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Couple charged in kids’ deaths face potential death penalty
By Rebecca Boone — August 6, 2021
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In the Idaho indictments, prosecutors said the Daybells promoted their apocalyptical religious beliefs in order to justify the killings.
Orlando’s Holy Land theme park sold by TBN to health care company
By Renée Roden — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — Trinity Broadcasting Network sold the Christian-based theme park for a reported $32 million to a Seventh-day Adventist health care company.
Warnock, Progressive National Baptists focus on voting rights during annual meeting
By Adelle M. Banks — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — The denominational meeting, which concludes Thursday, also featured discussions on equitable wages and on debates about critical race theory.
Jennifer Hudson: Their shared faith ‘definitely’ helped her depict Aretha Franklin in ‘Respect’
By Adelle M. Banks — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — ‘We felt it was very important to maintain her faith throughout the film in telling her story because that was her base,’ Hudson said of the R&B star.
Sikh temple under construction vandalized in New Hyde Park
By Alejandra Molina — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — A Nassau County Sikh gurdwara under construction in New Hyde Park was vandalized with graffiti declaring, ‘Trump 2024 Make America Great Again!,’ according to the Sikh Coalition and law enforcement.
Amid hesitation in African Anglican provinces, Kenya appoints first two women bishops
By Fredrick Nzwili — August 5, 2021
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The consecration of women as bishops in the eastern African nation is still controversial.
Class-action lawsuit claims RZIM misled donors, covered up Ravi Zacharias’ abuse
By Bob Smietana — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — RZIM leaders have admitted they failed to hold the group’s founder accountable. Now donors want their money back.
Kent Hovind, controversial creationist preacher known as ‘Dr. Dino,’ arrested in domestic assault case
By Bob Smietana — August 5, 2021
(RNS) — Hovind, who claims that dinosaurs and humans once lived together, was released from prison in 2015 after serving time for tax fraud. He told his YouTube followers he is being falsely accused.
Police allege Hillsong founder concealed child sex abuse
By Rod Mcguirk — August 5, 2021
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Houston, 67, suggested the charges related to allegations that his preacher father, Frank Houston, had abused a boy over several years in the 1970s.
His parish was the poor: The Rev. Tom Lumpkin spent 40 years ministering to Detroit’s homeless
By Renée Roden — August 4, 2021
(RNS) – ‘Living with people who have lots of problems helped me see my own dark side,’ said the Rev. Tom Lumpkin, who spent 40 years serving Detroit’s homeless.
Assemblies of God, the largest Pentecostal denomination, hosts biennial convening in Orlando
By Alejandra Molina — August 4, 2021
(RNS) — There are nearly 13,000 Assemblies of God churches across the U.S., according to the denomination.
Romance Writers of America rescinds award for Christian novel as publisher defends it
By Emily McFarlan Miller — August 4, 2021
(RNS) — The decision follows criticism from readers and other romance authors that ‘At Love’s Command,’ which opens with a scene depicting the Wounded Knee Massacre, romanticizes the killing of Native Americans.
From friendships to slogans, the Vatican makes its mark at the Tokyo Olympics
By Claire Giangravé — August 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Vatican wants to promote its message of fraternity and friendship at the Olympic Games by reminding athletes to keep an eye on the real prize.
Mired in crises, Lebanon marks 1 year since horrific blast
By Zeina Karam — August 4, 2021
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut with a national day of mourning.
Pope resumes public audiences a month after major surgery
By Frances D'emilio — August 4, 2021
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis resumed his routine of holding weekly audiences with the general public a month after he underwent bowel surgery, and during the much-awaited appearance Wednesday he recalled the anniversary of the devastating Beirut port explosion and expressed the desire to visit Lebanon. After removing his face mask to protect against […]
