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  America's best and worst states for religious liberty

  Ryan Foley | Thu 25 Jul 2024 6:35 BST

  For the second year in a row, Illinois has ranked as the best state for religious liberty because it has the most safeguards in place, while a majority of other states continue to lack adequate protections for people of faith.

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  A bolt out of the blue': 5 Christian leaders react to Biden dropping out of presidential race

  Michael Gryboski | Tue 23 Jul 2024 12:35 BST

  "I encourage people to actually get clear on what you think, what you believe, right now. You don't need to broadcast it."

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  Fire ravages Pastor Robert Jeffress' church

  The Christian Post | Mon 22 Jul 2024 12:17 BST

  Pastor Robert Jeffress said former President Donald Trump sent him a note after he was informed that the historic sanctuary of First Baptist Dallas was engulfed in flames.

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  Trump on assassination attempt: 'I had God on my side'

  Ryan Foley | Fri 19 Jul 2024 9:21 BST

  Former President Donald Trump proclaimed that he had God on his side as he reflected on the assassination attempt that nearly took his life last weekend in a speech that also included a promise to keep men from competing in women's sports.

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  Victim of Trump rally shooting went to church every Sunday

  Anugrah Kumar | Thu 18 Jul 2024 8:44 BST

  Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, who was killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a political rally, went to church every Sunday and loved his family and community, Gov. Josh Shapiro said at a press conference.

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  Appeals for unity, prayer and peace after Trump rally shooting

  Staff writer | Mon 15 Jul 2024 9:11 BST

  US President Joe Biden has led calls for a reset in political rhetoric in the US after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday.

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  US Episcopal Church elects next presiding bishop

  Adelle M. Banks | Fri 28 Jun 2024 7:47 BST

  Bishop Sean Rowe of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Western New York has been named the next presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, succeeding Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, who concludes a nine-year term later this year.

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  Tony Evans' son says he'll be there for his father after admission of past sin

  Jennifer Moreno | Tue 25 Jun 2024 13:08 BST

  The son of Pastor Tony Evans says it is "an honour" to be there for his father in his hour of need after his recent decision to step away from ministry because of a past sin.

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  Trump tells Christians their 'religion will be in tatters' if Biden wins: 'We answer to God in Heaven'

  Ryan Foley | Mon 24 Jun 2024 12:56 BST

  Former President Donald Trump told a national gathering of Christian conservative activists Saturday not to let the secular left "silence" and "shame" them in a bid to keep them from voting, saying Christianity would be in "tatters" if President Joe Biden is reelected.

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  Robert Morris resigns, Gateway elders say they didn't have all the facts

  Leonardo Blair | Thu 20 Jun 2024 9:06 BST

  The Board of Elders of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, announced Tuesday that the megachurch's founder, Robert Morris, has resigned, and they have retained a law firm to investigate a claim made by a woman who alleges Morris sexually abused her over multiple years in the 1980s beginning when she was 12.

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  Gateway founder Robert Morris confesses to past 'inappropriate sexual behaviour'

  Leonardo Blair | Mon 17 Jun 2024 8:50 BST

  Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, which attracts an estimated 100,000 worshipers weekly, has confessed to "inappropriate sexual behaviour with a young lady" more than 35 years ago while he was a young pastor after a woman accused him of sexually abusing her over multiple years beginning when she was 12.

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  Faith is the answer to America's problems, says Pence

  Adelle M. Banks | Thu 13 Jun 2024 8:19 BST

  Former Vice President Mike Pence addressed Southern Baptists at a luncheon event focused on public service where he criticized President Joe Biden, questioned the future of the Republican Party and upheld faith as the answer for the country's problems.