Michael Gryboski

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  Oct 26, 2023

  'God raises up those in authority': 4 highlights from Mike Johnson’s first speech as House speaker

  Rep. Mike Johnson, R-la., delivered his first speech as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday shortly after his election following three weeks of Republican infighting, stressing that God raises up those in authority. 

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  Oct 25, 2023

  Ukraine lawmakers advance law to ban churches with ties to Moscow

  Ukrainian lawmakers have advanced legislation that would crack down on religious groups that have ties to Russia, with critics arguing that the measure curbs religious freedom and targets the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. 

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  Oct 24, 2023

  3 Episcopal Church dioceses in Wisconsin one step closer to merger

  Three dioceses of The Episcopal Church in Wisconsin are one step closer to merging into one regional body, which could be finalized at the denominational level next year.

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  Oct 23, 2023

  Oklahoma's Republican AG sues to halt first religious charter school in US

  Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking to halt the approval of the United States’ first-ever religious charter school, which was greenlit earlier this year in the Sooner State. 

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  Oct 23, 2023

  ‘Average Joe’: Coach Kennedy releases book about Supreme Court victory, his life and childhood

  The Washington state high school football coach at the center of a major United States Supreme Court decision on Christian prayer at public schools will soon be releasing a book about his life and the high-profile case.

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  Oct 22, 2023

  This week in Christian history: Chick Tracts founder dies, pope ordains 6 Chinese bishops

  Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Christian cartoonist Jack Chick, the consecration of Thomas Brownell, and the pope ordaining six Chinese bishops.

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  Oct 19, 2023

  Mississippi’s largest UMC church votes to leave the denomination

  A congregation that is said to be the largest United Methodist Church body in Mississippi voted overwhelmingly to leave the mainline Protestant denomination.

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  Oct 18, 2023

  Episcopal bishop placed on leave, faces possible disciplinary action

  An Episcopal Church bishop in Wyoming has been placed on administrative leave as he faces a potential disciplinary action based on allegations that have not been made public.

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  Oct 18, 2023

  Judge upholds Idaho law barring biological male students from using girls’ bathrooms

  A judge in Idaho has upheld a state law that requires students with gender dysphoria to use the bathrooms and locker rooms in accordance with their biological sex rather than their preferred gender identity.

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  Oct 18, 2023

  ‘It caught us off guard’: Florida church tour group safely returns to the US from Israel

  A Florida church tour group of 54 people who had been in Israel when Hamas first launched its attack in the southern part of the Middle Eastern nation has returned safely to the United States.