Friday Morning Briefing (Mar. 14, 2025)

“At Upcoming Annual Meeting, The PCUSA Plots To Remove All Clergy Who Aren’t Pro-LGBTQ” - https://protestia.com/2025/03/13/at-upcoming-annual-meeting-the-pcusa-plots-to-remove-all-clergy-who-arent-pro-lgbtq/?

Perdido Bay Update - https://www.al.com/news/2025/03/united-methodists-denied-in-effort-to-oust-breakaway-congregation-from-coastal-church.html

Share of adults who are unable to process information is rising - https://x.com/_alice_evans/status/1900449993514688702

Should the local church be seen as a business? - https://x.com/Protestia/status/1900352395214787057

“The Assemblies of God: A Denomination That May Be Growing” by Ryan Burge - https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/is-there-any-large-protestant-denomination?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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