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Maine High Court Allows Father to Bar Daughter From Attending Church With Mother

Maine’s highest court has upheld a custody order allowing a father to prevent his daughter from attending a Calvary Chapel congregation with her mother, rejecting arguments that the restriction violated the mother’s religious liberty rights.

California Pastor Creates 24/7 Digital AI Version of Himself
A California pastor, Justin Lester, has created an AI version of himself to provide members of his congregation with guidance around the clock when he is unavailable.
Christian Campus Ministry Sues SUNY Broome After Club Recognition Denied
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship has sued SUNY Broome Community College in Binghamton, New York, challenging the school’s refusal to recognize its campus chapter unless the group allows non-Christians to serve in leadership.
11 U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pakistan to Protect Christian Woman Allegedly Abducted and Forced to Convert
Eleven members of the U.S. Congress have called on Pakistan’s government to protect an 18-year-old Christian woman whose family says she was abducted and forcibly converted to Islam.

Austin Backs “Jesus Was a Migrant” Screening as CAIR Joins Panel

Austin officials are using public funds to support a documentary screening later this month that connects Jesus with immigration and will be followed by a panel featuring a representative from CAIR-Austin, part of an organization designated a terrorist group by the state of Texas. The Sept. 10 event at the Asian American Resource Center.

Myanmar Junta Kills Baptist Pastor, Fellow Christian in Chin State
A Baptist pastor in Myanmar’s Chin state has been killed by the country’s military junta along with another Chin Christian. The Rev. William and Nam Ceu were arrested in May and remained in military custody for weeks, the U.S.-based International Christian Concern reported. Authorities accused the two men of supporting the Hakha Chinland Defense Force.
U.S. Church Attendance Rises as Share of Previously Unchurched Newcomers Falls
More than half of U.S. Protestant pastors say their churches are drawing larger weekend worship crowds than they did two years ago, even as the share of newcomers with no previous church involvement continues to decline. 54 percent of Protestant pastors said average worship attendance at their congregations had risen.
Indian Churches Adopt Consent Forms as Maharashtra Enacts Anti-Conversion Law
Churches in India’s western state of Maharashtra are asking worshippers to sign statements confirming that they attend services voluntarily, as Christian leaders voice concern that a newly enforced “anti-conversion” law could be used against religious minorities. About 4,000 churches across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region have introduced the consent forms.