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Calif. issues ban on singing in churches amid ongoing pandemic

New COVID-19 guidelines in California forbid singing during worship services to prevent further spread of the coronavirus.

Most US Christians uncomfortable with returning to church: survey

White evangelical Protestants were the most comfortable with attending services, with 61% saying they were either "very comfortable" or "somewhat comfortable" with attending.

Spike in violence, profanity on TV shows rated OK for kids

A lengthy new report from the nation's leading nonpartisan family television watchdog group indicates a large increase over the last decade in the amount of violence and profanity in television shows rated as appropriate for children.

America facing shortage of 'economically attractive' unmarried men, study says

America is facing a significant shortage of highly educated "economically attractive" unmarried men who earn at least $53,000 and have a college degree. And the situation could result in unmarried women remaining unmarried or marrying less well-suited partners, a study says.

Chance the Rapper tells Ellen DeGeneres that Jesus is the reason he gives back to his community

Grammy Award-winning artist Chance the Rapper, whose real name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, was a guest on NBC's "Ellen DeGeneres Show" where he declared that Jesus has inspired him to be a more generous person.

'To hell with hell;' media expert on Epstein, justice and the modern view of hell

"Many modern people want eternal justice on their own terms."

The Christian Post 'blacklisted' by Google, whistleblower reveals

A former Google employee has gone public with claims of election manipulation, intimidation, and political bias at the hands of the tech giant, including the "blacklisting" of certain websites, including The Christian Post.

Hollywood is driving global sex trafficking epidemic by glamorizing porn, Christian activist says

Hollywood's normalization of pornography is feeding the sex trafficking industry, says Noel Yeatts, president of the anti-trafficking organization World Help.

Alleged Dayton shooter said he was 'going to hell and not coming back,' liked tweets about El Paso shooting hours prior to his spree

Alleged Dayton shooter Connor Betts posted as his Twitter bio that, "I'm going to hell and I'm not coming back," and liked tweets about the El Paso shooting hours before unleashing his own shooting spree, killing nine and wounding several others on Sunday.

'Pure evil': 5 responses to the El Paso, Dayton shootings that left 29 dead

As the nation reels from two tragic shootings, Christian leaders are calling the massacres pure evil and urging people to seek a spiritual, not political, solution.

How should Christians respond to mass shootings? Max Lucado answers

In the wake of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, pastor and author Max Lucado is urging the U.S. to "welcome Jesus into the midst of this turbulent time" instead of responding with fear and anger.

The more Americans know about evangelicals, the less they like them: study

Americans with a high level of religious knowledge have a warmer view of Jews, Catholics, mainline Protestants and Buddhists than they have of evangelical Christians and are least warm to Muslims and atheists, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center.