Legal Group: SCOTUS Denial of CA Church Motion Does Not Affect Other Churches
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 30, 2020 – The U.S. Supreme Court denied the emergency request for an injunction pending appeal regarding an application filed by churches in California, but it won’t affect other churches, said Liberty Counsel. In fact, Liberty Counsel said the emergency relief pending appeal is not a denial on the merits of […]
Read More →The Joshua Fund’s board appoints seasoned leader Carl Moeller as new executive director
JERUSALEM (WordNews.org) May 29, 2020 — The board of directors of The Joshua Fund is appointing Dr. Carl A. Moeller as the organization’s new executive director. Moeller takes the helm on June 1. He succeeds Tim Lugbill. whom has served in various roles with The Joshua Fund since its inception in 2006, first as board chair and […]
Read More →Churches Rush to Help Russia’s Hungry as Coronavirus Crisis Deepens
RUSSIA (WordNews.org) May 28, 2020 — A U.S.-based mission to Russia and the former Soviet Union has created an on-the-ground church task force that has distributed more than 500,000 meals to desperate families as Russia’s coronavirus infections hit a new high. Russia jumped to third place behind the U.S. and Brazil in new infections, now officially at […]
Read More →Report: 9 million will die from coronavirus-worsened ‘scandal of starvation’ in 2020
WILLS POINT, Texas (WordNews.org) May 26, 2020 — A new report released today, World Hunger Day, says an estimated 9 million people will die as a result of starvation worsened by the coronavirus. The Gospel for Asia report, titled “The Scandal of Starvation in a World of Plenty,” says families, restaurants and hospitals globally will […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel: Chicago Threatens to Close or Destroy Churches
CHICAGO (WordNews.org) May 26, 2020 — The Chicago Department of Public Health sent a letter to Elim Pentecostal Church as well as Romanian churches in the city over the weekend threatening closure and “summary abatement.” Liberty Counsel said in the letter, which it described as threatening, Commissioner Allison Arwady wrote: “I am authorized to seek to […]
Read More →Poll: 55% of Pastors Say They’re Happy, 31% Struggling with Emotional Well-Being
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) May 25, 2020 — A new poll suggests that social distancing caused by the pandemic is taking its toll on church leaders. In a recent survey, 31 percent of pastors say they are struggling most with their emotional well-being and 26 percent said they are having a difficult time as it relates […]
Read More →AFA: Stand with U.S. Senators Against Planned Parenthood from Participating in PPP
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 24, 2020 — The American Family Association is urging members and friends to join those U.S. Senators who are opposing abortion-provider Planned Parenthood from participating in the Paycheck Protection Program that is designed to help those businesses hit hardest by the pandemic. In a letter to members and friends, AFA President […]
Read More →President Trump Deems Churches “Essential”
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 23, 2020 — President Trump, during a press yesterday, deemed that churches and houses of worship are essential and that “in America, we need more prayer, not less.” The President also announced that Center for Disease Control and Prevention will issue new guidelines that will classify houses of worship as “essential.” […]
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