(CBN News) We live in an incredibly anxious and depressed culture here in America, and the COVID-19 pandemic, civil unrest, and divisive politics have further exacerbated this issue. According to a 2020 report from Mental Health America, more than 47 million adults in our nation are experiencing some form of mental illness. My home state of Texas is one of the lowest ranking in … [Read more...] about Pastor Jack Graham Shares His Battle with Depression and Why the Church Must Lead in the Mental Health Fight
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Asian American Churches Plan Acts Beyond Prayer for Healing
By LUIS ANDRES HENAO, MARIAM FAM and JESSIE WARDARSKI Associated Press (AP) Asian American Christian leaders said Thursday their congregations are saddened and outraged after a white gunman killed eight people — most of them women of Asian descent — at three Atlanta-area massage parlors. And they're calling for action beyond prayers. Asian Americans were already rattled … [Read more...] about Asian American Churches Plan Acts Beyond Prayer for Healing
Church Robert Aaron Long Attended Removes Social Media in Wake of Atlanta Massage Parlor Shootings
(Newsweek) The Southern Baptist church attended by the Atlanta-area mass shooting suspect Robert Aaron Long took down its social media and website in the wake of the attacks that left eight people dead on Tuesday evening. Long, 21, was a member of the Crabapple First Baptist Church in Milton, Georgia, and screenshots of since-deleted social media posts suggest he was … [Read more...] about Church Robert Aaron Long Attended Removes Social Media in Wake of Atlanta Massage Parlor Shootings
Gender Transitioning Is Immoral, Say the Majority of US Protestant Pastors
(ChurchLeaders) Seventy-two percent of Protestant pastors in the U.S. believe it is morally wrong for people to identify with a gender that does not correspond to their biological sex, according to Lifeway Research. An even greater majority, 78 percent, agree it is morally wrong to use hormone therapy or surgery to change genders. “Whether it is a physical sex-change or … [Read more...] about Gender Transitioning Is Immoral, Say the Majority of US Protestant Pastors
1 Dead in Church Shooting; Police Searching for Shooter
SEATTLE (AP) A man was shot and killed at a religious center in South Seattle Wednesday afternoon, police said. Detective Patrick Michaud said on the Seattle Police Department’s online blotter that someone walked into the center and “opened fire, fatally striking the man, and fled” just before 4 p.m. Homicide unit detectives are investigating and police believe … [Read more...] about 1 Dead in Church Shooting; Police Searching for Shooter