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40 Reasons Why the Local Church Is Still So Important (20Schemes) Chinese Christians Detained (Religion Today) Judge Strikes Down Law That Gives Clergy Members Tax-Free Housing Allowances (Wisconsin State Journal) New Jersey Relaxes Online Gambling Laws in Test Case for America (The Guardian) Why Retailers Open or Close Their Doors on Sunday (Deseret News) Group …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, November 25 Read More »

USPS Ad for ‘Holiday Stamps’ Omits Christmas — Includes Kwanzaa, Hanukkah (The Washington Times) Court: Contraceptive Mandate Splits Religion into Worship or Good Works (Christianity Today) The Bait with an Unshakeable Hook: A Biblical Answer to Predatory Payday Lending Practices (ERLC) Do Antidepressants Work? – Readers’ Responses (The Guardian) John Piper: Is Drinking Alcohol a …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, November 23 Read More »

What Is Inerrancy and Why Do We Need the Word? Packer and Frame (The Gospel Coalition) Moore, in Letter, Holds to ENDA Opposition (Baptist Press) Democrats End Senate Tradition, Trigger ‘Nuclear Option’ to Ram Through Obama’s Judicial Nominees (The Washington Times) Quenching Russia’s Drinking Problem (Christianity Today) Syrian Christians Flee Persecution as Patriarch Urges Them …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, November 22 Read More »

Morality in the Public Square (Baptist Press) Evangelical Retreat? (First Things) Texas Abortion Restrictions to Stay in Place after Ruling from Supreme Court (The Guardian) Obama’s “under God” Omission in Gettysburg Address Sparks Fire (The Washington Times) New Israeli Anti-Missile System Named “David’s Sling” (Arutz Sheva) Is Yoga Religious? (BBC) Leonardo Da Vinci’s Wacky Piano …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, November 21 Read More »

Liberty University Student Killed in Dorm Shooting (Christianity Today) Abortion Ban Defeated in Groundbreaking Albuquerque Referendum (The Washington Times) Christian Radio Station Continues to Fight Advert Ban (Christian Today) Oxford Dictionary Editors Select Word of 2013: ‘Selfie’ (The Guardian) 58% of Norwegians Oppose Sunday Store Openings (The Norway Post) Suspended “Bishop Bling’s” Legal Woes Over …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, November 20 Read More »

Exhausted Philippines Survivors Turn to God for Comfort (CBN) Church of England Failing to Spread Faith, Says Archbishop of York (The Guardian) Methodist Jury Convicts Pa. Pastor for Gay Wedding (USA Today) Fraud Thriving in U.S. Churches, But You Wouldn’t Know It (Forbes) American Bible Society Sends Congressmen and Senators the “Poverty and Justice Bible” …

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Tuesday, November 19 Read More »