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American churchgoers good at relationships but bad at discipling, poll finds
Most American churchgoers have no problem developing relationships at church but they are less likely to use their time to help fellow Christians grow in their faith, a new LifeWay Research poll suggests.

Benjamin Watson ends retirement, plans to join Tom Brady and New England Patriots
Outspoken pro-life Christian NFL player Benjamin Watson’s short-lived retirement has reportedly come to an end.

Museum of the Bible to unveil world's longest illustrated Bible on National Mall
The Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., has announced its plan to unfold a facsimile of what is believed to the world’s longest illustrated Bible along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.

Planned Parenthood accused of creating shell company to deceive residents about new clinic
Black Christian leaders are accusing the nation’s largest abortion provider of using “false pretenses” to open a full-service abortion clinic in a neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina under the radar of concerned community members.

Cameroon pastor killed by military as violence against civilians continues in Anglophone crisis
A pastor was allegedly shot and killed by military forces in Southern Cameroon last month amid the ongoing violence in the country’s Anglophone regions.

Jerry Falwell Jr. denies report he got Trump's 'fixer' to bury embarrassing 'racy' photos
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. denied reports that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen intervened in 2015 after someone obtained “personal” photographs the Falwell’s did not want to go public.

Chinese gov't agency hosts a seminar on 'enormous harm' of Christianity to China
A local government communications agency in China held a seminar in April to discuss with Communist Party members the “enormous harm” the growth of Christianity is to the atheist nation.

Asia Bibi leaves Pakistan to be reunited with daughters in Canada: reports
Reports have indicated that Pakistani Christian mother Asia Bibi (Aasiya Noreen), who spent years on death row, left Pakistan and arrived in Canada.

Boko Haram kidnaps pastor, churchgoers on their way to evangelize and deliver aid
Suspected members of Boko Haram have reportedly kidnapped a pastor, a Christian relief worker and members of Living Faith Church while on their way to deliver relief supplies and evangelize in the northeast Borno State.

HBO releases trailer for new televangelist comedy series 'The Righteous Gemstones'
HBO released a teaser for a new comedy series that centers around the lives a grandfather-father-son trio who carry on the family legacy as televangelist megachurch pastors — complete with crude humor and private jets.



















