The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has reported that its baptized members totaled 4.54 million in 2009—a net loss of 90,850 members and a one-year drop slightly larger than losses in the previous two years. Its number of congregations declined by 48 last year from close to 10,400 churches nationwide.
A California federal judge has ruled that the University of California had a “rational basis” for rejecting science and history courses taught at Christian high schools.
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