Church v state: US pastor John MacArthur believes the Bible trumps COVID-19 public health orders. Legal scholars say no
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, takes an closer look at the battle over church reopenings in the US state of California…
US pastor John MacArthur, Grace Community Church, defy bans on singing, indoor worship
Los Angeles, USRNS Grace Community Church congregants in Sun Valley gathered indoors and sang hymns on Sunday, defying California regulations that aim to limit the spread of COVID-19. “This is a very special day in the life of our church family. It is for us a return to what we love the most, the fellowship […]
Accusing Southern Baptist Convention of “caving”, US evangelical pastor John MacArthur speaks against women preachers
RNS US evangelical pastor John MacArthur, speaking at a celebration of his 50th year in pulpit ministry this week, weighed in on an ongoing debate in the Southern Baptist Convention over women preachers, claiming the nation’s largest Protestant denomination has lost faith in authority of the Bible. He claimed the SBC had taken a “headlong plunge” […]
ESSAY: BATTLE LINES FORM OVER SOCIAL JUSTICE – IS IT GOSPEL OR HERESY?
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JEMAR TISBY, president of the black Christian collective The Witness, takes issue with The Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel, recently published by a group of US Christians…