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John Paul Jackson dies

Originally published in Charisma News Prophetic minister John Paul Jackson has died.  “Over this past weekend we’ve started to see signs that his weakened breathing is causing vital organs to become oxygen deprived,” reads a post on his website. Jackson has been battling cancer since May 2014 after doctors found a large, […]

“God bless America” ruled as not unconstitutional, after Atheist protests

 Originally published in Charisma News  A Florida high school that last week told a student to stop adding the phrase “God bless America” when reading scripted morning announcements, announced on Tuesday his use of the phrase does not violate the U.S. Constitution.  The initial decision drew protests and irate phone calls from […]

Landmark case for Church as lesbian minister refers case to Constitutional Court

It has just come to our attention that Ecclesia de Lange (“De Lange”), the lesbian minister who was discontinued from the Ministry of the  [Methodist] Church [of South Africa] following her announcement that she intended to marry her same-sex partner (as she later did) in 2010, has referred her case to […]