| | The teenage perpetrator of multiple sexual assaults at two high schools has been ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and undergo rehabilitation until he reaches adulthood. The Daily Wire first reported on the sexual assault of a teenage girl committed at the hands of “a boy allegedly wearing a skirt” in a girls’ bathroom at Stone Bridge High School on May 28. Shortly thereafter, news broke that the perpetrator of the May 28 attack assaulted another girl at Broad Run High School. According to NBC News' Washington affiliate, the student was ordered to remain in a “locked residential treatment facility, where he will undergo rehabilitation and therapy until his 18th birthday.” |
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| | A new survey from Gallup reveals that the share of Americans who have donated to religious organizations remains at an all-time low, even as the percentage of Americans that donated to charitable organizations overall increased. The survey showed that 44% of respondents donated money to a religious organization in 2021, which is the same figure as reported in 2020. Gallup attributes the decline in donations to religious organizations to the decline in formal church membership, noting that 44% of U.S. adults closely aligns with "the 47% who belong to a church, synagogue, mosque or temple.” |
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| | Prominent pastor and theologian John MacArthur has come under fire again after a video resurfaced of him taking issue with the idea of “religious freedom." The video, which featured one of MacArthur's sermons from early last year, was shared by Matthew Sheffield, a Twitter user who describes himself as a "former right-wing activist, now working to elevate new topics & voices against fascism." However, some Christian speakers are questioning whether his comments have been taken out of context. Click to read more of his comments in full and to see how other Christian leaders are weighing in. |
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| | The New York Times Magazine reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote the 1619 Project, which suggests that America began in 1619, when the first black slaves were brought here, and not 1776, when the founders declared independence. Hannah-Jones' text is being used in schools across the country, but in this op-ed, Jerry Newcombe calls out the author for their "revisionist history" and historical inaccuracies. Click to read more. |
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| | After months of preparation, a theologically conservative denomination has broken away from the Reformed Church in America, with 43 congregations joining the new body on New Year’s Day. Known as the Alliance of Reformed Churches, the new denomination was created as the RCA continues to deal with a debate over its official stance on LGBT issues. The number of departing churches represents approximately 5% of the denomination. |
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| | In this article, Christian Post Executive Editor Richard D. Land discusses 10 Protestants who have most shaped his worldview and ministry. Among the bunch: Martin Luther, George Whitefield, and Charles Haddon Spurgeon. |
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| | George O. Wood, the former general superintendent of the Assemblies of God who saw the denomination grow considerably at a time when most religious groups in the United States were in decline, passed away from cancer at age 80. Doug Clay, Assemblies of God’s current general superintendent, said in a statement Wood “had tremendous intellect” but “never depended on that at the expense of being led by the Spirit.” |
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| | Summit Church, a multi-campus congregation in Florida, has fired Jim Hines, one of its directing elders, after he was caught stealing from a Christmas Eve offering and admitted it wasn’t his first time. Hines also admitted to a 2018 offering theft, which he had been placed on leave for and denied, but the church was unable to confirm the accusation at the time. |
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