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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

Can American Churches Lead a Protest Movement Under Trump?

Sustained social movements require church leadership, but shrinking congregations have weakened religious dissent and reduced long-term activist infrastructure.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Bishop Warns Clergy To Be Ready For a New Era of Martyrdom' To Protect The Vulnerable' in The U.S.

I have told the clergy of the Episcopal diocese of New Hampshire that we may be entering into that same witness, Hirschfeld said. And I've asked them to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written, because it may be that now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies, to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable.
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fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

God told me to build a wall of a million bricks so I did'

A devout Leicestershire man quit his job to build a million-brick monument representing answered prayers after claiming successive divine messages.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Worship leader Sean Feucht mismanaged millions in ministry funds, former associates say

It's that deluge of money, Feucht's and his ministry's amassing of expensive real estate in its wake and their lack of financial transparency, which has former ministry staff and volunteers now accusing the worship leader of mismanaging ministry funds. Three former associates with Feucht's worship organizations, such as Burn 24-7, Let Us Worship and Light a Candle, shared details with The Associated Press about Feucht's alleged financial mismanagement, verbal abuse and overworking volunteers and staff without fair wages.
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fromSlate Magazine
4 months ago

It Was Evangelicals' Noble Crusade. Why Did They Give it Up?

Sports betting's rapid legalization and industry expansion has turned American sports into pervasive gambling, despite historic religious opposition highlighting moral and social harms.
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