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An Episcopal leader earned himself a harsh rebuke from Dietrich Bonhoeffer biographer Eric Metaxas after he compared resisting Trump to Bonhoeffer’s resistance to Nazis. In an op-ed for Religion News Service, Rev. Sean W. Rowe, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, called on the Church to be a force of resistance against the Trump administration.…

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A Southern California bishop has taken the rare step of excusing Catholics from attending Sunday Mass, citing fear of immigration raids under the Trump administration’s intensified crackdown on illegal immigration. Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino issued the decree Tuesday, stating that Catholics unable to attend Sunday Mass or holy day Masses…

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The Internal Revenue Service recently indicated that churches and pastors may endorse political candidates during religious services without jeopardizing their tax-exempt status. This development follows a recent court filing involving the IRS, the National Religious Broadcasters Association (NRB), and two churches. The parties argued that the Johnson Amendment—a 1954 law restricting tax-exempt organizations from engaging…

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A small Hispanic church in Wimauma, Florida, is praying through heartbreak after its pastor, a father of five, was deported to Guatemala following more than two decades in the United States. Maurilio Ambrocio, 42, led Iglesia de Santidad Vida Nueva, a congregation of around 50 members, before he was arrested during a routine check-in with…
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