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  Billy Graham's family ask for prayer after granddaughter suffers two heart attacks

  Jennifer Lee | Fri 14 Jan 2022 10:44 GMT

  The granddaughter of late evangelist Billy Graham is in hospital after suffering two back-to-back heart attacks over the weekend.

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  Abortions were leading cause of death in 2021

  Ryan Foley | Thu 13 Jan 2022 10:29 GMT

  Around 42.6 million abortions were performed worldwide in 2021.

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  Jana Duggar settles child endangerment charge out of court

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 10 Jan 2022 15:16 GMT

  Former '19 Kids and Counting' star Jana Duggar has reached an out-of-court settlement in a child endangerment case.

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  Reformed Church in America splits as conservative churches form new denomination

  Kathryn Post | Mon 10 Jan 2022 12:45 GMT

  The move follows the RCA General Synod's October decision to adopt measures for "grace-filled separation" with departing churches and to appoint a team to develop a restructuring plan for those that remain.

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  Can a Christian flag fly at City Hall? The Supreme Court will have to decide

  Mark Satta | Sat 8 Jan 2022 14:59 GMT

  There are three flagpoles outside Boston City Hall. One flies the United States flag. Another flies the Massachusetts state flag. What can – and can't – fly from the third is an issue being taken up by the Supreme Court.

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  John MacArthur takes a stand against Canadian conversion therapy ban

  Samuel Smith | Wed 5 Jan 2022 18:36 GMT

  Pastor and theologian John MacArthur is calling on pastors to preach about the "biblical view of sexual morality" on January 16 in opposition to a Canadian law banning therapy for unwanted sexual attractions and gender confusion.

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  Pastor's wife shot dead at Bible study in Alabama

  Anugrah Kumar | Sun 2 Jan 2022 17:41 GMT

  Police have arrested and charged a 26-year-old Alabama woman with the murder of a pastor's wife after a stray bullet killed her as she attended a church Bible study.

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  TikTok is fuelling interest in transgenderism among young people, child advocates warn

  Brandon Showalter | Wed 29 Dec 2021 11:55 GMT

  Stephanie Davies-Arai of Transgender Trend said TikTok is "hugely influential and it's full of videos that portray medical transition as cool and edgy."

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  Churches' ministry to those hurt by the pandemic shows 'monumental' growth, study says

  Adelle M Banks | Tue 28 Dec 2021 11:09 GMT

  The percentage of churches reporting deaths within their membership increased from 17% in the summer to 28% in November, a new report states.

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  How Covid-19 has made the lives of aspiring clergy more daunting

  Camille Daniels | Tue 28 Dec 2021 10:39 GMT

  The increasing stressors of being a pastor in a pandemic are affecting how many seminarians are thinking about their mental health and their careers.

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  America is becoming increasingly secular

  Jennifer Lee | Tue 28 Dec 2021 7:08 GMT

  Year after year, fewer Americans are identifying as Christian, the latest research from Pew shows.

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  Trump says US needs a saviour, but it's not him

  Jennifer Lee | Mon 27 Dec 2021 11:24 GMT

  Former US President Donald Trump agrees that the US is in need of a saviour, but that saviour is someone "much higher up" than him.