(Christian Headlines) An Arkansas Kroger store violated federal anti-discrimination law when it reportedly fired two employees who refused to wear LGBT-themed aprons due to their religious beliefs, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the Miami Herald, a dress code by the Conway, Ark., grocery store … [Read more...] about Kroger Fires Christian Employees Who Refused to Wear LGBT Rainbow, U.S. Suit Says
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63% of Young Americans Don’t Know How Many Jews Died in the Holocaust
(ChurchLeaders) Do you know how many Jews died in the Holocaust? Can you name a ghetto or concentration camp from that time period? These are questions that were posed to Millennials and Gen Zers in the United States. The Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness Study revealed a troubling lack of awareness and outright denial of this tragic event in world history among young people in … [Read more...] about 63% of Young Americans Don’t Know How Many Jews Died in the Holocaust
Study: White Christians Have Become Even Less Motivated to Address Racial Injustice
(Barna) This year, the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and the shooting of Jacob Blake have sparked a nationwide conversation about racial justice. Some of the more prominent responses include a series of marches with historic attendance, a players’ strike in the NBA and WNBA and new policies concerning issues such as Confederate symbols on … [Read more...] about Study: White Christians Have Become Even Less Motivated to Address Racial Injustice
16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing
(ChurchLeaders) Today is the 57th anniversary of the murder of four girls who were killed when members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) set off a bomb in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. While the church was not able to hold an in-person memorial service this year because of restrictions due to COVID-19, senior pastor Rev. Arthur Price, Jr., invited people to … [Read more...] about 16th Street Church: Never Forget the 4 Girls Killed in the 1963 Bombing
From Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 in 90 Hours: Bible Reading Marathon Underway
(ChurchLeaders) Despite some changes because of the coronavirus pandemic, the annual reading of God’s never-changing Word is currently taking place in America’s capital. The 31st Bible Reading Marathon, facilitated by the ministry Seedline International, began Saturday afternoon and will wrap up on Wednesday. Every verse of Scripture is being read in a 90-hour span from … [Read more...] about From Genesis 1 to Revelation 22 in 90 Hours: Bible Reading Marathon Underway