A federal court has ordered a Georgia school district to restore a Christian released-time program while a lawsuit moves forward. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ruled that Vidalia City Schools must reinstate The Sweet Onion Christian Learning Center, which offers high school students free, off-campus religious instruction during school hours. The center and its director, Reverend Gady Youmans, sued in May, alleging the district cut the program after Youmans criticized a proposed tax hike on Facebook, writing that board members "don't need more money" and that "the BOE office keeps hiring admins we don't need with near $100,000 salaries." Alliance Defending Freedom attorney Mercer Martin said, "Vidalia City Schools can't punish Rev. Youmans — or his ministry — for simply sharing his opinion of a proposed tax hike." Superintendent Sandy Reid had cited parent complaints about course content.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-district-must-reinstate-christian-program-cut-court-rules.html
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Influential pastor and author John Piper is challenging Christians to reconsider how they consume bad news, warning against the modern habit of "doomscrolling." On a recent episode of "Ask Pastor John," the 80-year-old founder of Desiring God pointed to Luke 13:1-5, where Jesus responds to tragedy by calling listeners to repentance rather than speculation. "That's what suffering should do to you: make you penitent," Piper said, adding that "looking at the news just because it's interesting or shocking or titillating is not good. That's not a good motivation." Citing R.C. Sproul, he said believers should be astonished they're "still breathing" and have time to repent, while acknowledging, "We are not God, and we cannot handle emotionally all the suffering of the world." Roughly 31% of American adults doomscroll regularly, including 51% of Gen Z.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-piper-weighs-in-on-doomscrolling.html
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New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is again turning heads for his faith as NFL training camps get underway. In a post on X Sunday, the second-year running back pushed back on a popular saying. "I've heard the saying that 'God gives his toughest battles to his toughest soldiers,'" Henderson wrote, but added that when he looks at the disciples Jesus chose, "I don't see Him choosing the 'toughest soldiers.'" Instead, he said, "I see a strong and mighty God choosing weak men and women, and empowering them by His Holy Spirit." The 23-year-old former Ohio State standout added, "I once thought I was a 'tough soldier' until I met Jesus, then I realized that I'm so weak without Him, and apart from Jesus I can't do anything." Henderson's X bio reads, "Football Is What I Do, A Child Of God Is Who I Am," and he previously wore hashtag MyCauseMyCleats gear supporting Global Christian Relief.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/nfls-treveyon-henderson-apart-from-jesus-i-cant-do-anything.html
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Controversial Tennessee pastor Greg Locke says his Global Vision Bible Church is on the move again. Locke told his congregation Sunday that he has finalized a contract for a new building off Murfreesboro Road in Lebanon, previously owned by another church, saying "an amazing amount of work has been done, but an extraordinary amount of work is still to be done," citing painting, new carpets, bathroom renovations and reconfigured rooms. He urged members to give generously, calling it "an all-hands-on-deck, full court press this week." The relocation follows a dramatic decline in attendance, from a peak of roughly 3,000 to "a few hundred truly dedicated people," which Locke says has left him "more free than I have ever been." It also comes weeks after federal agents raided his home amid an investigation into alleged misappropriation of church funds. Locke maintains his innocence.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/greg-lockes-church-moving-to-new-location-amid-attendance-drop.html
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Iraq's highest appellate court has upheld a landmark ruling recognizing a Christian woman as a follower of Jesus, rather than carrying the Muslim designation forced on her under Iraqi law. The woman, identified by the pseudonym Maryam, grew up in a Christian home, but when her mother remarried a Muslim man, Iraqi law automatically converted her and her sisters to Islam under Article 26(2) of the country's National Card Law, which states that "minor children shall follow the religion of the parent who has converted to Islam." Maryam filed suit in January 2025, won in a lower court that May, and the Court of Cassation affirmed it last week. Kelsey Zorzi of Alliance Defending Freedom said religious minorities "suffer real harm when governments assign them a religion that is not their own." Maryam's younger sisters remain listed as Muslim, with cases planned as each turns 18.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/iraqi-court-affirms-womans-right-to-christian-identity.html
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A fifth arrest has been made in the widening investigation into Pawleys Island Community Church and its affiliated Pawleys Island Christian Academy in South Carolina. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Michael Anthony Fields, the church's Director of Operations and Missions, who was "responsible for the security of the entire campus and the safety of the students," and now faces a charge of "Unlawfully Placing a Child at Risk or Causing a Child Harm." Fields received a $250,000 bond and a no-contact order. Investigators are probing how leaders allowed convicted sex offender Warren Perry to volunteer as a custodian near children for years. Pastor Don Williams, his wife Ginny, and academy director Niki Howard resigned and face conspiracy and obstruction charges. Sheriff Carter Weaver said those resignations "mean nothing" to the ongoing investigation. A $25 million class-action lawsuit has also been filed.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/5th-arrest-made-in-pawleys-island-community-church-scandal.html
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The first official teaser for Season 6 of "The Chosen" has arrived, offering audiences their first look at the series' portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus. Released during a livestream hosted by creator Dallas Jenkins, the teaser opens on Jesus' blood-stained face beneath a crown of thorns as His mother Mary whispers, "My boy, my heart," before cutting to Judas' betrayal, the disciples' grief, and Christ praying, "Father, forgive them." Prime Video and 5&2 Studios say the penultimate season premieres November 15 on Prime Video, with the finale releasing exclusively in theaters March 12, 2027. Jenkins says, "Season 6 is the living out of what Jesus said: 'Not my will, but yours.'" A companion album arrives this fall, led by Tyler Hubbard's single "All I Need Is You."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-chosen-unveils-emotional-season-6-teaser.html
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https://www.christianpost.com/news/school-district-must-reinstate-christian-program-cut-court-rules.html
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Influential pastor and author John Piper is challenging Christians to reconsider how they consume bad news, warning against the modern habit of "doomscrolling." On a recent episode of "Ask Pastor John," the 80-year-old founder of Desiring God pointed to Luke 13:1-5, where Jesus responds to tragedy by calling listeners to repentance rather than speculation. "That's what suffering should do to you: make you penitent," Piper said, adding that "looking at the news just because it's interesting or shocking or titillating is not good. That's not a good motivation." Citing R.C. Sproul, he said believers should be astonished they're "still breathing" and have time to repent, while acknowledging, "We are not God, and we cannot handle emotionally all the suffering of the world." Roughly 31% of American adults doomscroll regularly, including 51% of Gen Z.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/john-piper-weighs-in-on-doomscrolling.html
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New England Patriots running back TreVeyon Henderson is again turning heads for his faith as NFL training camps get underway. In a post on X Sunday, the second-year running back pushed back on a popular saying. "I've heard the saying that 'God gives his toughest battles to his toughest soldiers,'" Henderson wrote, but added that when he looks at the disciples Jesus chose, "I don't see Him choosing the 'toughest soldiers.'" Instead, he said, "I see a strong and mighty God choosing weak men and women, and empowering them by His Holy Spirit." The 23-year-old former Ohio State standout added, "I once thought I was a 'tough soldier' until I met Jesus, then I realized that I'm so weak without Him, and apart from Jesus I can't do anything." Henderson's X bio reads, "Football Is What I Do, A Child Of God Is Who I Am," and he previously wore hashtag MyCauseMyCleats gear supporting Global Christian Relief.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/nfls-treveyon-henderson-apart-from-jesus-i-cant-do-anything.html
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Controversial Tennessee pastor Greg Locke says his Global Vision Bible Church is on the move again. Locke told his congregation Sunday that he has finalized a contract for a new building off Murfreesboro Road in Lebanon, previously owned by another church, saying "an amazing amount of work has been done, but an extraordinary amount of work is still to be done," citing painting, new carpets, bathroom renovations and reconfigured rooms. He urged members to give generously, calling it "an all-hands-on-deck, full court press this week." The relocation follows a dramatic decline in attendance, from a peak of roughly 3,000 to "a few hundred truly dedicated people," which Locke says has left him "more free than I have ever been." It also comes weeks after federal agents raided his home amid an investigation into alleged misappropriation of church funds. Locke maintains his innocence.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/greg-lockes-church-moving-to-new-location-amid-attendance-drop.html
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Iraq's highest appellate court has upheld a landmark ruling recognizing a Christian woman as a follower of Jesus, rather than carrying the Muslim designation forced on her under Iraqi law. The woman, identified by the pseudonym Maryam, grew up in a Christian home, but when her mother remarried a Muslim man, Iraqi law automatically converted her and her sisters to Islam under Article 26(2) of the country's National Card Law, which states that "minor children shall follow the religion of the parent who has converted to Islam." Maryam filed suit in January 2025, won in a lower court that May, and the Court of Cassation affirmed it last week. Kelsey Zorzi of Alliance Defending Freedom said religious minorities "suffer real harm when governments assign them a religion that is not their own." Maryam's younger sisters remain listed as Muslim, with cases planned as each turns 18.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/iraqi-court-affirms-womans-right-to-christian-identity.html
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A fifth arrest has been made in the widening investigation into Pawleys Island Community Church and its affiliated Pawleys Island Christian Academy in South Carolina. The Georgetown County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Michael Anthony Fields, the church's Director of Operations and Missions, who was "responsible for the security of the entire campus and the safety of the students," and now faces a charge of "Unlawfully Placing a Child at Risk or Causing a Child Harm." Fields received a $250,000 bond and a no-contact order. Investigators are probing how leaders allowed convicted sex offender Warren Perry to volunteer as a custodian near children for years. Pastor Don Williams, his wife Ginny, and academy director Niki Howard resigned and face conspiracy and obstruction charges. Sheriff Carter Weaver said those resignations "mean nothing" to the ongoing investigation. A $25 million class-action lawsuit has also been filed.
https://www.christianpost.com/news/5th-arrest-made-in-pawleys-island-community-church-scandal.html
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The first official teaser for Season 6 of "The Chosen" has arrived, offering audiences their first look at the series' portrayal of the crucifixion of Jesus. Released during a livestream hosted by creator Dallas Jenkins, the teaser opens on Jesus' blood-stained face beneath a crown of thorns as His mother Mary whispers, "My boy, my heart," before cutting to Judas' betrayal, the disciples' grief, and Christ praying, "Father, forgive them." Prime Video and 5&2 Studios say the penultimate season premieres November 15 on Prime Video, with the finale releasing exclusively in theaters March 12, 2027. Jenkins says, "Season 6 is the living out of what Jesus said: 'Not my will, but yours.'" A companion album arrives this fall, led by Tyler Hubbard's single "All I Need Is You."
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-chosen-unveils-emotional-season-6-teaser.html
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