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2026 Synopsis: The State of Religion in America
31 Dec 2025 06:55 GMT
As we enter 2026, there are a series of conflicting data points concerning the “State” of American religion.
“Stable volatility” may best define the American religious landscape. While the long-term decline in traditional religious affiliation has slowed, …
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A Richmond pastor is building his megachurch, preaching his mentor's sermons
27 Dec 2025 13:04 GMT
It was Father’s Day, and the Rev. Josh Whitlow, the pastor at Heights Church, sermonized about a personal experience.
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Trump advisor’s sale of ‘Easter Blessings’ was most-read news article for 2025
29 Dec 2025 04:34 GMT
… enforce a conservative evangelicalism on military chaplains. … of pastoral succession, megachurch wealth and family dynasty … 24, 2021 — Conservative evangelicals argued that empathy requires … like’ ad campaign uses religious imagery,” By Mark Wingfield …
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Elevation Church forms partnership with Pentecostal university
29 Dec 2025 04:34 GMT
Less than two years after attempting to quietly withdraw from the Southern Baptist Convention, Steven Furtick’s Elevation Church has announced a new academic partnership that steers the megachurch further toward the charismatic and Pentecostal mainstream …
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Here are 10 of Collin County’s top stories from 2025
31 Dec 2025 22:55 GMT
… national stories on politics, religion and public health to local … focused on freedom of religion and the proposed height … Pilot Point.
Collin County megachurch pastor steps down
John McKinzie … News.
The Collin County megachurch earlier in the year removed …
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Why Thousands of Ghanaians Spend New Year’s Eve in Church
31 Dec 2025 22:27 GMT
… service has become a major religious and social activity, with thousands … December 31 Watch Night service. Megachurches splashed out on giant billboards …
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The most-read Los Angeles Times stories of 2025
31 Dec 2025 11:15 GMT
… evangelical podcast known as “Girls Gone Bible” have become unlikely religious … launched in 2023. The evangelical podcast now has millions of … have built a two-microphone megachurch. They have gone on … this podcast that tops religious charts on Spotify predict …
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Chloroform in Paper and How We Sedated Faith
30 Dec 2025 11:13 GMT
… Christians can make a whole religion out of pulling scripture out … real smug about the “weird” religions. Christians mock Mormons for magic … . But a kook with a megachurch is still a kook. If …
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When Technology Starts Pretending To Be Jesus, The Church Must Speak Up
29 Dec 2025 14:23 GMT
… growing wave of AI-powered religious apps now allows users to … AI is also reshaping organized religion itself. Since the 2020 pandemic … . Small congregations suddenly look like megachurches online. Meanwhile, the message and …
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I Watched 53 TV Shows This Year, And Streamed My Two Clear Favorites On HBO Max (But They Couldn't Be More Different)
26 Dec 2025 16:03 GMT
… talk about why the outrageous megachurch comedy The Righteous Gemstones … into this world of Southern megachurches and the Gemstone family.
… of this very rich and religious family. From the absolutely … to the over-the-top megachurch, the sets were jaw- …