Died: Jack Iker, Anglican Who Drew the Line at Women’s Ordination
Jack Iker, a Texas bishop who took 48 congregations and 15,000 parishioners out of the Episcopal Church USA and helped start the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), died on October 5. He was 75. Iker was a conservative Anglo-Catholic who made common cause with evangelicals—whom he called “strange bedfellows”—in order to fight against liberal Read more…
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How Colombia’s Most Popular Christian Artist Landed in Houston
Colombian cyclists often refer to themselves as escarabajos or “beetles,” drawing a comparison between the journeys of the small bugs across their varied terrain with those of bicyclists pedaling up and down their country’s mountainsides. For one of Latin America’s most popular Christian artists—a self-proclaimed escarabajo—a grueling ride can help generate a new song. “There Read more…
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USA: Thousands Respond to ‘Revival on the Border’ Gospel Events
A pastor and evangelist associated with America’s National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) has reported that thousands of people responded to the Gospel during two major outreach events in Texas on the border with Mexico last month, CBN News reports.
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Texas Governor Vows to Approve Legislation Empowering Law Enforcement to Arrest Unauthorized Immigrants
On Sunday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced his intention to sign a new Lone Star State Law that would allow law enforcement officers the ability to arrest individuals who have entered Texas illegally.
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Texas House passes bill banning sex change treatments for minors
After hours of debate and opposition from Democratic lawmakers, the Republican-led Texas House on Friday passed a bill that would ban sex change treatment for minors identifying as transgender, Yahoo News reports. Introduced by Republican Rep. Tom Oliverson, the bill will be voted on once more before being sent back to the Senate for approval as an amendment; if the change is approved, the bill will be signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
Abbott activates ‘Texas Tactical Border Force,’ 545 more National Guardsmen deployed before Title 42 expires
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday announced a new Texas Tactical Border Force ahead of the expiration of the Title 42 public health order, which helped block migrants from entering the U.S.
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