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Christians in Egypt Fearful after Five Copts Killed
By Morning Star News Middle East Correspondent
Following the shooting death of a priest in Northern Sinai, Christians in Upper Egypt and elsewhere are living in fear after four Coptic Christians were killed near Luxor in the wake of the deposing of Mohamed Morsi as president.
C.J. Mahaney pulls out of Louisville pastors conference
By Peter Smith
Louisville pastor C.J. Mahaney — accused in a lawsuit of allegedly covering up sexual abuse by others in the denomination he once led — has withdrawn from the 2014 program of a prominent Louisville pastor’s conference.
This fall, Mission to the World (MTW) and Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) will co-sponsor the 2013 PCA Global Missions Conference, to be held Nov. 8-10 in Greenville, S.C.
John Bunyan’s classic allegory is arriving in a children’s version this June.
Clerk provides overview of June 17-21 proceedings
Court rules Hobby Lobby can challenge health law, won’t have to pay fines
By Fox News/Associated Press
In a health care decision giving hope to opponents of the federal birth-control coverage mandate, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Hobby Lobby stores won’t have to start paying millions of dollars in fines next week for not complying with the requirement.
What Did the Supreme Court Really Change?
By Russell Moore
The Supreme Court has now ruled on two monumental marriage cases, and the legal and cultural landscape has changed in this country. But what has changed for us, for our churches, and our witness to the gospel?
Home to one of the country’s larger refugee populations and dozens of city-minded churches, St. Louis has become a testing ground for urban ministry.
Supreme Court Passes on Prop 8
By Mickey McLean
From Worldmag.com UPDATE (10: 50 a.m.): The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote Wednesday, ruled that proponents of California’s Proposition 8, which is a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman, did not have standing in the case to appeal it at the federal level. The decision not to decide…
DOMA Struck Down by Supreme Court
By Mickey McLean
The Supreme Court invalidated a provision of the federal Defense of Marriage Act Wednesday. DOMA, which easily passed Congress and was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, kept married same-sex couples from receiving some tax, health, and retirement benefits generally available to those in traditional marriages. The vote was 5-4. Justice Anthony…




