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June 18, 2020

California court rules city can exclude church services in downtown, favoring theaters, entertainment

A federal court in the San Francisco Bay Area ruled an evangelical church does not contribute to a city's goals of a vibrant and fun atmosphere and therefore can be excluded from operating in downtown Salinas, Calif.

June 11, 2020

Southern Baptist president calls for members to declare: ‘Black lives matter’

The leader of the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the country shocked many when he urged his members to declare "black lives matter" and denounced using "all lives matter."

June 4, 2020

Franklin Graham not offended by Trump’s Bible photo, slams other clergy

President Trump's surprise walk to St. John's Church Monday night was condemned by Democratic leaders and clergy in Washington, but praised by his most prominent evangelical supporter.

June 2, 2020

Evangelical leaders support Black Lives Matter

Influential evangelical leaders and churches are supporting Black Lives Matter amid the protests and racial unrest sparked by the killing of George Floyd detained by police in Minneapolis, Minn.

May 21, 2020

Ben Shapiro fires back at Harvard prof's 'ridiculous' claim that belief in afterlife is 'malignant delusion'

Conservative author Ben Shapiro blasted a Harvard psychology professor's argument Thursday that evangelical Christians' belief in an afterlife is largely responsible for the widespread push to end coronavirus shutdowns across America.

May 13, 2020

Samaritan's Purse field hospital sent to Central Park in coronavirus fight packs its bags

The controversial Samaritan Purse field hospital has been dismantled in New York's Central Park due to public outcry about the political and religious beliefs of the hospital's evangelical backers.

April 1, 2020

Pennsylvania pastor slams coronavirus precautions, plans 'Woodstock'-like Easter gathering

A Pennsylvania pastor said Tuesday he plans to organize an outdoor “Woodstock”-like church service in protest of coronavirus stay-at-home orders and following the arrests of multiple pastors in the U.S for allegedly violating such orders.

March 22, 2020

Samaritan's Purse opens coronavirus field hospital in Italy, receives first patients

A U.S.-based evangelical group has opened a coronavirus field hospital in Italy and received its first patients Saturday to help the country's strained health system and medical workers.

March 15, 2020

Across faiths, religious rules bent as virus alters worship

Across the United States, religious leaders are taking unprecedented steps to shield their congregations from the coronavirus - canceling services, banning large funerals and weddings, and waiving age-old requirements of their faiths.

January 2, 2020

Christianity Today editor who called for Trump’s removal is retiring Friday

Mark Galli, the editor-in-chief of Christianity Today who infuriated nearly 200 evangelical leaders by writing a December editorial calling for President Trump’s removal from office and describing the president as being “profoundly immoral,” is stepping down at the end of this week.