Michael Gryboski

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  Nov 29, 2022

  Former Texas Baptist student minister sentenced to 5 years in prison for sex abuse

  A Texas man who used to be a student minister at a Southern Baptist church has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to online sexual abuse of a child.

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  Nov 29, 2022

  Ohio church features 300 Nativity scenes at Christmas festival

  A church in Ohio is hosting a weekslong festival that features around 300 different Nativity scenes, as well as other artwork, crafts, food and music.

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  Nov 28, 2022

  Wyoming’s largest homeless shelter secures right to hire only Christians, settles lawsuit

  A Christian nonprofit organization that serves as Wyoming’s largest homeless shelter recently secured a favorable settlement with state and federal government officials that will allow the shelter to hire only those who share its Christian beliefs.

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  Nov 27, 2022

  This week in Christian history: Chicago Catholic school fire, Rowan Williams elected archbishop

  Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the death of Pope Clement IV, a deadly fire at a Catholic school, and Rowan Williams becoming Archbishop of Canterbury.

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  Nov 27, 2022

  Advent: 4 interesting facts about the season of waiting

  Here are four interesting facts about Advent, which is considered the season of waiting until the miracle of the Christmas holiday. They include its shrouded origins, how it is sometimes observed as a season of fasting, and the symbolism often associated with it.

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  Nov 25, 2022

  'God forgive me ... I was led by Satan': Police release Walmart mass shooter's manifesto    

  The manifesto of a man who committed a mass shooting at a Walmart in Virginia shortly before Thanksgiving has been released by authorities, with the killer asking God to forgive him.

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  Nov 24, 2022

  Thanksgiving: 6 facts to know about how the modern-day holiday came to be

  While hundreds of millions of Americans have always known Thanksgiving as a federal holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November, this was not always the case for the autumn observance. The following pages highlight six key developments that led to Thanksgiving becoming the modern-day observance that Americans know it to be.  

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  Nov 23, 2022

  UMC conference rejects 3 Arkansas churches’ disaffiliation requests: 'Uncharted territory'

  A regional body of The United Methodist Church has voted down the disaffiliation requests of three congregations in Arkansas that want to leave the mainline Protestant denomination due to its divisive debate over homosexuality.

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  Nov 23, 2022

  Leon Fontaine, Canadian megachurch pastor, dies at 59

  Canadian megachurch Pastor Leon Fontaine, who garnered recent attention for his refusal to adhere to ongoing and restrictive COVID-19 lockdown orders banning churches from holding in-person or drive-in worship gatherings, has died at age 59.

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  Nov 23, 2022

  5 places that celebrated Thanksgiving before Plymouth colony

  Here are five places in the United States and Canada that held Thanksgiving events before the famous observance at colonial Massachusetts took place.