Christian business owner and activist David Benham was arrested outside an abortion clinic in Charlotte, N.C., over the weekend for allegedly failing to comply with North Carolina’s COVID-19 “stay at home” and social distancing orders. ...
Sandoval, who describes himself as a “Bible-based Christian” who attends nondenominational churches, spoke with Religion News Service on Wednesday (April 1) about the challenges ahead.
After nine leading nonprofit funding organizations joined forces urging funders to step up their giving in response to COVID-19, several foundations have agreed to increase their grant spending during the pandemic, according to The NonProfit Times.
Coronavirus infections linked to religious gatherings
In mid-March, Pastor Howard-Browne, head of the River at Tampa Bay Church, declared before his packed congregation: “I’ve got news for you: This church will never close.” A little over two weeks later, he was under ...
Billy Graham Chaplains and Foundations Mobilize for COVID-19 Relief: Latest Updates and ECFA Changes
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The FBI released a warning last week about a potential surge in hate crimes against Asian Americans amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.
On today’s program, the Christian ministry Samaritan’s Purse opens a hospital in Central Park to aid with the crisis there, but LGBTQ activists are not happy about it. Also on today’s program: we look at ...
Almost as soon as Samaritan’s Purse assembled a 68-bed field hospital in Central Park’s famed East Meadow, New Yorkers sounded the alarm about the evangelical humanitarian relief organization headed by Franklin Graham.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis issued a 30-day stay-at-home order on Wed., Apr. 1, requiring the state’s residents to remain indoors to avoid spreading or contracting the novel coronavirus, he noted that the regulations do not apply to ...
The Rev. Molly T. Marshall has stepped down as president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary due to an unspecified “ethical lapse,” according to a statement from the seminary. Marshall said she offered her resignation effective March ...