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Sony Pictures' AFFIRM Films has officially announced that "Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul," a Brazilian remake of the Kendrick Brothers' 2003 debut film, will hit theaters nationwide on October 16, 2026.
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Sen. Josh Hawley (R Mo.) and Southern Baptist theologian Al Mohler sat down for a wide ranging conversation on Mohler's podcast "In the Library," which aired Wednesday, April 22, to discuss the growing crisis facing disaffected young men across America.
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Evangelist Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, issued a statement Thursday dismissing the widespread backlash over President Donald Trump's deleted social media post that appeared to depict him as a Christ like figure.
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An independent forensic investigation conducted by global law firm Dentons has cleared the founding pastors of Fount Church in New York City of all allegations of financial fraud, embezzlement, and misappropriation of funds.
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Yvette Flunder, the 70 year old presiding bishop of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and senior pastor of City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, California, has ignited a firestorm of criticism after declaring that the Bible is "problematic" and calling for a "third...
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Author and speaker Teasi Cannon has issued a sharp warning to churches across America: the most dangerous person in your congregation may not be the pastor at the pulpit. It may be the elder who sits behind the scenes and says nothing at all.
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The Rev. Dr. Jeremy Shoulta, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia, passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after a yearlong battle with blood cancer. He was 42 years old.
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The UK government is facing fierce backlash after announcing plans to introduce bundled payments for abortion providers, a move critics say will financially incentivise clinics to rush women through same day "lunch hour" abortions.
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The Salem City School District in Salem, Ohio, has reversed the suspension of science teacher Shawnae Carlisle and agreed to accommodate her religious observances going forward, after the religious liberty law firm First Liberty Institute intervened on her behalf.
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Douglas K. Shaw, a Christian author and ministry leader, shared a deeply personal Easter reflection this week about the day he discovered a wild rose growing from the ruins of his childhood home.
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A stunning new Gallup poll reveals that 42% of American men ages 18 to 29 now say religion is "very important" in their lives, a dramatic leap from just 28% in 2022 to 2023. For the first time in 25 years, young men have surpassed young women on this measure of religiosity.
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Rep. Sarah McBride (D Del.), born Tim McBride, became the first transgender identifying member of Congress after winning election in 2024. In an interview last week with "Amanda's Mild Takes," McBride revealed holding dual religious credentials: elder status in the Presbyterian Church...