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  Jul 29, 2026

  Woman charged with murder of sex offender searched ‘does God forgive murderers’: police

  A Connecticut woman charged with the March murder of a registered sex offender did an internet search for “Does God forgive murderers?” on the day police suspect she shot him, according to investigators.

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  Jul 29, 2026

  Former megachurch Pastor Tavner Smith fundraising for new church building after bankruptcy

  Four years after an adulterous affair with a staffer at his foreclosed Venue Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Pastor Tavner Smith is now raising money to move his growing young Georgia-based congregation, Hope House Church, into a new building.

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  Jul 28, 2026

  Greg Locke reveals congregation down to few hundred followers

  Tennessee Pastor Greg Locke, who is under federal investigation for allegedly misappropriating church funds, says his "tent" church, which drew up to 3,000 people in its heyday, is now down to a few hundred in the wake of his ongoing challenges.

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  Jul 27, 2026

  Virginia mother dies after contracting salmonella on mission trip

  A Virginia mother who contracted salmonella while serving at an orphanage in Kenya died before she could be medically evacuated to the United States, as supporters raced to raise the funds needed to bring her home for treatment.

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  Jul 27, 2026

  Man whose birth recognized as ‘miracle’ by Vatican now wanted for shooting

  Tyquan Johnson, a Rhode Island man whose birth in 2007 was recognized as a “miracle” by Pope Leo last year, is now wanted in connection with a double shooting, according to the Newport Police Department.

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  Jul 27, 2026

  Practicing Christians use AI more than most Americans, Barna finds

  Practicing Christians are using artificial intelligence in both their work and personal lives more than most Americans, and nearly half of them say they would trust the technology with their spiritual growth, according to a recent survey from Barna Group.

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  Jul 24, 2026

  Former pastor claims he almost died from ChatGPT’s inaccurate medical advice

  Scott Winters, a former Florida pastor who most recently led a congregation in North Carolina, has sued OpenAI and its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, alleging he nearly died after ChatGPT-4o gave him inaccurate medical advice during several months of what he says were manipulative conversations.

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  Jul 23, 2026

  Fount Church NYC Pastor Josh Kelsey resigns

  Founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City Josh Kelsey and his wife, Georgie, have stepped down as lead pastors and permanently returned to their native Australia months after an independent investigation cleared them of fraud allegations.

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  Jul 23, 2026

  Female pastor who accused Abyssinian Baptist of discrimination starts her own church in Harlem

  Yale Divinity School professor Rev. Eboni Marshall Turman has launched her own church just over a year after a federal judge dismissed her gender discrimination lawsuit against the historic Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, which she alleged rejected her application for the church’s top job because of her sex.

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  Jul 22, 2026

  Worship leader Brian Doerksen dies from stage 4 cancer

  Christian worship leader, singer and songwriter Brian Doerksen, known for songs such as “Refiner's Fire,” “Faithful One” and “Come Now Is The Time To Worship,” has died following a brief battle with stage 4 cancer. He was 60.