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                <title><![CDATA[First Baptist Dallas Launches Rebuilding Project, Plans Sanctuary Reopening in 2028]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[First Baptist Dallas has officially begun construction on a new sanctuary nearly two years after a devastating fire destroyed one of the church’s most recognizable buildings. Church leaders marked the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony and reaffirmed their commitment to rebuilding for future generations.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:15:41 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Iowa Church Stands by ‘Ditch Pride’ Sign After LGBT Protest Outside Sunday Service]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Several demonstrators gathered outside a small Iowa church Sunday to protest a sign declaring, “Ditch Pride. Embrace Humility!” But the church’s pastor says the message was not intended to target anyone or spread hatred. The demonstration took place outside Fort Des Moines Church of Christ in Des Moines, where Pastor Michael Demastus said the sign was posted.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:06:58 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[SWBTS Regains Full Accreditation After Financial Recovery Efforts]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has officially regained full accreditation status after addressing financial concerns that had placed the institution under sanctions in recent years. The Fort Worth, Texas-based seminary announced Thursday that the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges had concluded the school now meets all accreditation requirements. The decision followed an evaluation visit conducted in April.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:03:07 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Parents Who Attend Church Weekly More Likely to Pass Faith to Their Children, Study Finds]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Children raised by parents who attended church regularly were more than twice as likely to maintain active religious lives in adulthood, according to a new report on the intergenerational transmission of faith. Parental church attendance emerged as a key predictor of adult faith, with 26% of adults from weekly churchgoing families attending church regularly, compared with 12% of those whose parents did not attend weekly.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 07:26:34 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Minnesota Bakery Faces Backlash for Promoting Biblical View of Family During Pride Month]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A Minnesota bakery owner from a multigenerational Christian family is offering an alternative to pride month and celebrating the biblical model of family life through special doughnut and coffee sales. Joshua Streblow, owner of Carl’s Bakery in Granite Falls, Minnesota, said the monthlong promotion celebrates &quot;the beauty of God’s design and the beauty of God’s declared word with respect to these designs.”]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:04:47 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Americans Becoming More Conservative on Sexual Ethics and Social Issues, Gallup Finds]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A growing number of Americans are expressing more conservative views on a range of social and moral issues, according to the latest Values and Beliefs Poll released by Gallup on Tuesday. One of the most notable shifts involved childbirth outside marriage. While 67% of Americans considered having children out of wedlock morally acceptable in last year’s survey.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:53:16 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Willy Rice Elected SBC President, Craig Carlisle Chosen First Vice President]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Southern Baptists selected Florida pastor Willy Rice as their new president during the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting, while Alabama pastor Craig Carlisle was elected first vice president, filling two of the denomination’s highest leadership roles. Rice, who serves as senior pastor of Calvary Church in Clearwater, Florida, secured the presidency on the first ballot.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 15:34:35 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Oklahoma Enacts Campus Free Speech Law, Protects Student Groups from Viewpoint Discrimination]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Oklahoma has adopted a new law aimed at strengthening free speech protections on public college campuses, including safeguards for student organizations and a mandatory free speech training program for incoming students. Gov. Kevin Stitt signed Senate Bill 1725 into law last month after it received strong support from the Republican-controlled Legislature.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:52:47 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Bethany Christian Services Strengthens Faith Requirements for Employees and Foster Families]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Bethany Christian Services has announced a renewed commitment to its evangelical Christian identity, with its board approving measures aimed at strengthening the organization’s faith-based standards for both employees and foster care partners. The Michigan-based nonprofit said its Board of Directors voted to clarify and reinforce the ministry’s Christian beliefs through an updated Statement of Faith and Belief. ]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:43:03 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[SBC Messengers Approve Amendment Reinforcing Ban on Female Pastors]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Messengers to the Southern Baptist Convention have overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment designed to strengthen the denomination’s restrictions on women serving in pastoral leadership roles. During the SBC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, delegates voted 6,028 to 2,026 in favor of the measure, known as the “Truth and Unity Amendment.”]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:12:13 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Four Sentenced to Death for Pentecost Sunday Massacre in Nigeria]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A federal court in Nigeria has handed death sentences to four men convicted for their roles in the deadly Pentecost Sunday attack on a Catholic church in 2022 that left 41 worshipers dead and more than 100 injured. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja found four defendants guilty on nine terrorism-related charges.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:18:30 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Ukrainian Official Urges WCC to Expel Russian Orthodox Church Over Support for War]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A senior Ukrainian official has renewed calls for the Russian Orthodox Church to be removed from the World Council of Churches, arguing that its actions during Russia’s war against Ukraine are incompatible with core Christian teachings. Viktor Yelensky, who heads Ukraine’s State Service for Freedom of Conscience and Ethnic Policy, appealed at a seminar hosted by the Collège des Bernardins in Paris, according to reports from the Church Times.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:08:29 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[“God Calls Women to Pastor”: Billboard Challenges SBC Amendment on Female Pastors]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Ahead of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Annual Meeting in Orlando, Baptist Women in Ministry installed a billboard declaring, “God calls women to pastor, preach and minister,” in opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand the SBC’s restrictions on women serving in pastoral roles.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 22:00:44 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Study Finds AI Models Most Favor Agnosticism, Often Ignoring Faith in Ethical Guidance]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that leading artificial intelligence systems exhibit measurable biases when addressing religion-related questions and frequently omit religious perspectives in their responses to ethical dilemmas. Researchers evaluated 14 major large language models, including versions of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok, and presented their results at the Summit on AI Ethics in Athens, Greece.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:19:26 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Episcopal Church to Mark 50 Years Since LGBT Inclusion Resolution]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Episcopal Church is planning a commemorative conference this fall to mark the 50th anniversary of a resolution affirming homosexual individuals within the denomination. The gathering, titled “Full &amp; Equal: 50 Years in Pursuit of a Promise,” is scheduled for Sept. 3–5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to The Episcopal Church, the event will commemorate the September 1976 passage of Resolution A069.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:03:18 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Hope City Church Says Permit Denial Threatens Downtown Ministry and Community Outreach]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[An Iowa zoning board has denied a request from Hope City Church to relocate its original campus to a former bank building, a decision church leaders say could jeopardize their ability to continue serving a downtown community through a range of ministry and outreach programs. The Waterloo Board of Adjustment voted unanimously last week against issuing a special-use permit that would have allowed the multisite congregation.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:45:09 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[ERLC, Lawmakers Seek to Block Title X Funds From Supporting Abortion Providers]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[The Ethics &amp; Religious Liberty Commission has joined a large group of federal lawmakers in urging the Trump administration to reinstate a policy designed to prevent Title X family planning funds from benefiting organizations connected to abortion services.  159 members of Congress, including several Southern Baptist lawmakers, have joined the effort to restore the Protect Life Rule.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:51:27 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Frequent Worshippers Live 7.6 Years Longer, Nearly Double Among Black Americans]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Religious involvement is associated with longer life and a host of positive health outcomes, according to a new report. According to the review, 83% of studies examining religious service attendance found that regular participation was linked to increased longevity. The data suggested that frequent attendance was associated with roughly a 34% lower risk of death.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:32:26 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[New Discoveries Across Turkey Highlight Region’s Crucial Role in Early Christianity]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Archaeologists working across Turkey have uncovered a series of discoveries that are offering new insight into the earliest centuries of Christianity, including what researchers describe as the best-preserved early image of Jesus ever found. The discoveries, made in recent years throughout Anatolia — modern-day Turkey — include newly identified churches, Christian tombs, inscriptions and artifacts.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:01:50 -0400</pubDate>    
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                <title><![CDATA[Barna Survey Finds Nearly Half of Practicing Christians Trust AI for Spiritual Growth]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[A new Barna Group study found that while many Christians and pastors are embracing artificial intelligence, they remain deeply concerned about its potential impact on faith and spiritual authority. Researchers found that nearly half (48%) of practicing Christians trust AI to help them grow spiritually.]]></description>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:31:06 -0400</pubDate>    
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