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68 Million Americans Will Gamble on the Super Bowl – Is That a Sin?

February 9th, 2024

Is gambling a sin? Tens of millions of Christians are predicted to gamble their money on the Super Bowl this year, even as new research shows that more than half of Christian pastors say gambling is morally wrong.

Christian 44 Comments

Christian Radio Host Fired Over Support For LGBTQ+ Weddings

February 1st, 2024

A longtime Christian radio host was let go after saying that anti-LGBTQ Christians should attend same-sex weddings. As his employer defends the firing by saying his comments were unbiblical, he's refusing to back down.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 102 Comments

The People on Earth With a Direct Line to God

January 16th, 2024

Who can talk to God? Well, a lot of people, if you take their word for it. From global heads of faiths to charismatic Christians preaching prosperity gospel, many claim to have a direct line to God's ears.

ULC Minister Training & Education 145 Comments

How Faith Guides Just Stop Oil's Contentious Climate Protests

December 21st, 2023

The environmental protest group Just Stop Oil has quickly earned a reputation for using in-your-face tactics to draw attention to climate change issues. See how faith leaders are responding to (and joining) their cause.

Political & Religious Controversy 34 Comments

The War on Christmas Comes Early This Year

November 28th, 2023

Thanksgiving isn't even here yet and the War on Christmas has already begun. A Wisconsin town is in the news after city officials requested decorations be "more inclusive," to avoid offending the secular population.

Political & Religious Controversy 116 Comments

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Contains "LGBTQ+ Propaganda," Group Warns

November 16th, 2023

One activist group warns that the inclusion of LGBTQ+ performers in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will expose children to the "LGBTQ agenda," and tens of thousands have signed a petition boycotting Macy's.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 167 Comments

Texas Chaplains Divided Over New Law Allowing Them to Be School Counselors

September 1st, 2023

Should chaplains replace licensed counselors in public schools? A new Texas law allows them to do just that, but the law has an unlikely foe who are requesting it be overturned: chaplains.

Political & Religious Controversy 103 Comments

£10 Million Monument to Answered Prayers Coming to England

July 27th, 2023

A group in England plans to spend some 10 million pounds on a massive, 170 foot tall monument to 'answered prayer', and construction is due to begin soon. Critics say the money could be better spent by helping the needy.

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Christian University Fires Staff Over Pronouns in Email Signatures

May 24th, 2023

Houghton University, a Christian school in New York, fired two employees after they refused to remove pronouns from their email signature, and they say the school's pronoun policy only exists to be trans-exclusive.

LGBTQ & Human Rights 64 Comments

Fashion Police: Egypt Arrests Female Influencers Over 'Immoral' Dress

April 14th, 2023

Women in Egypt are being arrested for their social media posts on Instagram, particularly women dressed in ways deemed "inappropriate" by authorities as human rights groups say it's a violation of their freedom.

Political & Religious Controversy 93 Comments

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