Michael Gryboski

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  Apr 13, 2023

  Nearly one-third of Hispanics identify as ‘religiously unaffiliated’: Pew

  Nearly one-third of Hispanics in the United States identify as “religiously unaffiliated,” a sharp increase compared to a decade ago, according to a new report by Pew Research Center.

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  Apr 13, 2023

  'Believe in Satan': Vandals deface church with phallic images, 666 in Easter Sunday attack

  A church in rural Virginia was the target of vandalism on Easter Sunday when vandals smashed windows and spray-painted profanity and vulgar images on the exterior and interior of the house of worship.

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  Apr 12, 2023

  Oklahoma board rejects Catholic school’s request to become nation’s first religious charter school

  Oklahoma education officials have, for the time being, unanimously rejected an application by a Catholic school seeking to become the first religious charter school in the United States.

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  Apr 11, 2023

  Nebraska church erases medical debt for 500 families through yearlong giving campaign

  A church in Nebraska has helped to raise over $520,000 to pay off the medical bills of local residents, which the proceeds going to help around 500 households.

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  Apr 11, 2023

  Kentucky shooting forces PCUSA headquarters to go on lockdown

  The headquarters for the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States was locked down during the Louisville bank mass shooting Monday that was just two blocks away.

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  Apr 11, 2023

  United Methodist conference sues Pennsylvania church for trying to leave denomination

  A regional body of The United Methodist Church, the second largest Protestant denomination in the United States, is suing a Pennsylvania congregation on the grounds that church leaders violated UMC bylaws by not properly disaffiliating from the denomination.

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  Apr 10, 2023

  ‘Evil act of targeted violence’: At least 5 killed, 8 injured in mass shooting at Kentucky bank

  At least four people were killed and nine others injured on Monday after a man entered and opened fire inside a Louisville, Kentucky, bank where he worked, authorities say. Among the victims is the bank's senior vice president and a longtime Democratic Party fundraiser.

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Bob Jones University board chair resigns amid accusations of ‘unethical behavior’

  The chair of Bob Jones University's Board of Trustees has resigned effective immediately, days after the conservative Christian school's president resigned, reportedly over issues regarding campus leadership.

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  Apr 10, 2023

  Woman gets 18 months in prison for stealing $89K from Methodist church to pay for gambling, bills

  An Alabama woman was sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $90,000 from a congregation and gambling it away. The major financial loss eventually led to the church's closure. 

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  Apr 9, 2023

  This week in Christian history: Handel’s ‘Messiah’ debuts, Medieval abbess baptized on Easter, Russian Orthodox reformer killed

  Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the murder of a reform-minded Russian Orthodox priest, the baptism of an influential abbess, and the debut of Handel’s “Messiah.”