Fla. Pastor Tragically Killed in Crossfire Outside Shopping Plaza
MIAMI — A church in Florida is mourning the loss of their pastor who was tragically killed in crossfire on Thursday evening while he was visiting a local shopping plaza to get a bite to eat. “We are grieving the loss
Judge Bars John MacArthur’s Church From Holding Indoor Services
(Los Angeles Times) — A megachurch that has defied Los Angeles County’s pandemic health orders was temporarily barred from holding Sunday worship services indoors, under a judge’s ruling Thursday. L.A. County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff sided with public health officials,
Stone Capitals From a ‘Royal Estate’ During First Temple Period Unearthed in Israel
JERUSALEM — Stone capitals and window frames from a “royal estate” dating sometime between the reign of King Hezekiah and King Josiah (600-700 B.C.) were recently unearthed during an excavation on the Armon Hanatziv (Commissioner’s Palace) Promenade, south of Old City
Algerian Court Refuses to Quash Order Shutting Down Church
(Barnabas Aid) — A court in Algeria has refused to allow the country’s second largest Protestant church to reopen, ten months after it was forcibly shut down by the authorities. The court ruled in August that the order to shut the
Church-State Separation Group Objects to Calif. Board of Education’s Proposed Changes to Prayer Policy
Photo Credit: YouTube screenshot COSTA MESA, Calif. — The group Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) has sent a letter to the Orange County Board of Education to express objection to proposed changes to its prayer policy —
Separation of Jesus and Education? NC School Cuts Scriptures Out of Student Planners Donated by Church
Photo Credit: WBTV HIDDENITE, N.C. — A public school in North Carolina cut two Bible verses out of the back cover of planners donated by a local church before giving them to students out of concern that it would be considered
Survey Finds Many Americans Believe Jesus Was a Good Teacher But Not God
Photo Credit: Ben White/Unsplash ORLANDO, Fla. — A biennial survey conducted by Ligonier Ministries and LifeWay Research finds that many Americans believe Jesus was a great teacher but not God. Nearly one third of evangelicals polled also hold to this view,
Calif. Church Now Facing $52K in Fines for Holding Indoor Services, Singing, Not Submitting Protocol
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A California church that had previously been fined $10,000 for holding a morning and evening indoor church service with singing in violation of county COVID regulations is now facing more than $52,000 in fines with additional
Christians in Mexican Village Risk Losing Water, Electricity if They Can’t Pay Fines as Part of Illegal Agreement
Photo Credit: TUBS/Wikipedia (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Two Protestant families, who were forced to sign an illegal agreement in which they renounce their right to hold religious services in order to have their access to water and other essential services reinstated,
Christians in Mexican Village Risk Losing Water, Electricity if They Can’t Pay Fines as Part of Illegal Agreement
Photo Credit: TUBS/Wikipedia (Christian Solidarity Worldwide) — Two Protestant families, who were forced to sign an illegal agreement in which they renounce their right to hold religious services in order to have their access to water and other essential services reinstated,