Michael Gryboski

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  May 7, 2023

  This week in Christian history: Massachusetts bans Christmas, YMCA founder born

  Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the birth of the co-founder of the YMCA, Massachusetts banning Christmas, and the death of a prominent Moravian leader.

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  May 5, 2023

  Indiana passes law allowing nonprofits to keep donor names anonymous

  Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed a law allowing nonprofits to prevent donors' identities from being publicly disclosed in a move that many believe protects the rights of people to donate to causes without fear of repercussion.

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  May 4, 2023

  Man who killed 3 people at Alabama church potluck gets life in prison

  A man who murdered three people at an Alabama church potluck last year has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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  May 4, 2023

  ACLU sues Oklahoma over law banning body mutilating surgeries, puberty blockers for kids

  The American Civil Liberties Union has sued several state and medical officials in Oklahoma over a newly passed law that prohibits subjecting minors to body-mutilating surgeries and chemical castration via puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones.  

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  May 3, 2023

  Christian alternative to Boy Scouts gets 1,000th Troop: 'Campaign to rescue America’s boys’

  A scouting organization founded in 2014 to be a conservative Christian alternative to the Boy Scouts of America recently celebrated its 1,000th Troop.

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  May 3, 2023

  King Charles III’s coronation: 5 sacred songs that will be performed

  King Charles III will be coronated on Saturday, with a ceremony that will feature music and a Christian liturgy approved by the Archbishop of Canterbury. Charles assumed the throne following the death of his mother, long-serving Queen Elizabeth II, in September. Here are five songs that will be part of the coronation ceremony for King Charles III of England.

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  May 2, 2023

  Twitter, eBay, Instagram make ‘Dirty Dozen List’ of businesses profiting off sexual exploitation

  The National Center on Sexual Exploitation has released its annual list of businesses and other entities that profit off sexually exploitative products and fail to protect children from sexually abusive material.

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  May 2, 2023

  PCUSA lost over 100 churches, 53,000 members in 2022: report

  Presbyterian Church (USA) lost more than 100 congregations and over 53,000 members in 2022, reflecting the yearslong trend of decline for the mainline Protestant denomination.

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  May 2, 2023

  ‘This is not right’: Pastor says United Methodist Church decision to close small church was unfair

  A small Ohio congregation belonging to The United Methodist Church is dismayed by the regional body's decision to close the church later this month as part of a process the pastor said was unfair.

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  May 1, 2023

  Montana becomes 16th state to ban body mutilating surgeries for kids: 'Seeing through the lies'

  Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed into law a measure prohibiting puberty blockers and body mutilating surgeries from being performed on minors under the guise of "life-saving care" for youth suffering from gender dysphoria.