Michael Gryboski

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  May 17, 2016

  Gay Pastor Admits Whole Foods Anti-Gay Slur Cake Was Hoax, Drops Lawsuit

  An openly gay Texas pastor who fabricated a story last month accusing Whole Foods of making him a cake with a homophobic slur on it has withdrawn his lawsuit.

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  May 17, 2016

  Ohio Church Once on the Brink of Closure Now Nearing Megachurch Status

  An Ohio congregation once on the brink of closure celebrated its 100th birthday Sunday and is constructing a $13.5 million church addition to accommodate it's growing membership.

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  May 16, 2016

  LGBT Affirming Methodist Clergy Perform Mock Ordination for Non-Celibate Lesbian

  A group of United Methodist clergy who support ending the Church's ban on ordaining non-celibate homosexuals performed an unofficial ordination service for a lesbian at the Church's General Conference last week.

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  May 16, 2016

  Obama Losing Fight With Nuns: Birth Control Battle Returns to Lower Court

  The United States Supreme Court sent several challenges to the Human and Human Services Department's contraception mandate back to the lower courts, vacating the earlier rulings.

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  May 13, 2016

  Alabama Becomes Fifth State to Ban Dismemberment Abortions

  Alabama Governor Robert Bentley recently made his state the fifth to ban an abortion procedure in which a human fetus is dismembered in the womb and removed piece-by-piece.

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  May 13, 2016

  Are Muslims Converting to Christianity Faster Than Christians Converting to Islam?

  Former Miss USA Rima Fakih made headlines earlier this month when it was announced that the first Muslim winner of the American beauty contest was converting to Christianity in advance of her May 15 wedding.

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  May 12, 2016

  PCUSA Leader Alarmed Over Report Finding 1 in 5 Members May Leave Church

  A local leader in the Presbyterian Church (USA) is concerned about a recently released report that finds nearly 1 in 5 members are disappointed with the direction of the denomination.

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  May 12, 2016

  UMC Megachurch Building New Sanctuary Featuring 3,400-Square-Foot Stain Glass 'Resurrection Window'

  The largest United Methodist congregation in the United States is constructing a new sanctuary that will include 3,500 seats and a 3,400 square-foot stain glass window installation.

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  May 12, 2016

  Russell Moore 'Exactly Right' That America Has Never Been Christian Nation, Baylor Evangelical Historian Says

  An evangelical historian with Baylor University agrees with Southern Baptist Convention leader Russell Moore's assessment that America was not meant to be a Christian nation in an institutional sense.

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  May 12, 2016

  Notre Dame, Vatican Library Agree to First-Ever 5-Year Collaboration for American Scholars

  The University of Notre Dame and the Vatican Library have made an unprecedented agreement to collaborate on various projects pertaining to the two Roman Catholic entities' collections.