Michael Gryboski

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  Sep 27, 2022

  Seventh-day Adventist school wins right to request religious exemption from games held on their Sabbath

  A historic Seventh-day Adventist Church-affiliated private school in Alabama will be exempt from sporting events that fall on their Sabbath observance after being denied an exemption for a basketball tournament game earlier this year.

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  Sep 27, 2022

  Derwin Gray: God wants 'race of grace,' not 'colorblindness'

  Transformation Church Pastor Derwin Gray has rejected the idea of being “colorblind” and instead wants churches to focus on the importance of the “race of grace” that all people should belong to.  

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  Sep 27, 2022

  Pro-life group to spend $78M ahead of midterm elections, focus on battleground states

  A prominent pro-life activist organization expects to spend $78 million during the 2022 midterm election cycle, with the hopes of reaching at least 8 million eligible voters through a combination of door-to-door campaigning, voter mail and media advertisements. 

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  Sep 26, 2022

  Anglicans, Episcopal Church reach settlement on yearslong $500 million property dispute

  An Anglican diocese that broke away from The Episcopal Church over theological differences has reached a settlement with its counterpart over various litigation surrounding their departure, marking the end of nearly a decade of legal battles.

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  Sep 26, 2022

  ‘Our lives are on hold’: Students struggle to get transcripts from shuttered Christian university

  The trust overseeing the business of a Christian university based in West Virginia that closed down last year is facing criticism for failing to process student transcripts in a timely manner.

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  Sep 25, 2022

  This week in Christian history: Catholic Church declares first woman 'doctor;' Peace of Augsburg signed

  Events that occurred this week — Sept. 25 through Oct. 1 — in Christian history include the pope accusing a French royal of heresy, the Catholic Church declaring a woman to be a “doctor of the Church,” and the Peace of Augsburg.

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  Sep 23, 2022

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Adam Greenway resigns, joins IMB

  Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has accepted the resignation of Adam Greenway after serving as president of the Fort Worth, Texas-based Southern Baptist academic institution for a little over three years following the firing of his predecessor, Paige Patterson. 

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  Sep 23, 2022

  Youth ministries must view children as ‘participants,' not 'consumers': Barna Group CEO

  Youth ministries in American churches must shift their efforts away from molding children to be "consumers" to involving them as "participants" in the "Gospel mission," the head of the Barna Group has advised.

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  Sep 22, 2022

  Michigan multisite church buys former bank property for $7 million

  A recently launched multisite nondenominational church based in Michigan has purchased the former headquarters of a bank company at a cost of $7 million.

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  Sep 21, 2022

  Philadelphia renames part of city street in honor of first black Episcopal priest

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has renamed a section of a street in honor of the Rev. Absalom Jones, the first African American to be ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church.