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The Washington, D.C.-based legal group, Napa Legal, has released its first annual Faith and Freedom Index to indicate to religious nonprofit organizations which states are the best places for their type of organization. The Index ranked all 50 states from best to worst in two categories: religious freedom and regulatory freedom. Alabama and Texas ranked as…

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A “prayerful procession” was held outside LA Dodgers stadium at the team’s 10th annual Pride Night in protest of the Dodgers honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, a drag group that aims to use “humor and irreverent wit to expose the forces of bigotry, complacency and guilt that chain the human spirit.” The group’s invitation had…

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The Center for Bible Engagement has released a new study exploring the causes and effects of the increasing number of teens leaving behind their faith. The study involved 4,700 teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17 from 9 different countries. The study found that teens in the United States and the United Kingdom suffered more from destructive…

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Firefighters responded to a call at the First Congregational Church in Spencer, Massachusetts, after the church had been struck by lightning. Soon, the 160-year-old building burst into flame. “It was small at first, and then the whole thing was engulfed. It’s really sad,” said Samantha Holmes. John Mutlick, another bystander who witnessed the fire, called it a…

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Harrison Butker, kicker for Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs, made a statement with his choice of wardrobe at the team’s White House visit earlier this month. The team was celebrating their February Super Bowl win at the White House and posed for pictures with President Joe Biden. Butker can be seen in the background…

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In just two weeks, 27 children have gone missing in Cleveland, Ohio, sparking major concern from police chief John Majoy, saying this is something he has never seen in his 33-year career. Not only is he the Newburgh Heights police chief, Majoy also serves as the board president of Cleveland Missing, which is a nonprofit…

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A new study by Communio shows that a growing number of Christian singles struggle with loneliness and that they are delaying things like marriage and starting a family. The study was conducted through a nationwide survey of 19,000 Sunday church attendees from 112 congregations of evangelical, Protestant, and Catholic backgrounds. The Communio Nationwide Study on Faith…

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The body of a 16-year-old Georgia teen was recently found after the teen was reported missing from a church camp he attended on Jekyll Island. The Brunswick News reported that Connor Mathis was found in the water at the island’s south end after an almost 20-hour search with hundreds of volunteers and multiple law enforcement…

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The Carter Center recently announced that Rosalynn Carter, wife of former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady of the United States, has dementia. The Center’s announcement reads, “The Carter family is sharing that former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia. She continues to live happily at home with her husband, enjoying spring in Plains…

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A Missouri nun who died in 2019 has become a central point for some faithful after her body was recently exhumed, and her remains are reportedly mostly intact. According to CBS News, Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster, who died at 95, was exhumed last month, almost four years after she died in 2019, and her body was…
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