious faith among young adults over the last 20 years, with fewer than 60% now saying they believe in God, the Washington Examiner reports.

Idaho college town to pay $300,000 to Christians arrested for having an outdoor church service

Posted on: Sunday, July 23, 2023

A progressive college town in Idaho agreed to pay $300,000 to a group of Christians who were arrested for having an outdoor church service without masks during the COVID19 pandemic.

Researchers use AI for translating Bible into all languages with no written Scripture

Posted on: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Researchers in California have launched a ground-breaking initiative to use Artificial Intelligence technology to translate the Bible into thousands of languages that do not have a written version of the Scriptures, Relevant Magazine reports.

Church of England working to finalize Prayer and Pastoral Guidance for clergy who want to bless same-sex unions

Posted on: Wednesday, July 12, 2023

The Church of England is working on finalizing its Prayers of Love and Faith (PLF) and Pastoral Guidance documents to be used by clergy who choose to hold blessing ceremonies in church for same-sex civil unions, the Christian Post (CP)…

Typhoon Destroys TWR Transmitter; ‘Millions Without Gospel’

Posted on: Friday, July 7, 2023

The leader of Trans World Radio (TWR) says the Christian network needs $338,000 to resume regular radio broadcasts to “North Korea, China, Indonesia and beyond” after its transmitter site on the U.S. territory of Guam was destroyed by a typhoon.

‘1 In 3 Countries Persecute Christians, Other Groups’

Posted on: Thursday, June 29, 2023

A Catholic charity says more than half of the world’s population lives in countries where Christians and others face religious persecution.

New offline YouVersion Bible app launched for use in countries with poor internet access

Posted on: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Responding to the needs of Christians in parts of the world where it is difficult to access the internet, the developers of the popular YouVersion Bible app have launched a new version of it which can be used offline, Christianity…

Watching church services online instead of attending in person remains popular, poll finds

Posted on: Wednesday, June 21, 2023

A new survey of American Protestant Churchgoers shows that watching live-stream church services instead of attending in person remains a popular option, with nearly 40% saying they watched online more than five times in the past year, Relevant Magazine reports.…

Christian Teaching Assistant Wins Appeal Against Sacking Over Transgender Views

Posted on: Monday, June 19, 2023

A Christian teaching assistant who lost her job in England after publicly opposing transgender books in primary schools has won an appeal in a case seen as crucial for “freedom of belief and freedom of expression,” her advocates told Worthy…

Evangelicals have brought racial reconciliation into sharper focus since police killing of George Floyd

Posted on: Monday, June 12, 2023

In the years following the police killing of African American George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020, groups of US evangelicals have been quietly working on racial reconciliation in the church and US society at large, according to the Roys Report…

Artificial Intelligence Leads Church Service In Germany

Posted on: Monday, June 12, 2023

Hundreds of Protestant Christians in southeastern Germany have attended a church service that was nearly entirely generated by artificial intelligence (AI) despite warnings the invention could destroy humanity.

UK government called upon to help stop the “genocidal attacks” on Christians in Nigeria

Posted on: Sunday, June 11, 2023

The Christian organization Aid to the Church in Need (ACN UK) on Monday presented a petition to the UK government calling for more to be done to stop the “genocidal attacks” by Islamic militants on Christians in Nigeria, Christian Today…

TV Evangelist Pat Robertson Dies At 93

Posted on: Thursday, June 8, 2023

Pat Robertson, the famed American televangelist who once ran for president and founded the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), has died. He was 93, his son and the network announced.

Fewer Protestant churchgoers now engaged with fostering or adoption than five years ago, poll shows

Posted on: Thursday, June 1, 2023

A new study by Lifeway Research shows that fewer US Protestant churchgoers are actively participating in adoption and foster care than they were five years ago. At the same time, the study found that church leaders are increasingly encouraging their…

Australian Missionary Released After 7 Years In Captivity

Posted on: Thursday, May 25, 2023

An Australian missionary doctor is recovering after being released by Islamic militants who held him for seven long years in West Africa, Worthy News learned Thursday.

Most pastors are “extremely stressed,” survey finds

Posted on: Wednesday, May 24, 2023

A new survey published by Lifeway Research shows that 75% of pastors say they are extremely stressed, and 90% report they work between 55-75 hours per week, CBN News reports. The survey was part of Lifeway Research’s 2022 Greatest Needs…

Christians and Messianic Jews engage in global movement of Prayer and Fasting for Israel

Posted on: Monday, May 22, 2023

Christians and Messianic Jews around the world have entered the final days of a 3-week global movement of prayer and fasting for Israel, leading up to the biblical feast of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks/Pentecost) this week, All Israel News reports. 

California to pay $1.4 million in attorneys’ fees after churches file successful lawsuits over abortion insurance coverage mandate

Posted on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

California has agreed to pay $1.4 million in attorneys’ fees to lawyers representing four churches who successfully sued the state in arguing they should not have to cover abortion in their health insurance plans because that is contrary to their…

Alabama: 132 congregations leave United Methodist Church over LGBT disagreement

Posted on: Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Joining thousands of other churches that have left the US United Methodist Church (UMC) in recent years, 132 congregations in Alabama voted last Thursday to leave the denomination as well, the Christian Post (CP) reports.

Southern Baptist Convention membership fell by nearly half a million in 2022

Posted on: Thursday, May 11, 2023

While continuing as America’s largest Protestant denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday announced that its already declining membership dropped by 457,371 in 2022, returning it to the same level it was in the late 1970s, the Washington Times reports.

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