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Best-selling author, international speaker, and co-founder of Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif.

Kay Warren, Suicide Prevention Advocate – Live (Oct. 5-6) at Christ Community Church

Kay Warren at Christ Community Church
ST. CHARLES, Ill. – Christ Community Church invites the public to a special Inspiring Stories Weekend (October 5 and 6) with Speaker Kay Warren, best-selling author, international speaker, and co-founderRead More

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Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Lowering the US Refugee Ceiling – Christianity Today

Why the recent reduction could lead more countries to follow suit—and continue to damage the church’s reputation. Source: Don’t Underestimate the Impact of Lowering the US Refugee Ceiling – ChristianityRead More

That’s the lowest number of admissions a president has set since the refugee resettlement program started in the 1980s.

Drop in refugee admissions met with outcry from faith-based resettlement agencies

by: Emily McFarlan Miller Sept. 27, 2019 (RNS) — The Trump administration’s announcement that it would once again slash refugee admissions to the United States to unprecedented lows was metRead More

Global Christian humanitarian organization mourns the proposed Presidential Determination and urges the White House not to abandon refugees

World Relief Denounces Proposed FY2020 Refugee Cap of 18,000 

World Relief Strongly Condemns the Trump Administration
BALTIMORE, Md. – Today, the Trump administration announced its intention to set a refugee ceiling of just 18,000 for FY 2020. World Relief strongly opposes this cut to the nation’sRead More

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Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Number Of Refugees Allowed To Enter The U.S. – NPR

The limit of 18,000 represents the lowest number of refugees allowed into the country since the modern refugee program was established in 1980. Source: Trump Administration Drastically Cuts Number OfRead More

Alderman Judd Lofchie of the 10th Ward voted against the grant application.

Aurora City Council moves forward with a McCarty Park grant application, 9-1

Mary Ann Vincent speaks out about McCarty Park grant application.
AURORA, Ill., Sept. 24, 2019 — Tonight at the Aurora City Council meeting, the alderman voted 9-1 to authorize the city’s park and recreation department to apply for a $109,Read More

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Aurora council to vote on grant application for McCarty Park work – The Beacon-News

The Aurora City Council is set to vote on applying for a state grant to help with the McCarty Park renovation work. Source: Aurora council to vote on grant applicationRead More

Nevertheless, the vitriol of recent months has created misunderstandings about evangelicals themselves.

Opinion: Who’s an evangelical and who gets to decide?

Donald Trump
by: Paul O’Donnell Sept. 23, 2019 (RNS) — The most often repeated story about religion and politics these days is the evangelical love affair with Donald Trump. Virtually every weekRead More

Relevant founder Cameron Strang announced his leave of absence...

Relevant magazine founder ‘stepping away’ from role

by: Jack Jenkins Sept. 23, 2019 (RNS) — The founder and CEO of Relevant magazine is “stepping away” from the evangelical Christian publication just days after several former staffers raisedRead More

But this year, no one is combining faith — however broadly defined — and politics as acutely as Sarah Riggs Amico...

In Georgia, a Democrat launches a campaign that’s all about faith

Sarah Riggs Amico
by: Jack Jenkins Sept. 16, 2019 (RNS) — Mixtures of religion and politics aren’t exactly unusual in Georgia, a state situated squarely in the heart of the Bible Belt whereRead More