Adelle M. Banks (RNS) Veteran broadcast journalist Bob Abernethy, who founded the PBS program “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly,” has died at the age of 93. He died on Sunday (May 2) in Brunswick, Maine, his daughter Jane Montgomery Abernethy announced in a Facebook post. She said her father died of natural causes. Abernethy was a correspondent for NBC News for more … [Read more...] about Bob Abernethy, Host and Founder of ‘Religion & Ethics Newsweekly,’ Dies at 93
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Street Preacher Arrested for Defining Biblical Marriage Says ‘I Was Doing What My Job Description Says’
Pastor John Sherwood was arrested last week for preaching from the end of Genesis as he explained the biblical definition of marriage in a nopen area near Uxbridge Underground Station. Sherwood was forcefully removed by police from his platform for being accused of making “homophobic statements” and arrested under the Public Order Act because they said … [Read more...] about Street Preacher Arrested for Defining Biblical Marriage Says ‘I Was Doing What My Job Description Says’
Survey: Half of U.S. ‘Christians’ Say Casual Sex Is Acceptable
(TGC) The Story: A new survey finds that a majority of self-identified Christians don’t care what God thinks about the issue of sex. The Background: According to a new survey by Pew Research, half of self-identified Christians in America say casual sex is sometimes or always acceptable. The survey defined casual sex as sex between consenting adults who are not in a committed … [Read more...] about Survey: Half of U.S. ‘Christians’ Say Casual Sex Is Acceptable
Skillet Frontman John Cooper Condemns ‘Woke Ideology’ That’s ‘Wrecking Christianity’
(CBN News) Skillet frontman John Cooper is calling out what he described as the “woke ideology” permeating the church, arguing it’s “wrecking Christianity.” At the crux of the 46-year-old recording artist’s definition of “woke ideology” is a morally relativistic framework, a belief system rooted not in absolutes but in individual experiences and understandings, often denoted … [Read more...] about Skillet Frontman John Cooper Condemns ‘Woke Ideology’ That’s ‘Wrecking Christianity’
Finnish Lawmaker Faces Trial for Hate Speech After Quoting the Bible About Homosexuality
(CBN News) A Christian politician from Finland has been formally charged with three counts of hate speech against homosexuals and faces two years in prison if convicted. Päivi Räsänen, a member of the Finnish Parliament, has been under investigation since 2019 for social media posts questioning the Evangelical Lutheran Church's official affiliation with the Helsinki LGBT … [Read more...] about Finnish Lawmaker Faces Trial for Hate Speech After Quoting the Bible About Homosexuality