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  Apr 27, 2026

  Pastor, 'Love Her Like This' author arrested for bigamy months after announcing new marriage

  Leslie Williams, a Florida pastor, board-certified Christian counselor and author of the 2017 book "Love Her Like This: Loving Her Has Never Been Deeper," is now awaiting extradition to Georgia after he was arrested on a warrant for bigamy.

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  Apr 27, 2026

  Only 5% of white Evangelicals see President Trump as very religious: Pew

  While 5% of white Evangelicals see President Donald Trump as a very religious person, a significant minority see him as somewhat religious, and a majority say he stands up at least somewhat for their religious beliefs, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.

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  Apr 26, 2026

  Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham gets baptized again after signing new contract

  Veteran Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham, who recently re-signed with the WNBA team on a one-year, $665,000 contract, said she was baptized for the second time earlier this month, recommitting her faith as an adult after being initially baptized as a child.

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  Apr 24, 2026

  6 firefighters injured as massive fire sweeps historic NYC church

  A massive five-alarm fire that swept through the First Reformed Church of Astoria, one of the oldest churches in New York City, and left six firefighters injured on Thursday, is now under investigation as authorities seek to find out how it started.

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  Apr 23, 2026

  Brian Kirby, former MLB draft pick who died on church roof, laid to rest

  Brian Kirby, a former Minor League Baseball player and two-time MLB draft pick who died on April 15 while working as an HVAC technician on the roof of a church in North Little Rock, Arkansas, was buried on Wednesday and remembered as a man of faith. He was 46.

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  Apr 23, 2026

  Megachurch Pastor Ryan Blackwell elected president of Lifeway Christian Resources

  Ryan Blackwell, an executive and teaching pastor of the multi-campus Cross Church in Arkansas, has been elected as the 11th president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s publishing arm, Lifeway Christian Resources.

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  Apr 23, 2026

  Louisiana father who murdered 8 kids asked God to guard his mind from 'dark thoughts'

  A Louisiana man who murdered eight children, including seven of his own, and injured his wife and another woman before police killed him on Sunday, publicly begged God to guard his mind and emotions from dark thoughts just weeks before the attack.

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  Apr 23, 2026

  7-day global fast for Mike Bickle’s ‘heaven-ordained destiny’ sparks protest

  A seven-day global fast for the “heaven-ordained destiny” of International House of Prayer, Kansas City’s founder, Mike Bickle, has sparked backlash and plans for a dueling event.

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  Apr 22, 2026

  Lesbian Bishop Yvette Flunder draws backlash for saying Bible needs a third testament

  Yvette Flunder, the lesbian leader of the City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, who is also the presiding prelate of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries, has drawn criticism for questioning parts of the Bible she finds “problematic” and suggesting that they be removed.

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  Apr 21, 2026

  Al Mohler says ‘confusion’ over role of ‘pastor’ threatens future of SBC

  The ongoing “confusion” over who is a “pastor” in the Southern Baptist Convention, which the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 reserves only for men, is a threat to the future of the denomination and needs to be settled, warns Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Al Mohler.