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Pastor, wife and 3-year-old son jailed on charges of luring innocent people to Christianity
A pastor, his wife, and young son have been jailed for allegedly luring innocent people to Christianity in violation of an anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state where Christians only make up less than 1% of the 200 million population.
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Kidnapped Christian nurse and daughter still missing in Haiti
"We continue to hold onto hope."
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Poorest Americans most likely to have 'great deal' of confidence in Church: Gallup
While confidence in the Church or organized religion remains at historic lows, the poorest Americans, those living in households earning less than $50,000 annually, are more likely to express "a great deal" of confidence in religious institutions, a new survey from Gallup suggests.
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Black Southern Baptist churches challenge denomination's vote to ban women in leadership
"We strongly urge our SBC family to consider entering a time of prayer and dialogue because for many, this most recent decision is an unnecessary infringement upon the autonomy of the local church."
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Arnold Schwarzenegger says seeing loved ones again in Heaven is 'fantasy'
"We won't see each other again after we're gone," said The Terminator star.
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Study reveals doubts about God
While less than half of adults in the U.S. believe in God without a doubt or attend religious services frequently, the majority, almost 80%, say they still pray, a new study from NORC at the University of Chicago shows.
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Christian celebrity culture, megachurches are a turn-off, poll finds
While a majority of Americans have a positive view of Jesus, most, including Christians, also have a negative opinion of celebrity Christian culture, celebrity pastors, Evangelicals, megachurches and famous worship bands, a new study from Barna Group shows.
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Syncretism is becoming the prevailing worldview, warns George Barna
"The ideological and philosophical confusion that characterizes America is perhaps the biggest reflection of the nation's rejection of biblical principles and its decision to replace God's truth with 'personal truth.'"
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Brian and Bobbie Houston's daughter, son-in-law resign from Hillsong Church
A year after her father stepped down as global senior pastor, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston's daughter, Laura Toganivalu, and her husband, Peter, announced that they, too, have officially stepped down as global pastors of the denomination's youth ministry, Hillsong Young & Free.
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Less than half of born-again Christians believe Jesus lived sinless life on Earth: study
Millions of Christians no longer attending church since pandemic.
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Brian Houston calls claims about wife Bobbie buying a Cartier watch 'yet another falsehood'
"Bobbie has neither bought, owned, or worn a Cartier watch in the past 25 years. It is just another lie told under parliamentary privilege."
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Carl Lentz and wife Laura to spill 'Secrets of Hillsong' in new FX docuseries
Months after vowing to tell their story in the aftermath of a sex and leadership scandal that led to his firing from Hillsong Church NYC more than two years ago, Carl Lentz and his wife, Laura, are set to give their first public interview in a new docuseries set to premiere on FX in May called "The Secrets of Hillsong."
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Ex-Southern Baptist Convention President Johnny Hunt sues denomination
Former Southern Baptist Convention president Johnny Hunt has admitted to "only kissing and some awkward fondling" between himself and the wife of a younger minister who accused him of sexual assault while on a beach vacation with his family in Panama City, Florida, 12 years ago.
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Most pastors think hybrid church is here to stay, study finds
As many churches have now reopened their doors in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic only a minority of them view in-person worship services as the church model of the future.
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8 witnesses testified against Hillsong founder Brian Houston in court case, wife Bobbie reveals
The Hillsong Church founder's wife of nearly 46 years said she vowed to her husband last year that if no one else stood up for him, she would "die on my sword if need be" to defend his "integrity, character & worth" against what she called a "modern day persecution."
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