Church

by Paul O'Donnell (RNS) A federal judge in Florida ruled this week that a Gulf Coast community could not stop a local church from allowing beachgoers to use its parking lot, calling the practice, which allowed the church’s youth group to fundraise and evangelize those who used the lot, a legitimate ministry. The church’s victory came down to an essential question: Is … [Read more...] about Florida Church Says Offering Free Beach Parking Is a Religious Act. Judge Agrees

(Christian Headlines) A new study has found that Americans' trust of pastors has reached a near all-time low point in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, while medical professionals are deemed more trustworthy.  In December, Gallup published its annual ratings of ethics poll where Americans were asked to rate the ethics of different occupational groups as very high, high, … [Read more...] about Poll Shows Americans Are More Likely to Trust Medical Professionals over Pastors

(Relevant) The Gamestop story is all anyone can talk about today. That much is clear. It’s rare for the whole cultural zeitgeist to be drawn to a wonky finance story with complicated details that go well over the heads of even seasoned stock traders. But the long and short of it is that an army of Redditors blew Gamestop’s stock value sky high, forcing several hedge funds into … [Read more...] about A Pastor Who Made Some Money on Gamestop Stocks Went on MSNBC to Tell the Parable of the Rich Fool

(Christian Headlines) Former congregants of Hillsong Church are speaking out against its leadership for living lavishly off of the church’s tithes. Nicole Herman, a former service pastor for Hillsong Los Angeles, told the New York Post how she was instructed to fill debit-like PEX (pre-paid) cards for pastors and staff of Hillsong’s California location, which helped found in … [Read more...] about Hillsong Church Leadership Accused of Spending Tithe Money on Luxuries

(Relevant) GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a controversial figure in the Republican party. She was already contentious for past support of the QAnon conspiracy theory and berating survivors of the Parkland shootings, then CNN found that she had endorsed posts calling for lethal violence against top Democrats, including comments that said “a bullet to the head would be … [Read more...] about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — Facing Backlash Over Violent Social Media — Was Baptized At One Of America’s Largest Churches