Wednesday Morning Briefing (June 11, 2025)

Here are the things I'm interested in this morning:

“FACE Act” repealed - https://x.com/lilagracerose/status/1932562295651274823?s=46&t=UGB_bVaMqYnX9gy5jXvGyg

Documentary on JD Greer’s Summit Church supposedly facilitating a hostile takeover of another church, Faith Baptist

Church in Knightdale - “A Hostile Takeover by Church Reform Initiative - https://youtu.be/iTx4jgQYDGE?si=d9LgLbxPlu2Hh8YQ

“Most pastors lead a small congregation, but most churchgoers attend a large church” by Aaron Earls of Baptist Press - https://www.baptistpress.com/resource-library/news/most-pastors-lead-a-small-congregation-but-most-churchgoers-attend-a-large-church/

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