Church /tags/church Church en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:37:01 GMT Unearthing History: An Elizabeth City church discovers historical artifacts buried underground /news/2024-07-12/elizabeth-city-church-discovers-historical-artifacts-buried While preparing to build a new playground at the Christ Episcopal Church, members discovered items buried underground that date back to before the church was founded. Fri, 12 Jul 2024 18:37:01 GMT /news/2024-07-12/elizabeth-city-church-discovers-historical-artifacts-buried Sydney Ross Church bell ringer celebrates Pride Month for everyone to hear, and millions on TikTok /show/due-south/2024-06-12/church-bell-ringer-celebrates-pride-month-for-everyone-who-will-hear-and-millions-on-tiktok Katelyn MacDonald has been stopped on the street, in coffee shops, and at a baseball game after she was recognized from her social media videos, where she covers pop songs by LGBTQ+ artists. Wed, 12 Jun 2024 14:40:21 GMT /show/due-south/2024-06-12/church-bell-ringer-celebrates-pride-month-for-everyone-who-will-hear-and-millions-on-tiktok Leoneda Inge, Cole del Charco North Carolina megachurch exits Southern Baptist Convention after expulsions over women pastors /news/2023-06-30/north-carolina-megachurch-exits-southern-baptist-convention-after-expulsions-over-women-pastors Elevation Church, a North Carolina-based megachurch that draws thousands, is withdrawing its affiliation. Fri, 30 Jun 2023 22:50:01 GMT /news/2023-06-30/north-carolina-megachurch-exits-southern-baptist-convention-after-expulsions-over-women-pastors Associated Press Controversial play ‘Corpus Christi’ to be presented at Raleigh church for pride month /arts-culture/2023-06-05/play-corpus-christi-raleigh-church-pride-lgbtq-jesus Since its premiere in 1998, the play has faced backlash from conservative religious groups for its portrayal of Jesus. Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:29:15 GMT /arts-culture/2023-06-05/play-corpus-christi-raleigh-church-pride-lgbtq-jesus Bradley George Renounced: Leaving A Religious Community /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-08-26/renounced-leaving-a-religious-community Anita grew up betwixt and between two religious communities and never felt like she fully belonged to either. The upside? She had a lot of room to figure things out on her own. She talks with two people who didn't find that freedom until they left their conservative religions. They tell her about extracting themselves from tight-knit religious communities and reconnecting with their sexuality and identity on their own terms. Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:00:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-08-26/renounced-leaving-a-religious-community Audrey Smith, Anita Rao Lt. Gov. Robinson responds to criticism from his comments on women's ability to lead /politics/2022-06-08/lt-gov-robinson-responds-criticism-comments-womens-lead-gop-charlotte Robinson is widely expected to seek the Republican nomination for Governor in 2024, and his speech at the Freedom House was part of his tour of North Carolina churches. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 14:53:06 GMT /politics/2022-06-08/lt-gov-robinson-responds-criticism-comments-womens-lead-gop-charlotte Bradley George, Mitchell Northam Charlotte churches donate land, buildings for affordable housing /news/2022-05-30/charlotte-churches-donate-land-buildings-for-affordable-housing Charlotte needs land for affordable housing, and local churches are stepping forward to help with donations of land, money and even entire buildings. Mon, 30 May 2022 16:17:50 GMT /news/2022-05-30/charlotte-churches-donate-land-buildings-for-affordable-housing Nick de la Canal Purified: The Lasting Legacy of The Abstinence Pledge /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-04-01/purity-culture-abstinence-only-religion-evangelical-sex Anita grew up in the 1990s, the era of Purity Culture. Unlike Britney (Spears) and Jessica (Simpson), she had no purity ring, but she's seen how abstinence messaging shaped her generation's relationship with sex, religion, pleasure and their bodies. She talks to two folks who've been unraveling their own indoctrination, and meets someone who's on an mission to help parents recover from purity culture and raise a more sex-positive generation. Fri, 01 Apr 2022 14:10:28 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2022-04-01/purity-culture-abstinence-only-religion-evangelical-sex Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao, Audrey Smith Cooper Again Vetoes Gun-Rights Bill For More Churches /news/2021-06-18/cooper-again-vetoes-gun-rights-bill-for-more-churches North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun-rights legislation on Friday that would allow parishioners at more churches to be armed, marking the second year in a row that he's blocked the idea. Fri, 18 Jun 2021 20:04:05 GMT /news/2021-06-18/cooper-again-vetoes-gun-rights-bill-for-more-churches Associated Press NC Churches Take Different Paths To In-Person Worship As COVID Restrictions Relax /news/2021-06-11/north-carolina-churches-different-paths-person-worship-covid-restrictions Churches are taking varied approaches to resuming in-person worship since guidance for mask wearing and gatherings has loosened. Fri, 11 Jun 2021 16:33:22 GMT /news/2021-06-11/north-carolina-churches-different-paths-person-worship-covid-restrictions Celeste Gracia