US Slavic Churches Booming with Ukrainian War Refugees

One generation of Soviet refugees is welcoming another.
Sergei Karpenko’s Chicago church is now almost entirely made up of refugees from the Russian war against Ukraine.
Many of them aren’t from a church background, so the pastor of Bi…

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How an Oklahoma Death Penalty Case Shook Up Evangelical Views on Execution

Richard Glossip was set to be lethally injected this month. His case is sowing doubt in the system.
For the ninth time, Richard Glossip had an execution date in Oklahoma—this one is set for May 18. He’s been up for execution enough time…

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Chicago Settles $205K Case to Allow Evangelism in Millennium Park

After security stopped Wheaton College students from sharing their faith, a federal lawsuit forced the city to change its speech rules.
The city of Chicago has settled with four Wheaton College students who were prohibited from evangelizing in the …

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Debate Flares Over the Meaning of ‘Indian Child Welfare’

As an evangelical couple fights adoption law, Native American Christians point to holistic answers.‌
Carol Bremer-Bennett loved her adoptive parents. And the Dutch Reformed family in Michigan was intentional about studying and celebrating her Navaj…

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Boarding School Alumni Push for a New Kind of Abuse Investigation

Uncovering decades of allegations out of the Christian Academy of Japan, investigators tried new tactics to facilitate repentance and healing.
Decades after dozens of missionary kids suffered physical and sexual abuse at the Christian Academy of Ja…

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