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May 24th, 2024
Similar to Silicon Valley venture capital firms, Christian investment firms like the Association of Related Churches are bankrolling scores of startup churches with the promise of a cut of future church venue.
Black Clergy Say It's Time for "White Churches" to "Pay Up" on Reparations
March 29th, 2024
Should reparations be given to the black community? A group of Boston clergy are asking the city and local churches to pay out $15 billion in reparations to atone for the city's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Atheists in the Pews? The Rise of the Secular Church
January 29th, 2024
Across the country, secular 'churches' are sprouting up left and right, as nonreligious youth search for community. Some Christians, however, decry these new churches are cheap imitations of the real thing.
Crypto Pastor: "God Told Us" to Pocket $1.3 Million From Investors
January 26th, 2024
A pastor and his wife are facing charges that they defrauded hundreds of Christians out of millions of dollars in a crytocurrency scheme. They're mounting an interesting legal defense: They say God told them to.
Only 2% of Local Churches Open Doors For Homeless During Cold Snap
January 22nd, 2024
City officials in Spokane, Washington asked more than 200 local churches to open doors for the city's homeless population in the midst of a dangerous cold snap with temperatures in the negatives. Only four did.
90% of Pastors Say Young Churchgoers Need to Donate More
November 3rd, 2023
Are young people uncharitable to their churches? A new report found that more than 90% of church leadership believe that Millennials and Generation Z aren't financially supporting the church enough.
Report: Pastors More Pro-LGBTQ+ Than Their Congregations
October 2nd, 2023
A new poll reveals a major disparity between pastors and their congregants when it comes to views toward the LGBTQ+ community. What does this growing divide mean for the future of faith communities?
Missionaries in the Metaverse? Christianity Steps Into Digital Age to Recruit
April 21st, 2023
Christian churches are stepping out into the digital world of virtual reality and video games to recruit new converts. Is going online to preach an ingenious strategy, or a sign of pure desperation?
Church Claims Prayer Regrew Woman's Amputated Toes
March 29th, 2023
A Missouri woman claims that three of her severed toes grew back thanks to the power of prayer, but she's refusing to provide evidence of the apparent medical miracle. Now, there's a website demanding she show proof.
Rainbow Church Steps Spark Heated Controversy in Viral Video
March 15th, 2023
In a viral video, a man confronts an elderly woman painting a rainbow on the steps outside of a Sydney church - which was later vandalized. He says that what she's doing is an "abomination," and asks her to repent.
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