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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema registers as independent, says Democratic Party pulling to the 'extreme'
Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has left the Democratic Party and registered as an independent, citing a “disconnect” between what Americans want and what political parties offer as both parties have been “pulled further and further toward the extremes.”
Myanmar's junta set to prosecute Baptist pastor over speeches, preaching in Bible classes
Myanmar’s police and junta troops have detained a well-known Baptist bishop, Hkalam Samson, at an international airport as he was about to fly abroad for medical treatment and are preparing to prosecute him for an undisclosed offense related to his speeches and Bible classes.
Rowan Williams: Moral debates over abortion, gay marriage are being ‘weaponized in culture wars’
Moral debates on issues such as same-sex marriage and abortion “have become weaponized in the current culture wars,” wherein any opposing view is seen as “monstrous and oppressive,” former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, warns in a yet-to-be-aired radio talk show.
'Prayer patrol': Activist takes legal action against town ordinance restricting free speech
A pro-life activist has launched legal action trying to stop an English town's ordinance that authorizes police and community officers to prohibit prayer outside an abortion clinic.
Matt Chandler receives standing ovation upon return to the pulpit
The Village Church congregation gave a standing ovation to their pastor, Matt Chandler, who returned to the pulpit Sunday, more than three months after taking a leave of absence from his role as teaching pastor due to inappropriate social media messages with a woman who is not his wife.
Bipartisan watchdog criticizes Biden State Dept.'s omissions in religious freedom designations
A congressionally mandated religious freedom watchdog panel is "disappointed" in the U.S. State Department's decision Friday to leave Nigeria and India off its annual list of countries where religious freedom violations are most concerning, despite pleas from advocacy groups.
Mission group urges Christians to pray for release of missionary pilot, 2 volunteers imprisoned in Mozambique
The U.S.-based ministry Mission Aviation Fellowship is urging Christians to pray for the release and safety of one of its pilots, Ryan Koher, and two South African volunteers who have been detained for nearly a month in Mozambique on suspicion of supporting insurgent activity.
California church doesn’t have to pay $217K in COVID fines: State high court
The California Supreme Court has restricted Santa Clara County officials from forcing Calvary Chapel to pay $217,500 in fines for violating Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ongoing restrictions on church worship gatherings during COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
Missing priest's body burned beyond recognition along with slain church volunteer
Louisiana police said a convicted rapist released from prison just months ago has been accused of killing a retired pastor and a church volunteer and burning their bodies “beyond recognition” before dumping them in downtown Covington, a New Orleans suburb.
Hillary Clinton says overturning Roe v. Wade puts US in line with Taliban, Iranian ayatollahs
Overturning the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade, allowing states to regulate abortion without federal interference, has made America comparable to Iran’s ayatollahs and Afghanistan’s Taliban, Hillary Clinton claimed at a women’s rights summit.