Most pastors say their churches have policies in place to address significant misbehavior by church members, but few have actually used those policies recently. According to a Lifeway Research study of more than 1,000 U.S. Protestant pastors, only 1 in 6 say their church has formally disciplined anyone in the past year. (Earls, Lifeway Research)
Read MoreWhile the play was absurd, the tech powering it was anything but. Each team operated fully autonomously, driven by AI, with no human intervention or supervision — an impressive breakthrough somewhat masked by the slapstick spectacle playing out on the field. (Clayton, NBC News)
Read MoreBritish punk-rap duo Bob Vylan is now under a criminal investigation in the U.K. after its lead singer, whose stage name is Bobby Vylan (real name Pascal Robinson-Foster), led chants of "Death, death to the IDF" — referring to the Israeli military — during a Glastonbury set. (Al-Kassab, NPR)
Read MoreThe Pentecostal preacher and pioneer of televangelism had been in critical condition at a Louisiana hospital after going into cardiac arrest on June 15, family members said during a prayer service last month. Swaggart's publicist Megan Kelly told USA TODAY the late pastor died at about 7:30 a.m. local time while surrounded by his family. (Alund, USA Today)
Read MoreThe University of Pennsylvania said on Tuesday that it had struck a deal with the federal government that will limit how transgender people may participate in its athletic programs, bowing to the Trump administration’s new interpretation of the law that bans sex discrimination in education. (Blinder, The New York Times)
Read MoreA video of Everyday Faith Editor Alexandra Zhirnova reading the Nicene Creed in Old English has exploded across the Church of England’s digital channels, and beyond, racking up nearly half a million impressions and sparking a global wave of engagement. (The Church of England)
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