ROME (AP) — Pope Francis formally approved letting Catholic priests bless same-sex couples, the Vatican announced Monday, a radical shift in policy that aimed at making the church more inclusive while maintaining its strict ban on gay marriage. But while the Vatican statement was heralded by some as a step toward breaking
(The Dissenter) In a move that has raised eyebrows and stirred controversy, Fairfax County School Board member Karl Frisch was recently sworn into his second term on a stack of homosexual-themed books, a deliberate choice that diverges from the traditional practice of taking an oath on a religious text. Among
(TheNews) On Wednesday, while performing live, gospel singer Pedro Henrique passed away on stage. The celebrity from Brazil was thirty years old. Henrique fainted while playing at a private event at Fiera de Santana, Bahia, according to CNN Brazil and the New York Post. The reason for death has not
(Christian Post) The co-founder of the prominent parental rights organization Moms for Liberty has been asked to resign from her position on a Florida school board amid a sex scandal involving her and her husband, who is chair of the Florida Republican Party. Bridget Ziegler, elected to the Sarasota County
(Ministry Watch) The pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, apologized to his congregation Sunday for failing to inform them of sexual abuse allegations made against a former children’s ministry worker. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Pastor Steven Smith read from a prepared statement, acknowledging he had known of
(Life News) After the Texas Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s ruling and is protecting a disabled baby with Trisomy 18 from abortion, the mother of the baby is now heading to another state to have the baby killed. The case has 31-year-old Kate Cox suing the state’s abortion
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A pregnant Texas woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis asked a court Tuesday to let her have an abortion, bringing what her attorneys say is the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.S. since Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. Texas is one of 13
(WFTV) State regulators and the Hyatt Regency Miami have reached a settlement in a dispute about minors attending an event last year titled “A Drag Show Christmas.” Regulators threatened to revoke the hotel’s liquor license, and the dispute helped lead to the Legislature passing a law this spring aimed at
(Juicy Ecumenism) As of Saturday, November 18, nearly 7,300 churches have exited United Methodism, more than 24 percent of total U.S. churches. But some churches, despite voting by the required two thirds of the congregation, have been petulantly denied exit, including four in the North Georgia Annual Conference on Saturday. Such churches
(Evangelical Dark Web) Earlier this year, Russell Moore published a book that amounts to a whiny screed against his current and former rivals. The book has garnered much liberal media attention landing him an interview with David French at a gay church for the Texas Tribune Festival back in September. However, Moore’s
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